Sermons
Expositional
Expository preaching takes a passage of scripture and explains its meaning, closely following Ezra’s method of Nehemiah 8:1-12, “So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the…
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1 Peter 1:14-16Part 10 of 14
Every day you make numerous choices that fashion or form your character, person, and reputation before God and men. Past habits and a worldly lifestyle are unacceptable. God is holy, and He commands His children to be holy. This important…
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1 Peter 1:13Part 9 of 14
Gospel preaching should produce results – changes in your life. Peter applied his grand description of the second coming (1:3-12) to provoke these persecuted saints to rule their thinking, be spiritually serious about life, and hope to the end, for…
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1 Peter 1:11-12Part 8 of 14
O.T. prophets desired the details and timing of Christ's suffering and the glory following. The gospel things they obscurely foretold were not for them but for Peter's generation, and the apostles were eyewitness reporters. Even the angels are fascinated by…
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1 Peter 1:10Part 7 of 14
The salvation here is mainly final phase – the second coming, resurrection, and glorification. Jesus got it started with glory just forty days after His resurrection. Peter comforted persecuted hearers with knowledge the O.T. prophets foretold of great glory for…
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1 Peter 1:6-9Part 6 of 14
Peter wrote despised Christian Jews in central and western Turkey. They were third-class citizens as Jewish Christians among pagan Gentiles. Their suffering, seen through the epistle, did not dull their great joy and glory in looking forward to Christ coming…
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1 Peter 1:5Part 5 of 14
The thirteen phrases of 1:3-5 are glorious and should be loved by Bible readers. Verse 5 first sounds like a verse teaching eternal security of the elect, but there is another sense that fits the grammar and immediate context better…
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1 Peter 1:4Part 4 of 14
God regenerated His elect to a lively hope by resurrecting Jesus and an inheritance with all things eternally permanent and absolutely pure. This inheritance is by the the death of the testator and is reserved in heaven for the elect.…
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1 Peter 1:3Part 3 of 14
After the salutation (1-2), the first sentence has thirteen precious phrases for which we should bless and praise God. Regeneration by pure mercy made us sons with great hope – lively hope – because the resurrection of Jesus Christ guarantees…
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1 Peter 1:1-2Part 2 of 14
What an opening to Jews scattered in Asia! God the Father had elected them! Questions to be answered – how does foreknowledge relate to election? what is sanctification of the Spirit in this setting? whose obedience is the object of…
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I Peter – 1Part 1 of 14
Every word of God is pure, necessary, and works mightily. Expository preaching can help focus on words and phrases. As Gentiles, we exalt Paul, but Peter was prince of the twelve and the Bible reveals more about him than the…
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Christ in Glory
God let John witness the scene in heaven when Jesus ascended from earth to the throne room of God. This is one of the greatest events that shall ever occur in the universe. The three choirs declare divine praise and…
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God in Glory
God gave John a door in heaven to see His glory before the ascension of the Lamb of God to His right hand. Rather than get confused or distracted by the details of prophetic signs and symbols, the key is…
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Melchisedec Priesthood
Melchizedek appears in Genesis 14:18-20. He is named by David in prophecy in Psalm 110:4. These are the only two references to him in the Bible, yet Jesus is a priest after his order. Hebrews 7 is a full review…
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King and Priest
Men need a king to protect and provide for them, and they glory in his power and wealth. Men need a priest to bless their worship and intercede to God for them. Jehovah made Jesus Lord and King over all.…
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Forgiveness of a Great Sinner
Jesus ate at the home of Simon the Pharisee to meet a scandalous woman God had forgiven, who honored and thanked Jesus with a personal and passionate display. How much have you been forgiven? How much love do you show?…
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Romans 16:21-27Part 159 in Romans – Chapter 16 (2014)
Paul had saluted his friends in Rome (1-16)
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Romans 16:19Part 157 in Romans – Chapter 16 (2014)
Most Christians are ignorant
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Romans 16:20Part 158 in Romans – Chapter 16 (2014)
Divisions and offences in churches are the work of Satan (Jn 8:44
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Romans 16:17Part 155 in Romans – Chapter 16 (2014)
God delivered His truth once to the saints, and He put in writing. It should be easy to stay with the truth and hate heresies. But many pastors and people are lazy and unsuspecting. Every divisive or heretical brother must…
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Romans 16:18Part 156 in Romans – Chapter 16 (2014)
Those not for Jesus Christ and existing doctrine are against Him. They are belly worshippers, idolizing their own ideas and wanting a following. Of course, they use good words found in the Bible and fair speeches, but they are strange…