Sermons – 2025

    1/5/2025 AM
    Facets of Our Salvation (4)

    Eternal salvation may be viewed different ways - usually for doctrinal definitions or defense. But to see salvation's beauty for greater praise and joy, God used a variety of words from different parts of life like facets on a diamond. Delight in each one. Here are acceptation, atonement, mediation. Glory!


    1/5/2025 PM
    Behold the Lamb of God

    John the Baptist named Jesus the Lamb of God. The apostle John recorded it and then used the name 28 times in Revelation. Many millions of lambs were killed for sacrifices, especially Israel's Passover. But Jesus is the Lamb of God, and let your soul be thrilled to consider what the Bible says about Him.


    1/12/2025 AM
    Facets of Our Salvation (5)

    Eternal salvation may be viewed different ways - usually for doctrinal definitions or defense. But to see salvation's beauty for greater praise and joy, God used a variety of words from different parts of life like facets on a diamond. Delight in each one. Here are imputation, intercession, and sanctification.


    1/12/2025 PM
    Sins to Hate from N.T. (4)

    Most use the Great Commission for initial preaching of the gospel before baptism. But Jesus charged His apostles after baptism to teach those converts all He had commanded them. We find these inspired orders from Jesus for our lives in the apostles' epistles. Let us find them, list them, and obey them.


    1/19/2025 AM
    Facets of Our Salvation (6)

    Eternal salvation may be viewed different ways - usually for doctrinal definitions or defense. But to see salvation's beauty for greater praise and joy, God used a variety of words from different parts of life like facets on a diamond. Delight in each one. Here we consider forgiveness and reconciliation.


    1/19/2025 PM
    Sins to Hate from N.T. (5)

    Most use the Great Commission for initial preaching of the gospel before baptism. But Jesus charged His apostles after baptism to teach those converts all He had commanded them. We find these inspired orders from Jesus for our lives in the apostles' epistles. Let us find them, list them, and obey them.


    1/26/2025 AM
    Facets of Our Salvation (7)

    Eternal salvation may be viewed different ways - usually for doctrinal definitions or defense. But to see salvation's beauty for greater praise and joy, God used a variety of words from different parts of life like facets on a diamond. Delight in each one. Here we view adoption in more depth than others.


    1/26/2025 PM
    Facets of Our Salvation (8)

    Eternal salvation may be viewed different ways - usually for doctrinal definitions or defense. But to see salvation's beauty for greater praise and joy, God used a variety of words from different parts of life like facets on a diamond. Delight in each one. Here we view adoption in more depth than others.


    2/2/2025 AM
    Facets of Our Salvation (9)

    The focus has been facets of the legal phase of salvation, which are related to His death at Calvary and resurrection, when Jesus paid the debt for our sins to God. Here we look at facets, words or phrases, adding to our appreciation for the eternal phase of salvation of events before the world began.


    2/2/2025 PM
    Ah, Dearest Jesus

    Before communion, the pastor shared his favorite hymn he discovered as by a miracle 50 years earlier when he needed it. Rather than be content with intellectual knowledge of Christ and salvation, no matter how true or accurate, we should have great love for Him and close personal fellowship with Him.


    2/9/2025 AM
    Facets of Our Salvation (10)

    The focus has been facets of the legal phase of salvation, which are related to His death at Calvary and resurrection, when Jesus paid the debt for our sins to God. Here we look at facets, words or phrases, adding to our appreciation for the vital phase of the needed personal change of our own nature.


    2/9/2025 PM
    Isaiah 53: Servant to Son

    The sufferings and death of Jesus, planned by God for His Servant, were to redeem His elect children from their sins. The 15 verses fabulously describe what Jesus did by taking our sins, for which God highly rewarded Him. Though a fast-paced sermon, the outline contains much more detail for study.


    2/16/2025 AM
    Facets of Our Salvation (11)

    The focus has been facets of the legal phase of salvation, which are related to His death at Calvary and resurrection, when Jesus paid the debt for our sins to God. Here we look at facets, words or phrases, adding to appreciation for the practical phase of our continual conversion to believe and obey.


    2/16/2025 PM
    Psalm 45: A Song of Loves

    David foretold the marriage of King Jesus to the church. This psalm is special. First, He described the King, the Man Christ Jesus in glorious and majestic and friendly terms. Then we see the marriage proposal. Then a further description of the bride. This psalm should provoke your love of Jesus Christ.