We come to the final paragraph in Ephesians 2. Paul has been describing the work of God in building his church. God takes dead sinners and unites them to Christ and one another in him. Paul now describes the result of this work of God as a glorious new creation temple. Here Paul begins to…
Sermons from December 2023
John 1:14-18 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from his fullness we have all…
We continue in Leviticus 24. Here we have a case study on the law along with some principles of justice in Israel. We will consider these four points: A case study of blasphemy. (vv. 10-16, 23) Principles of justice in Israel. (vv. 17-22) The teaching of Jesus. (Matthew 5:38-48, Romans 12:17-20) Application to us today.
We continue in the second chapter of Ephesians. After considering God’s new creation in the salvation of sinners (vv. 1-10) and considering that true unity is in Christ alone (vv. 11-18), I want to return to verse 17 and consider what is implied in this one verse. Here we see the significance of gospel preaching…
We begin Leviticus 24. After considering the special holy days and festivals, we will consider the regular (daily and weekly) provision in the Holy Place. The text is Leviticus 24:1-9. The message is entitled The Regular Provision in the Holy Place. We will consider the message under these three points: The perpetual provision in the Holy Place. The symbolism and fulfillment…
We continue in the second chapter of Ephesians. After describing the sovereign grace of salvation as a resurrection from the dead, Paul now describes the great work of God in uniting Jews and Gentiles together in one new humanity. Here we begin to see the main theme of the book as we consider the unity…
We continue our study of the feasts of Israel. We will be considering the three fall feasts; the Trumpets, the day of atonement, and the feast of Booths. These three are yet to be fulfilled in the future. We will consider these three points: The trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Feast of Booths celebrated in…
We return to our study of Ephesians. Our text is Eph 2:1-10. This passage describes what the Bible calls the first resurrection (See Ezekiel 37:1-10, John 5:25-29, Rev 20:4-6). This resurrection is a spiritual resurrection which only God can do. We will consider these 6 points: The natural condition of all sinners. (vv. 1-3) The…