We continue in our series on the Ten Commandments looking at the seventh commandment. We need to see the preciousness of this commandment and what is at the heart of it. This is important because marriage speaks to us of Christ and the church and marriage as an institution is being threatened today. But God has a…
Sermons from July 2024
Last week we considered the duties of covenant nurture as Paul speaks of them in Ephesians 6:4. I want to follow up that sermon with a topical sermon on nurture and discipline. We need to understand what those words mean. We also need to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus as the perfect example of these things.…
We continue in our series on the Ten Commandments looking at the sixth commandment. This commandment is very broad in its application. We will consider how this commandment calls us as Christians to be truly “pro-life.”
We continue in Paul’s application of the doctrine of the church to the various relationships we have as believers in this world. Now we come to the important duties of covenant nurture in the Christian home. Paul addresses fathers here because of the headship they hold in the home. This is a much-needed exhortation and…
We continue in our series on the Ten Commandments looking at the fifth commandment. Having considered this commandment already somewhat in our morning sermon, we will be looking more broadly at this commandment and how it fits with the rest of God’s commandments and the blessing of the covenant.
We continue in Paul’s application of the doctrine of the church to the various relationships we have in this world. In our text, Paul addresses the children of the church directly. This is significant and should be an encouragement for our children and for all of us. The text is Ephesians 6:1-3. The message is entitled God’s Plan…
We continue with our mini-series on the Ten Commandments in Deuteronomy five. We are considering the fourth commandment. This is one of the most contested of the commandments, and yet in this commandment we most clearly see God’s commandments are not burdensome. He commands us to rest. We will consider what this rest means and how it applies to…
After considering the great mystery and the primary relationship of Christ and his Church, we will move the specific duties in Christian marriage. Paul is continuing his application of the doctrine of the church to the specific relationships we have. Our text is Ephesians 5:22-33.