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Part 4: Anger

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025


In the previous text, Jesus set the stage for the remainder of his sermon. He has affirmed both his disciple's firm identity in himself, as well as his role to fulfill the law, not to abolish it. Now he pivots, launching into a series of teaching on the ethics of the Kingdom of God. His […]

Part 3: The Law and Righteousness

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025


In Matthew 5:16, Jesus tells his disciples to “let [their] light shine before others, so that [others] may see [their] good works and give glory to [our] Father who is in heaven.” These good works come from a place of positional righteousness before God – a righteousness that is not intrinsic to ourselves but rather one that is […]

Part 2: Citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025


Our passage this Sunday explores the identity and mission of Christians as “Citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven,” grounded in Matthew 5:13-16. It begins by contrasting the perfect harmony of creation under God's rule with the present tension between Heaven and earth brought about by sin. Matthew's gospel underscores this divide between the Kingdom of […]

Part 1: The Beatitudes

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025


The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most well-known sections of the book of Matthew and contains some of Jesus's most quoted teachings. The main theme of Matthew is introduced in Matthew 3 and 4, where John the Baptist and Jesus say, “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” The Sermon […]

Affliction and the God of All Comfort

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025


The first chapter of 2 Corinthians can be justifiably reckoned as the Bible's greatest passage on comfort. The word “comfort” appears ten times in both noun and verb forms in verses 3-7, one third of all 31 occurrences in the New Testament. And what gives this focus on comfort such resonance to this day is […]

The Road to Emmaus

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025


In Luke chapter 24 we are told the story of two disciples who are walking along toward Emmaus, Cleopas and his unnamed friend. As they travel on the first day of the week, they are joined by an unknown stranger who inquires of their conversation. Confusion and disbelief have clouded the disciples understanding of the […]

Part 13: “I Saw a Lamb”

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025


Chapters four and five of Revelation form a vision of the throne of God. Chapter five amplifies what is recorded in chapter four by focusing on the Lamb, the eternal Son of God. The result is a vision of God's throne which is explicitly Trinitarian and focused on God's glory in the salvation of his […]

Good Friday

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025


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Part 12: Beyond the Veil

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025


A major concern of the Book of Revelation is to lift the veil and show to the church in every generation the spiritual reality below the surface of world events and the conflict that energizes the persecution against God's people. This unveiling begins with a vision of God's holiness as he is seated in majesty […]

Part 11: To the Church in Laodicea

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025


Of all seven churches addressed directly by Jesus in the Book of Revelation, there is a case to be made that Laodicea is in the worst condition. Ephesus was in danger of being snuffed out as a church if they did not recover their first love. Nevertheless, the Lord still commends them for their many […]

Part 10: To the Church in Philadelphia

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025


Philadelphia is a compound word of two Greek nouns meaning love of brother. So Philadelphia was named with an admirable goal in mind: The city of brotherly love. But the Christians there seem not to have been included in the category of the beloved. The messages to the churches in Philadelphia and Smyrna are the […]

Part 10: To the Church in Philadelphia

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025


Philadelphia is a compound word of two Greek nouns meaning love of brother. So Philadelphia was named with an admirable goal in mind: The city of brotherly love. But the Christians there seem not to have been included in the category of the beloved. The messages to the churches in Philadelphia and Smyrna are the […]

Part 9: To the Church in Sardis

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025


Chapter three of Revelation begins with the message to the church in Sardis, the fifth of the seven churches addressed. Of the seven churches, only those to Sardis and Laodicea contain no commendation from the Lord. Ironically, both churches have the appearance of vitality. But their actual spiritual condition puts the lie to any reputation […]

Part 8: To the Church in Thyatira

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025


Of the seven cities in Revelation, Thyatira is the least well-known, the least impressive, and as far as cities go, the least important. And yet this is the longest of Jesus' messages to the seven churches. That said, Thyatira was an active center for certain trades and merchants including the slave trade. Thyatira is mentioned […]

Part 7: To the Church in Pergamum

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025


Like the other messages, the church in Pergamum is addressed according to its “angel.” And Christ identifies himself in terms of the vision recorded in chapter one as “Him who has the sharp two-edged sword.” This refers to the vision of the sword (the powerful word) which comes from the mouth of the Lord. Well […]

Part 6: To the Church in Smyrna

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025


Smyrna was a port city lying to the north of Ephesus on the Aegean Sea. Nothing is known of the founding of the church in Smyrna. Later, in the mid first century, her celebrated bishop, Polycarp was martyred for his faith. The letter to the Smyrna church follows the pattern of the other letters but […]

Part 5: To the Church in Ephesus

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025


The opening section of Revelation sets the stage for the specific messages that Jesus instructs John to record for the seven churches. What John writes is part of the larger revelation from Jesus. The number seven, being symbolic of completeness, indicates that the Lord aims to address the church universal throughout the generations. Upon reading, […]

Part 4: One Like a Son of Man

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025


This passage once again affirms what John has already told us about the Book of Revelation, that it is “the revelation of Jesus Christ.” We take note of the double meaning in that statement. Jesus is both the subject of the revelation and the one who is responsible for giving the revelation. The Book of […]

Part 3: Jesus Addresses His Church

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025


Following the prologue (vv. 1-3) John greets his addressees, seven of the churches in the Roman province of Asia Minor. The number seven is of particular symbolic / theological significance […]

Part 2: The Revelation of Jesus Christ (pt. 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025


Oftentimes a document's opening words tell us what we are about to read. The words “once upon a time,” signal that we are about to read a fairy tale. Or […]

Part 1: The Revelation of Jesus Christ (pt. 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025


The Book of Revelation is perhaps the most enigmatic book of the Bible. Understandably, many Christians feel overwhelmed when reading the Book of Revelation given its seemingly opaque metaphors, symbolic […]

Get Wisdom

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025


Once again Solomon employs the warmth of fatherly instruction to encourage the determined quest to attain wisdom. He tells his son, “The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and […]

Wisdom: A Matter of the Heart

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025


Proverbs was written down as a record of wisdom to be passed on to the next generation. So very often the Bible commands us to “remember” and “not forget.” Humans […]

Wisdom Verbs

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025


Biblically, wisdom is not an interior experience of detachment or inner calm (as much as we may like inner calm!). Biblically understood, wisdom always terminates on how we live, the […]

The Way of Wisdom

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024


Starting this Sunday, we will spend four weeks looking at the first four chapters of Proverbs and the implications of the way of wisdom and the way of folly. Proverbs […]

Christmas Eve Sermon 2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024


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The Magnificat

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024


The passage before us is often referred to as The Magnificat. It is the Latin word for “magnify” which is how Mary begins her song: “My soul magnifies the Lord.” […]

The Annunciation

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024


What is recorded by Luke in these verses is historically referred to as the Annunciation, that is, the Announcement. It is The Announcement of all announcements! Some of the world's […]

In These Latter Days

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024


The prophets Isaiah and Micah were contemporaries, laboring to proclaim the word of the LORD to a stubborn people. Micah is known as a prophet zealous for justice, having witnessed […]

Comfort, Comfort My People

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024


The ministry of Isaiah the Prophet was during a time of great pressure and chaos for the people of God. The kingdom was divided. Israel to the north was being […]

The King and His Kingdom

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024


Psalm two is a Psalm of David the king (Acts 4:25). Portions of this Psalm are quoted often in the New Testament particularly in reference to its high view of […]

Thanksgiving Evening Service 2024

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024


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Two Ways to Live

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024


Most likely, Psalms one and two were composed as a sort of introduction to the entire Psalter. Psalm two is classified as a royal psalm which highlights earthly rulers' accountability […]

Part 5: City on a Hill

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024


Jesus' words to his followers in Matthew 5, “You are the light of the world, a city set upon a hill cannot be hidden,” were brought to fulfillment in the […]

Part 4: Stewards of the Mission

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024


A steward is someone who takes care of another person's possessions. We may be a steward of someone's home or land or investments. A steward has great responsibility but also […]

Part 3: The Mission

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024


Following his resurrection, Jesus sent the eleven disciples ahead of him to Galilee. There he met with them on a high hill to give them their commission as Apostles; a […]

Part 2 – The Beauty of Holiness

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024


Jesus began his Sermon on the Mount with a pronouncement of blessings and ethical responsibilities that belong to those who will make up his church, the citizens of his kingdom. […]

Part 1 – The Dearest Place

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024


This is one of the great passages in the New Testament concerning marriage. The apostle Paul appeals to the love that Jesus has for his church as an analogue for […]

Part 78: Greater Than You Can Imagine

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024


Considering the magisterial theology with which John begins his Gospel, the final words of his epilogue can seem a bit underwhelming by comparison. In fact, if we're not attentive, the […]

40th Anniversary Celebration

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024


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What do these stones mean?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024


These dramatic chapters draw a line under and highlight one of the most fundamental promises in all the Bible. It is also one of the simplest and most commonly repeated […]

Part 77: The Redemption of Simon Peter

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024


Through Christ, God redeems sinners. That is, by the saving work of Jesus, God has forgiven sinners and made them new creations. When sinners come to Jesus in faith, they […]

Part 77: The Redemption of Simon Peter

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024


Through Christ, God redeems sinners. That is, by the saving work of Jesus, God has forgiven sinners and made them new creations. When sinners come to Jesus in faith, they […]

Part 76: The Church and the Mission of God

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024


Chapter 21 functions as an epilogue to John's Gospel. It is a kind of lens through which the message of the Gospel is applied to the church as she continues […]

Part 75: That You May Believe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024


Not a single one of Jesus' disciples were interested in following after myths. Once Jesus was crucified they scattered. They had no expectation that Jesus would be raised from the […]

Part 74: Jesus Gathers His Church

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024


The final two chapters of John's Gospel bring resolution to the ministry of Jesus. This portion of the narrative centers on Jesus' resurrection which John means for us to understand […]

Part 73: The Resurrection of Jesus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024


“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he […]

Jars of Clay

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024


In the first six verses of this chapter Paul describes how he and the other apostles have faithfully presented the gospel in a hostile world. Paul began his encouragement with […]

Don't Lose Heart: A timely encouragement for weary servants

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024


This Sunday we'll be taking a two week detour from the book of John into 2 Corinthians 4. In this letter Paul is making a defense of his ministry against […]

Don't Lose Heart: A timely encouragement for weary servants

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024


This Sunday we'll be taking a two week detour from the book of John into 2 Corinthians 4. In this letter Paul is making a defense of his ministry against […]

Part 72: The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024


In the middle of the night Jesus was arrested in an olive grove east of the city of Jerusalem. He was tried before the Jewish religious authorities as morning dawned […]

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