God's Truth, God's Grace - New Port Presbyterian Church

We welcomed Aaron Turner to New Port today to open God's Word for us. Aaron is Director of Outreach at MidTown (PCA) Church in St. Louis. Aaron preached on Luke 12:22-34 and having confidence in God's love and provision as we seek to live for Him.

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 22:63 – 23:25 where we see two different responses to Jesus: worship vs. rejection. How will you respond to Jesus?

Advent hope doesn't require us to ignore the reality of our brokenness. We must see it to grasp the hope of Jesus' return. Pastor Darrell looks at Luke 22 and 2 Corinthians 7:10 as we consider godly sorrow as seen in Peter as well as worldly sorrow as seen in Judas. This leads us to see our need for Christ.

In Luke 22:35-46 we see that Jesus does not fail when tempted. He doesn't just die in our place but lives and obeys in our place as well. He then is able to enable us by faith and grace in our dependent prayerfulness and endurance.

Guest Preacher and MTW missionary, Gary Johnson, preached from Isaiah 30:1-19. From this passage, we can see the signs of leaning on our own understanding or on God.

Pastor Darrell preached today on the rise and fall of Peter. in Luke 22:31-33, 54-62. We are reminded in this passage of Christ's faithfulness, compassion, and keeping ministry to us.

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 22:24-30 where Jesus reveals to His disciples what true greatness is. True greatness comes through servanthood. Who is the greatest among us? Jesus.

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 22:7-23, where we considered Christ's eager desire to complete the work the Father had given Him to do.

Can the Words of Jesus be trusted? Pastor Darrell shows from Luke 21 how everything Jesus said would happen, did happen just as he said it would. We can, therefore, wholly receive and trust all that He said.

Pastor Darrell preached a second in a sermon series on Luke 21:5-38. He encouraged us to trust what God's Word says He accomplishes through severe mercies and the divine providences of the Lord. 

In the first of a three-part series, Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 21:5-38, where we see the kindness of God in the reality that Jesus' sacrifice is the better sacrifice and satisfies perfectly once for all.

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 22:1-6, where we are reminded that while the world, the flesh, and the devil scheme, the Lord has a plan and is sovereign over all.

In Mark 4:35-41, we see that Jesus is the God who is with us in the storm.

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 20:45 – 21:4 where Jesus honors a devoted widow and condemns the teachers of the law.

Pastor Darrell shared a presentation of the gospel and encouraged listeners to respond by faith.

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 20:19-44, where we see the scribes speak words intended to trap Jesus. Jesus' words remind us we are made in the image of God. We bear His name, and it is good for us to allow ourselves to be challenged: Are we giving God that which is rightly due to Him, not out of duty but out of love and for who He is? 

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 20:1-18 where we see Jesus' authority questioned. We can ask ourselves, "Where am I not joyfully respecting and submitting to the authority of Jesus in my life?"

Pastor Darrell preaches on Luke 19:28-48, and we consider the ways Jesus, our King, comes to us. Among the many ways, He comes:Bringing peace, disruption, and restoring proper functioning. Where do you need Jesus to bring His victory to bear in your life more? Where do you need the peace of Christ to rule over your heart and life more? Where do you need Him to bring disruption? Where do you need Him to restore you to proper functioning?

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 19:11-27 and the Parable of the 10 Minas. We are asked to consider:Do I miss the heart of the King? Do I see Him as a King who delights to bestow privileges and blessings, or do I view Him more as a "severe man"? Do I delight in rendering service to Him?

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 19:1-10, where Jesus saw Zacchaeus, came to him, knew him by name, and delighted to be in his presence. How will you respond as Jesus sees you, comes to you, knows you, and delights in you? 

Pastor Darrell preached today on Luke 18: 31-43 where we see Jesus, the God who hears us and who heals us. What do you want Jesus to do for you? 

Pastor Darrell preached today on Luke 18:18-30, where we seethe rich ruler has it all---except peace with God. He looked to His own goodness, and he treasured money over the Kingdomof God. We were reminded that grace is God doing what's impossible for us to do for ourselves. Jesus lived the perfect life, our sin was put on Him. He rose from the dead, and God reveals Himself to us. Obtaining eternal life by our own efforts is impossible, but God gives us grace and makes eternal life with Him possible.

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 18:9-17, where we are encouraged to remember what is necessary to enter the Kingdom of God. We must be willing to receive it like a child, in dependence on Jesus.

Pastor Darrell preaches on Luke 18:1-8, where we find what he referred to as The Parable of the Good, Kind, and Righteous Judge. In this passage, we are encouraged not to lose heart and to wait patiently by faith as we trust and love Him.  

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 17:20-37 and pointed us to setting our hearts on Christ, not this world. What are some things that can cause you to be distracted from Christ and the Kingdom of God? 

How well are you seeing Jesus these days? Is your mind and heart fixed consistently on Him? Pastor Darrell continues to point us to the ministry of the Holy Spirit, who illuminates or enables us to see all that Jesus has accomplished. He reveals and drives the Word into hearts, enabling their affections to be gripped by truth. During this sermon, we look at the following passages:2 Corinthians 4:4-6Ephesians 1:17-18Hebrews 12:2

The Kingdom of God has come and is coming. Pastor Darrell preaches on the "Already and Not Yet" realities of the Kingdom of God as we look at Luke 17:20-21.

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 17:7-10 in a sermon entitled: An Unworthy Servant?This sermon orients our hearts toward serving the Lord out of gratitude for how Christ has served us. 

Pastor Darrell preaches on Luke 17:11-19 where we read that Jesus healed the 10 lepers, but only one returned to express gratefulness, which revealed a true, saving faith. Be encouraged by considering proper responses of faith as well as truths about Jesus as they are revealed in this passage

Those whom the Lord has redeemed have been given sufficient faith to live the life He calls us to live. We must properly exercise the faith that we have been given and look, not to the greatness of our faith, but to the greatness of the object of our faith.

Pastor Darrell preaches on Luke 17:1-4 and Sin: Temptation; Protection; and Repenting.

We were encouraged by Pastor Darrell to remember, believe, and have hope in the resurrection of Jesus. We can do this because God's Word tells us that Jesus is alive. He left the tomb and appeared to many. Those who met the resurrected Christ believed and were changed. He now lives to make intercession for us and draws near to us. 

In this message about Christ's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, which we celebrate on Palm Sunday, we see that Jesus is the God and King who comes to us.  We note that He delights to receive the praise of His people.  This sermon was preached right after the baptism of a covenant child.  Pastor Darrell encourages that child's parents--and us all--that not only is Jesus the God and King who comes to us, but He also delights for us to come to Him. Sermon passage: Luke 19:28-40; Matthew 21:15-16; Luke 18:15-17

Pastor Darrell preaches on Luke 16:19-31, the parable of the rich man and Lazarus.  In this passage, Christ speaks of the glorious experience of an eternity spent in the mercy, love, and presence of our Father in heaven, and the anguish that those who are separated from that will experience.

In our passage today from Luke 16:16-17, Pastor Darrell and Christ explain how “the Law and the Prophets” (God's Word) all point to Christ, who is the fulfillment of that Word and how, through the proclamation of that Word, the Kingdom of God is filled.

Pastor Darrell preaches on 2 Samuel 23:13-17 where we see David's devotion to men, men's devotion to David, and God's devotion to His people.

Guest preacher, Pastor Bill Myers, encourages us in boasting in the Lord as we look at 1 Corinthians 1:26-31. We boast in the Lord because of His calling, choosing, and crediting.

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 16:1-5, 18 where Jesus commends faithfulness to His disciples. He calls us to not waste the Master's possessions. Who do you recognize as your true Master: things, money, or the Lord? He calls us to daily faithfulness; not only in time, talents, and treasure, but in all of life and in love to Him and others. We can be thankful to our faithful Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who enables us to carry out this call to faithfulness. 

Pastor Darrell preaches on Luke 16:1-15 and the Parable of the Dishonest Manager, considered as being perhaps the most difficult of all of Christ's parables to understand.

Pastor Darrell preaches on Luke 14:25-35 with the sermon entitled: Discipleship: Its Cost and Its Goal. There is a high cost to following Jesus. What might the Lord desire for you to "renounce" for the sake of Christ? Be encouraged--He gives us His enabling Spirit!

Pastor Darrell preaches on Luke 14:12-24 which reminds us of God's compassionate and generous invitation and our need to humbly and gratefully respond.

Pastor Darrell preached on Luke 15 where we see the elder brother's obedience to the father while his heart was far from him. 

Pastor Darrell preaches on Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. As we look into this passage, we can grow in our understanding of sin, repentance, and our relationship with God our Father.

Pastor Darrell continues to preach through the series: Walking With Jesus: The Gospel of Luke. This week he preached on Luke 15:1-7 - Lost and Found; Repentance and Restoration.

Pastor Darrell preaches on Lukew 15:1-7 where we are reminded that there is joy in salvation, joy in the presence of the Lord, and joy in repentance.

Pastor Darrell preaches on Psalm 1 which shows us there are two groups of people on two different paths.Those who are blessed (those who embrace the Lord and Covenant in faith) on the path that leads to blessing and those who are doomed (those who don't receive the Lord and Covenant in faith) on the path of destruction.

Pastor Darrell shared a gospel presentation with scriptures and illustrations about grace, sin, God's holiness, sin, and faith. A full outline can be found here: Evangelism Explosion Gospel Outline

In today's message, we celebrate the theme of the fourth Sunday of Advent: Love.  Pastor Darrell encourages us with the love and encouragement of the Lord from 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17.

In today's message "Gospel Joy and the Advent of Jesus" from John 16:16-24 and 15:7-11, Pastor Darrell explains how the Lord gives Gospel joy to those He's redeemed.

Today's sermon was on Gospel Peace and the Advent of Jesus. The presence of Emmanuel, God with us, brings us peace. This peace is not only our eternal peace with God through salvation, but the peace we can have now. How is current peace possible despite our circumstances? Through the fruit of the Spirit, living by faith as we remember the truths of scripture, and praying. Be encouraged to live by faith for a life of peace even now. Scripture References: Philippians 4:4-9 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 2 Thessalonians 3:16 2 Corinthians 13:11 Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7 Luke 2:8-14 Colossians 1:20 Isaiah 53:5 Ephesians 2:13-14 Romans 16:20 Galatians 5:22-23 Matthew 1:20-23

If you are struggling to have hope this Christmas because of your life circumstances, remember with your brothers and sisters in Christ the many spiritual reasons we can hold onto hope. Romans 5:8-13 says, "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." We can ask the Lord to give us the gift of hope because He can make it abound in our lives. We can be confident of this because He is the God of hope, it's His will that we would be filled with joy and peace which leads to faith, if we are in Christ we have the presence and person of the powerful Holy Spirit, we have the promises of God, and we have the first coming of Jesus to look back on and the future, second coming of Jesus to look forward to. Be encouraged to hope and, when needed, to ask for the gift of hope.