Sermons by Grace Baptist Church – Sheboygan
Grace Baptist Church – Sheboygan
God is a God of prodigals. He is a God who is for prodigals. In this passage, Isaiah puts the fatherly heart of God in perspective for us, showing us that He is a God who recovers prodigals, who restores prodigals, and who uses prodigals to expand His kingdom.
Isaiah teaches us to hang our hope on Christ, and as we read what he has to say about him, we learn 3 important lessons: We learn to A) Have hope when things look small and feel insignificant B) Have hope, because the Spirit of God in Christ is now at work in us C) Have hope because Christ is on his throne
As the armies of Assyria approach Israel and Judah, we can feel the darkness of the day grow, but God had spoken—a remnant will remain, and they will hope in him. God secures that hope with three promises concerning this remnant, and that's what we're going to spend our time focusing on this morning. A passage like this expressly calls God's people to trust in Him.
God, the good Creator of all things, sovereignly rules over all things and works them together to the praise of His glory and the good of those who hope in Him.
In the verses we're about to read, Isaiah identifies four specific sins that were killing Israel. This is more than just a list of do's and don'ts. It's a scan of their heart, and it exposes the critical condition that was bringing God's judgment on them.
The wonder of the gospel is that God fulfilled what was spoken of long ago, accomplishing His purpose and plan, even in the midst of man's failure to recognize it, and this is what we see spoken of by Isaiah in our text today. In this passage, Isaiah speaks of the mysteries of God's plan. He declares his faith in God's promise. He calls out the gloom and the darkness of sin. And he presents us with the hope of God's promise to break that gloom through Christ the King.
Before we can enjoy the blessings of the gospel, we must first embrace the offense of the gospel. What does it mean to embrace the offense of the gospel? Here are 3 practical ways in which we are meant to do this: A) We Abandon the Fears of the World (Which are very natural to us) B) We Adopt the Fear of God (Which is very alien to us) C) We Take Refuge in the Sanctuary of God
Ahaz's foolish decision to trust in his own plan instead of trusting in the power and the promise of God led Judah into some dark days. In this passage we get a taste of the days that were ahead of Judah, but we also remember the promise that God does not abandon his people. In that day, He is still with them.
God calls Isaiah to serve Judah as a prophet, but his calling isn't what you might expect.
The pursuit of trivial treasure and trivial pleasure will, in the end, leave you empty. In this passage, Isaiah teaches us not to spend our lives chasing after accumulation or earthly pleasures but to set our sights completely on the true treasure of God.
Do not bear the rotten fruit of sin in your life, but live in a manner worthy of Christ, bearing the fruit of righteousness.
God glorifies Himself by making what had become fruitless and twisted, beautiful again.
The judgment of God is just, and the justice of God is right.
When society abandons the fear of the Lord and basks in rebellion against him, it corrodes into nothing.
Where worldliness leaves us empty and unsatisfied, God fills us with true joy and salvation in Himself.
God has removed our gloom by giving us a divine, Davidic King, Jesus Christ.
God delivers us from what we fear, by coming to dwell with us.
God's purpose is to exalt his name in all the earth
Learn from example, so you may lead by example, and follow Christ, who is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
The great big message of the book of Hebrews is the greatness of Christ. It gets that message across especially by connecting who he is and what he's done to the Old Testament. Our author has one more way he wants us to see the greatness of Christ. He wants to show us the greatness of the Kingdom of Christ, and he shows us this by comparing what Israel received and experienced at Mt. Sinai to new covenant and the heavenly city that we have in Jesus. God has given us an unshakeable kingdom.
To succeed in the upward calling of God on our lives, we must look to Christ. There are three commands given to us in this passage, which help us see what that means and put this into action. A) Put Every Encumbrance Aside B) Run with Endurance C) Look to Christ
In this passage, we learn to work out our faith in response to the work of discipline that God does in the lives of his people.
Take the Lord's discipline to heart. It is for your holiness. Here we have three instructions for how Christians are called to find resilience in our walk with Christ: We endure by: A) Considering the Example of Christ's Own Life B) Receiving the Lord's Discipline as Sons C) Remembering the Point of God's Discipline
Jesus completes the hope of faith. A) Faith is the Great Divide Between Those who Live and Those Who Perish B) Faith Fuels Decisive Action C) Faith Proves Worthy Through Suffering D) God's Plan to Complete Faith
Faith finds the strength to endure as it invests itself in the faithfulness of God. A) Faith Has True Love for God B) Faith Stands on the True Word of God C) Faith Finds True Treasure in God
Faith receives an inheritance from God, a true home with Him in a heavenly city. In this sermon we look at the faith of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Jacob, who lived on earth as citizens of heaven, looking for the inheritance of a heavenly city that God had promised to them.
Faith receives the gracious blessings and the commendation of God because it believes his word is true and entrusts itself to Him in faithful obedience.
In our walk with Christ, we have need for endurance, so that after we have done the will of God we may receive what has been promised to us. In this passage we look at three keys to enduring well.
Christ Jesus is a complete and perfect Savior, who gives us confidence. In Hebrews 10:19-25, we learn three ways God calls his people to live in light of that confidence.
Jesus has offered a single sacrifice for sins, that is once and for all. Therefore, we can wait with an unshakable hope, fully assured that He will complete His work in us.
God desires obedience, not sacrifice. God's command's are right, and they are for our good. Here in Hebrews 10:1-10, we learn more about God's purpose for the law, we learn what God really wants from us, and we see how God has provided for us to have life and salvation through the active obedience of Jesus Christ.
Christ Jesus has come once to put sin away for us through his sacrifice on the cross, and he is coming again, this time to save those who are eagerly waiting for Him. In this sermon, we look at the principle of purity that had to be met. We look at what Jesus accomplished in his first coming, and we think about the hope that we have in his second coming.
God shows the depths of his love and grace to us by making us co-heirs with Christ, with the promise of eternal inheritance as sons and daughters of God.
The death of Jesus was necessary A) So that Jesus Can Be Our Mediator B) So that Jesus Could Redeem Us from Sin C) So that We Could Receive an Eternal Inheritance According to God's Promise
When it comes to knowing God, we face a serious challenge. As creatures, we are dependent upon God's self-revelation. Thankfully, God is a God who delights to reveal Himself to us, both through His work and His word. In this sermon, we explore God's purpose in the Old Testament for giving people a place to come and encounter His holiness at the tabernacle. This was a gracious gift, but also something that was meant to look forward to an even greater gift- the gift of God's Son, Jesus Christ.
The New Covenant in Christ is the faithful promise of a faithful God to secure salvation for faithless people and to bring them into a right relationship with Him again.
Models are great, but they aren't a replacement for the real thing. In this sermon we see that Jesus is the real deal, a great high priest who is able to deliver us and make good on all of God's promises.
Jesus Christ is our true, great high priest. We come to God through him. In this passage our author compares the ministry of Jesus to that of the Levitical priests, showing that Jesus is truly greater.
God, in Christ, has given us a greater high priest, who gives us a greater hope, because He is able to perfect us and make it so that we can draw near to God.
Melchizedek, King of Salem, is one of the most mysterious figures of the Bible. He may only occupy a small space in the Old Testament, but he leaves a massive expectation for the Messiah. In this sermon we are introduced to this man, and we discover something of the superiority of Jesus Christ, who holds our hope secure.
The resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of the Christian faith and hope. In this passage, Jesus sets that foundation up for us, declaring that he is the resurrection and the life and that all who believe in him will have eternal life. In this sermon, we explore that hope as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
Christ is the sure and steady anchor of our soul. As long as he remains our great high priest, we have a hope that cannot be shaken.
True faith is faith that lasts. This passage is a warning with a purpose. Not everyone who hears the gospel bears the fruit of faith. In this sermon, Pastor Philip helps us consider the purpose of this warning and what it means to press on towards a mature faith.
Birth is exciting, but it's not everything. Babies are meant to grow. Growth isn't optional for children, and it isn't optional for Christians either. In this sermon we look at the importance of growing into a mature faith. We also look at how God h as provided for believers to grow, and we consider the assurance that we have in that growth by His grace.
The purpose of this passage is to help us connect the work of Jesus on the cross to the way God has appointed him to serve as our great high priest, which we looked at last week. This is what the Father called Jesus to do, and because Jesus accomplished that work, God has made him the source of eternal salvation for sinners like you and me.
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