Grace Presbyterian Church - Alexandria, LA

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good morning. We continue our sermon series on the book of Ezra this morning, and we find ourselves in Chapter 8 It's been 2 weeks since we were last in Ezra, so let me refresh your memory. Ezra is looking back on the preaparations he made for the journey before coming to…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good morning. We continue our sermon series on the book of Ezra this morning, and we find ourselves in at the start of Chapter 8. We have met Ezra who comes onto the scene decades after the Temple is rebuilt. He comes with credentials and a mission and a passion to extol…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good morning. We continue our sermon series on the book of Ezra this morning, and we find ourselves in at the start of Chapter 8. We have met Ezra who comes onto the scene decades after the Temple is rebuilt. He comes with credentials and a mission and a passion to extol…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good morning. We continue our sermon series on the book of Ezra this morning, and we find ourselves in the 11th verse of the 7th Chapter. So we are starting with 7:11. Last week, we met Ezra, who comes onto the scene decades after the Temple is rebuilt. He comes with credentials…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good morning. We continue our sermon series in the Book of Ezra this morning. We are in Chapter 7, and there are only 10 chapters so we are more than halfway through. We will begin with verse 1, in Chapter 7, which you can find on the bottom of page 463 if you're using the…

Introduction Good morning. And Happy Easter. This morning we will be looking at one of the most famous texts concerning the Resurrection of the Son of God. The 15th Chapter of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. In Chapter 15, Paul has been reviewing the Gospel that he preached to the Corinthians…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good Morning. We continue our series on the book of Ezra this morning. And as you might recall, last Sunday, we really hit the high point of everything we've been waiting for. The Temple is built! And the first thing they do is throw a party. So to speak. Please join me…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good Morning. We continue our series on the book of Ezra this morning. And as you might recall, last Sunday, we really hit the high point of everything we've been waiting for. The Temple is built! And the first thing they do is throw a party. So to speak. Please join me…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good morning. We will continue our sermon series on the Book of Ezra this morning, and I would like to direct you to chapter 6 in your Bibles. By way of reminder, let me help you recall what has happened. The Prophets Haggai and Zechariah have called the people back to the…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good morning. We continue our sermon series this morning on the Book of Ezra. If you would please turn with me in your Bibles to Ezra, Chapter 5. Last week, we covered how things were going in Jerusalem, and they were not so good. The people in spite of God's command to…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good morning. We continue our sermon series this morning on the Book of Ezra. If you would please turn with me in your Bibles to Ezra 5:1-2 Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good morning. We continue our sermon series this morning on the Book of Ezra. If you would please turn with me in your Bibles to Ezra 4:1-4 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord , the God of Israel,…

Introduction Good morning. We continue our sermon series this morning on the Book of Ezra, and we arrive today at Chapter 3, which is one of the most important parts of Ezra's narrative. The exiles have returned, and they finally get to work. Originally, I was going to preach through the entire third…

Introduction Good morning. We continue our sermon series this morning on the Book of Ezra, and we arrive today at Chapter 3, which is one of the most important parts of Ezra's narrative. The exiles have returned, and they finally get to work. Originally, I was going to preach through the entire third…

Introduction We continue our sermon series this morning through the Book of Ezra, which is a book about hope, disappointment, promise-keeping, redemption, revival, and reformation. Last Sunday we surveyed Chapter 1, and this today we will do the same with Chapter 2. So if you will turn in your Bibles…

Introduction So this morning we begin our series in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, and as we saw last Sunday, we will be focusing throughout on the concepts of Reformation and Revival. So we will look at Chapter 1 this morning, if you will join me in verse 1. In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia,…

Introduction, Part One: Why Ezra? Good Morning. As I'm sure most of you know, last Sunday, we concluded our series through the Apostles' Creed. My hope and prayer is that it was a blessing to you. It was a sermon series about foundations. And it seemed good to me to follow a sermon series about foundations…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good morning. As many of you are no doubt aware, this Sunday is the concluding sermon on our series on the Apostles' Creed. I want to once more thank Neil Barham for co-preaching this with me. It's been a great help to me during a very busy time. Bursting with blessing,…

Introduction Good Morning. We continue our series in the Apostles' Creed this morning, and we are nearly finished. This morning we will be focusing on the forgiveness of sins. Next Sunday, Neil Barham will preach on “The Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting,” and then I'll have a concluding…

Introduction We continue our Sermon Series this Morning on the Third Article of the Creed: The Holy Spirit and His Work in and among the Church, the Body of Christ, the People of God. Now some of you have asked “Why this series?” Is it simply a defense of confessing creeds—well, no. The reason Neil and…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good Morning. We continue our sermon series this morning in the Apostles' Creed. And I would like to thank Neil for his sermon this past Sunday on our confession concerning the Holy Spirit. By way of reminder, Martin Luther talked about how the Creed had three sections or…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good Morning. We will continue our sermon series this morning in the Apostles' Creed. We find ourselves at the conclusion of the second article. Martin Luther talked about how the Creed had three sections or he called them three articles . The first article is belief in…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good Morning. We will continue our sermon series this morning in the Apostles' Creed. We find ourselves at the conclusion of the second article. Martin Luther talked about how the Creed had three sections or he called them three articles . The first article is belief in…

Introduction I invite you to turn with me in your Bibles to the closing words of the Gospel of Luke. Please go to Luke 24:50-53 . So an easy way to do that is to find the first page of the Gospel of John and go one page to the left and you should be set. Luke 24:50–53 (ESV) And Jesus led them out as…

1 Corinthians 15:3–4 (ESV) 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 was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, I. Introduction: No Apologetics Today II. It's Not…

Introduction Good morning to all of you. We continue our sermon series this morning called “I Believe” which is a line-by-line journey through the Apostles' Creed. And you know the line we come to today, I trust. In our wording of the Creed it is the bit where we confess that after Jesus died he descended…

Romans 9:33 (ESV) as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” I. The Insult of the Gospel A. The Active Obedience of Christ B. The Passive Obedience of Christ Thank God for the Active Obedience of Christ.…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome back to our sermon series on The Apostles' Creed, where we are going line-by-line through one of the earliest Christian Confessions of Faith, and understanding why each line is so important for our understanding of Christianity itself and the work of the Lord Jesus…

Introduction A. Housekeeping I want to start with a matter of internal housekeeping. Sort of a family issue. If you are visiting this morning, I beg your pardon, as this is a family matter we need to take care of. On Sunday, August 4, 2024 (about 2 months ago), I preached a sermon on The Armor of God…

Introduction A. Housekeeping I want to start with a matter of internal housekeeping. Sort of a family issue. If you are visiting this morning, I beg your pardon, as this is a family matter we need to take care of. On Sunday, August 4, 2024 (about 2 months ago), I preached a sermon on The Armor of God…

I Believe in God, the Father Almighty Genesis 1:1 (ESV) In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Exodus 3:14 (ESV) God said to Moses, “ I am who I am .” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘ I am has sent me to you.' ” I Believe James 2:19 (ESV) You believe that God is one;…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome to the start of our new sermon series on The Apostles' Creed. We will be going line-by-line through one of the earliest Christian Confessions of Faith, and understanding why each line is so important for our understanding of Christianity itself and the work of the…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome. Today we conclude our sermon series in the Book of Ephesians. It has been no small joy and blessing to walk through this book with you, and it is my hope and prayer that it has borne fruit in your life as it has in mine. Ephesians covers a lot of fundamentals, and…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the 6th Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 21. This is the 49th sermon in our series on Ephesians. We look at the three closing verses of the letter this morning and I think that next week I will preach a survey of Ephesians,…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the 6th Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 10. Our text this morning will be verses 18 thru 20, but we will—for the sake of context read through verses 10-17 one last time today. This will conclude our focus on the armor…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, which you can find on page 1163 in the Bibles in your pews. Our text this morning is verse 18, but for the sake of context in this portion of Paul's Letter, we will start at verse 10. You can…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 10. Our text this morning is verse 17, but for the sake of context in this portion of Paul's Letter, we will start at verse 10. You can find that on page 1163 in the navy blue…

Introduction Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 10. Our text this morning is verses 13 and 14, but for reasons that will become evident to you I am going to start by reading our passage from verse 10. You can…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 10. Our text this morning is verses 13 and 14, but for reasons that will become evident to you I am going to start by reading our passage from verse 10. You can find that on…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 5. Our text this morning will be verses 10 thru 12 of Chapter 6, which you can find near the top of page 1163 in the navy blue Bibles found in your pews. Ephesians 6:10–12 (ESV)…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 5. Our text this morning will be verses 10 thru 12 of Chapter 6, which you can find near the top of page 1163 in the navy blue Bibles found in your pews. Ephesians 6:10–12 (ESV)…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 5. Our text this morning will be verses 5 thru 9 of Chapter 6, which you can find at the top of page 1163 in the navy blue Bibles found in your pews. Ephesians 6:5–9 (ESV) Bondservants,…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 5. Our text this morning will be verses 5 thru 9 of Chapter 6, which you can find at the top of page 1163 in the navy blue Bibles found in your pews. Ephesians 6:5–9 (ESV) Bondservants,…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 5. Our text this morning will be verses 5 thru 9 of Chapter 6, which you can find at the top of page 1163 in the navy blue Bibles found in your pews. Ephesians 6:5–9 (ESV) Bondservants,…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 4. Our text this morning will be simply the fourth verse of Chapter 6, which you can find on the very bottom of page 1162 in the navy blue Bibles found in your pews. Ephesians…