Redeemer Presbyterian Church

I. The Holy Spirit is God. II. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the eternal Trinity. III. The Holy Spirit is God's gift to every one of his people. IV. The Holy Spirit is one of the two bonds of our union with Christ. The opening words of the sermon invite you to Hebrews, but the sermon is actually on Ephesians! Sorry about that. 

When we seek not the wisdom of God: I. We are easily deceived. II. We are confronted with dilemmas regarding our faithfulness. III. We live with the consequences of our sin. But all the more God's grace abounds and even uses our sin for His own glory and our ultimate good.

What does God's work in us look like? I. A heart for others, vv22-25. II. The humility to be needy, v21. III. The embrace of the helps to seek God's help, vv20-21.

I. Pastoral Humility. II. Pastoral Integrity. III. Pastoral Proximity.

"In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory."

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.

I. God has a plan for the universe and everything in it. II. God has let us in on his plan. III. God's plan will be fulfilled at just the right time. IV. God's plan is to unite all things together in Christ. 

How should we respond to Christ and his atoning sacrifice? Offer to him a sacrifice of praise, and offer to others a sacrifice of generosity.

Joshua leads all Israel in a covenant renewal ceremony. 

God's plans are never frustrated. Even the death of Stephen and consequential persecution of the early Church leads to the fruitful expansion of the church and proclamation of the gospel.  I. The word goes forth in Stephen's death II. The word goes forth as the church is scattered. 

I. The Redeemer. II. The Redeemed. III. Redemption and its Cost. IV. Redemption's Result. V. Redemption's Assurance

I. We have the Christ who is unchanging, vv7-9. II. We have a cross which brings division, vv10-12. III. We have a city that endures, vv13-14

In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. I. God the Father's loving predestination of his people. II. God the Father's loving adoption of his people. III. God the Father's loving grace to his people. 

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

I. The loving generosity of God the Father. II. The loving choice of God the Father. III. The loving intention of God the Father. 

Hebrews 13:4  Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

Christian Praise is I. Trinitarian. II. Grateful. III. Father-Focused. IV. Christ-Centered. V. Spirit-Appreciative

Why listen to the apostle Paul? I. He's carrying God's message to them, v1a. II. He believes the best about God's work in them, v1b. III. He wants God's best for them, v2. 

Being loved by the Lord Jesus produces love in our hearts. Therefore Christians should I. Continue loving our brothers and sisters in Christ, v1. II. Love strangers, v2. III. Love the imprisoned and mistreated, v3.

God meets with His people whenever and however He wishes. I. God is not bound II. God sets the place III. God sets the terms IV. God has met with us most gloriously in Jesus Christ.

I. The Restoration of the Repentant II. The Command of the Conqueror III. The Just Judgment of the Judge

I. A Redeemer Raised Up II. A Redeemer Rejected III. A Redeemer Redeems

Stephen not only shows the religious leaders that God was present with His people prior to the Temple, but that He was also providentially present and at work to keep and preserve His people. Stephen refers to the Joseph narrative and walks us through: I. The Brother's Betrayal II. The Father's Faithfulness III. A Providential Promotion and concludes with the Covenant Continues.

I. The Conufsion II. The Clarity III. The confession IV. The Consequence

I. Before Moses there was Abraham II. Before the Temple there was Worship III. Before the Law there was Promise

The battle belongs to the LORD. We fight our battles: I. For God's Glory II. In God's Power III. According to God's Word.

God grants us grace and the Holy Spirit to stand firm in the face of opposition to the gospel. We can face God's enemies even when they: I. Disagree with Christ's Teaching II. Designate False Witnesses III. Determine to Silence the Gospel.

When we encounter the Lord it must challenge our perspective: I. ... of our allegiance II. ...of God's holiness III. ...of God's commands.

Justification: I. What is it? II. So what? III. Now what?

The church grew in such an exponential way that there arose practical concerns and needs amongst the people in Jerusalem. The Apostles saw fit to establish what we now call Deacons to serve the most vulnerable among the Christian church. These servants become a means of the LORD's provision for His people. I. The Problem II. The Solution III. The Effect

As the LORD marks His people with the sign of circumcision so does He remind the Israelites the He always provides for His people. He has provided, will provide, and presently provides. I. The pattern of the Lord's provision II. The promise of the Lord's provision III. The point of the Lord's provision.

This text concludes the account of Peter and John's encounter with the Sanhedrin. We see from this passage that there are varying responses to the gospel and the Jesus that the apostles proclaimed. I. The response of the Sanhedrin II. The response of Gamaliel III. The response of the Apostles

This text recounts the Israelites receiving the sign and seal of circumcision, and so being marked as God's people, recipients of God's blessings, and heirs to God's promise. The LORD reassures His people that He is faithful to go before them, be with them, and make them His. I. The LORD's faithfulness perceived II. The LORD's faithfulness received III. The LORD's faithfulness applied.

How should we respond to the God who died for us that we might live with him? I. Don't refuse him because He is speaking to you in his Son, v25. II. Be grateful because you are receiving an enduring kingdom, vv26-28. III. Be reverent in your worship and service because our God is a consuming fire, vv28-29.

I. His anguish of love for the city of God, v37a. II. His anguish of love lamenting their wicked mistreatment of his messengers, v37b. III. His anguish of love, as of a caring mother rebuffed by her obstinate children, v37c. IV. His anguish of love, for a people cast off by God and destroyed by her enemies, v38. V. His anguish of love for them, as he holds out to them this hope of salvation, v39

I. What you have escaped from concerning Mount Sinai, vv18-21. II. What you have been brought to at Mount Zion, vv22-24. III. Application

I. The grace of God they are rejecting, v34. II. The guilt of sin they are accumulating, vv34-35. III. The generational attitude and judgment in which they are participating, v35-36.

I. Jesus accuses the scribes and Pharisees of self-righteousness and self-deception, vv29-31. II. Jesus, tongue in cheek, urges them to finish the evil of their fathers, v32. III. Jesus presses upon them the judgment of hell they deserve, that they may escape, v33.

How should we respond to the hardships of God's discipline? I. Help the weary and wounded, vv12-13. II. Pursue harmony and holiness, v14. III. Don't miss grace or grow bitter, v15. IV. Flee immorality and idolatry, vv16-17.

I. The danger of a graceless minister, v25a. II. The heart of a graceless minister, vv25, 27-28. III. The hope of a graceless minister, v26

The Lord will build His church. In this text we see that the Lord will preserve, persevere, and provide for his people even through a I. Supernatural deliverance, II. Supernatural determination, III. Supernatural declaration.

To combat spiritual forgetfulness, the LORD commands the people to establish a memorial to commemorate their deliverance into the Promised Land. This was so they might: I. II. Remember where, III. Remember when, and IV. Remember why. 

I. The deliverance of Jesus through death. II. The delight of Jesus in his people. III. The delight of his people in Jesus.

I. The Privilege of Discipline, vv5-8. III. The Purpose of Discipline, vv9-10. The Product of Discipline, v11. 

Jesus proclaims “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness." I. His approach. II. His affirmation. III. His rebuke. IV. His illustration.