Sermons on Repentance (Page 2)
The Lord & His Anointed
In his introduction to the series on the psalms several weeks ago, Pastor Matt reminded us that the theme of all the psalms is Jesus Christ himself. But beyond this general theme, some psalms provide us with specific prophecies about the coming Messiah. We know they are about Messiah because either Jesus quotes them about himself or other New Testament writers quote them…
Putting Our Sin to Death
There is good news and bad news this week. The good news is that the passage that we are studying is fairly easy to understand. The language is clear, the words are recognizable, and the flow of thought is very consistent. The bad news is that there is no mistaking what this passage says about sin, and about our involvement in that sin. This week, we look at “Putting Sin…
The Covert Rebel (They’re Harder to Spot Than You Think)
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Luke 15:11-32 speaks of two sons; not just one. The other son is smart, well-behaved, and morally upright. He is an exemplary son. Yet Sunday we’ll see that the other son can be just as much an angry rebel as…
The Overt Rebel
(Click “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Rebellion takes on different forms. Sometimes it’s noisy and in-your-face. Other times it’s quiet, simmering, and hidden. Over the next couple of Sundays we look to one of the most famous stories in the Bible, the story that had a prodigal son, but two rebellious brothers. A…
Satisfying the Wrath of God
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Sunday we look at the hard reality that God takes sin very seriously. Sometimes our dry, boring, discouraging lives come because we haven’t dealt with issues that are destroying us. We’ll learn that the Valley of Trouble (Achor) can become the valley of hope when we turn to God and…
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