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I Need The Affirmation Of Thy Love, O Lord
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Providing an overview of the Apostle Paul’s three evangelistic campaigns against the backdrop of a geographical timeline • Tracing the time and location around which the events of Acts 14:20-22 occurred • Highlighting the term “confirmed”, providing a definition for the Greek term and the number of time it appears in the New Testament • Tracing the time and location around which the events of Acts 15:30-35 occurred • Tracing the time and location around which the events of Acts 15:36-41 occurred • Tracing the time and location around which the events of Acts 18:18-23 occurred • Tying together these four texts, by comparing and contrasting the way in which the term “confirmed” is used in each passage…
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Faithful And Industrious Household Servants
March 9, 1830 My dear Friend in Eternal Union,—Yours came to hand; and very glad I was to receive it, and happy to hear that our dear friend Martin is in any measure better; but the best of all is, the sweet peace of mind which our ever-to-be-adored God is pleased to afford him. I often think of him when my dear Lord affords me access to himself; and sure I am that the union which exists between Christ and his dear family, and between them as one body in him, can never be broken. Let what bonds break that may, this is a bond that can never, no never be broken. Indeed, those very storms and tempests which break in pieces other bonds, only…
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A Kingdom Which Cannot Be Moved
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Highlighting the seven parts of Hebrews 12:28,29 • Using the framework of sovereign grace, identifying five separate kingdoms and showing which kingdom is referred to in the text • Explaining how this kingdom cannot be moved • Showing who are the recipients of this kingdom • Explaining how the recipients of this kingdom are to have grace • Explaining what it means for the recipients of this kingdom to serve God acceptably with reverence and fear • Explaining how the recipients of this kingdom are blessed by God who is a consuming fire
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Death Is No More A Frightful Foe
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Highlighting the subject and theme of the hymn—Death, an encouragement to the Lord’s people in prospect of their departure from this world • Examining the teachings of Philippians 1:21, upon which the hymn is based—“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” • Making three observations upon the first clause of the verse—(1) the essence of the believer’s life; (2) the object of the believer’s life; (3) the motivation of the believer’s life • Explaining the last clause of the verse, in light of the foregoing observations • Outlining the six stanzas of the hymn, each of which suggest a reason why the believer should not fear death • Stanza 1: The…
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My Faith Has Found A Resting Place
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • This hymn is a confession of faith with respect to regenerating and redeeming grace • Explaining the doctrines of redemption and regeneration, using the framework of sovereign grace as a backdrop • The first two stanzas speak of regeneration, whereas the last two stanzas speak of redemption • Stanza 1—God’s work in His people: Regeneration (resulting in saving faith) • Stanza 2—God’s work in His people: Regeneration (established in stedfast assurance) • Stanza 3—God’s work for His people: Redemption (what Christ did—obedience/death) • Stanza 4—God’s work for His people: Redemption (for whom He did it—the elect) • The refrain speaks of experiential grace, opposed to academic or decisional grace
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Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • This hymn is a petition to the Lord, that He might prepare His people for another journey on their pilgrimage through the world • Explaining what it means to be a stranger and a pilgrim, using the framework of sovereign grace as a backdrop • Each stanza of the hymn highlights a separate petition • Stanza 1—a petition for refreshment on our journey • Stanza 2—a petition for growth on our journey • Stanzas 3—a petition for perspective on our journey
