James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
New Testament
This Lord’s Day morning, the Apostle Paul is transitioning from his greeting to the Romans and the theme of the letter, to a topic greatly needed in the contemporary church, its evangelism, and discipleship – the wrath of God. We hope to define it, illustrate it from scripture, and then show the people God’s wrath are directed towards.
2 PETER 3:8-14 – But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. But the…
This Lord’s Day morning we conclude the Apostle Paul’s introduction of his letter to the Romans. In it, he summarizes the Gospel setting the stage for the unfolding of its riches and applications for us in the remainder of the his letter.
EPHESIANS 4:31-32 – Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” THEME OF THE DAY: OH SUCH A GREAT DANGER IS ANGER. Have we considered just how destructive sinful anger is when it is…
MATTHEW 9:36–38 – When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” THEME OF THE DAY: DO WE…