
Giving Thanks with the Psalms
Sermon for Thanksgiving Eve. Reflections on gratitude and thanksgiving, drawn from the Psalms.
Sermon for Thanksgiving Eve. Reflections on gratitude and thanksgiving, drawn from the Psalms.
Sermon on Isaiah 64:1-9, for the First Sunday in Advent. Isaiah's prayer anticipating the return of the Lord in power, and his humility and repentance over their sins.
Sermon Talking Points
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A sermon on Matthew 25:31-46, Jesus' preview of the Final Judgment and the separation of the sheep and the goats. For the Last Sunday in the Church Year.
Sermon Talking Points
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1. What thoughts/emotions fill your mind at the thought of Judgment Day? Fear? Dread? Indifference? Doubt? Confidence? Anticipation? Why?
2. What separation will take place on that day? What will be taken into consideration in that judgment? Does this mean that we are saved by good works? See Titus 3:3-5. Which comes first? God’s mercy toward us? Or our merciful works? Which is the cause and which is the effect? Good works are a product of what? Titus 3:8
3. How does one become an heir? Titus 3:7; Galatians 3:26-4:7.
4. When did God prepare His kingdom for us? How does this also preclude works from being the cause of our salvation? Ephesians 1:3-5
5. Who are the sheep? How are they known? John 10:1-18
6. Why is mercy characteristic of Christians? Luke 6:36; Matt. 5:37; 18:33.
7. What are ways that we can be more conscious of our needy neighbors? How can we support them? What organizations? On an individual level?
8. Why should the Christian doing good works not seek attention, praise, or recognition? Matthew 6:1-17
9. How does God’s mercy prepare us for (and spare us on) the day of Judgment? For what reason does He? 1 John 2:2
Sermon on Matthew 25:14-30, the Parable of the Talents, about how God wants us to put His gifts to use.
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Revelation 7:9-17. A sermon on the comfort and joys of heaven, and how that relates to our suffering and tribulation now. What is the measure of a saint? How do we become saints? Will heaven be boring? The music and joy of heaven.
(note: I am posting two recordings of this sermon preached on the same text, because they varied quite a bit, while on the same topics)
Revelation 7:9-17. A sermon on the comfort and joys of heaven, and how that relates to our suffering and tribulation now. What is the measure of a saint? How do we become saints? Will heaven be boring? The music and joy of heaven.
(note: I am posting two recordings of this sermon preached on the same text, because they varied quite a bit, while on the same topics)