Love Is Here In Joy

December 11, 2022

Zephaniah 3:14-20 — We rejoice in what God has done for us. We have confidence in and rejoice in what God will do for us. God has done something in Jesus Christ that changes everything. Therefore, we do not fear and do not give up. We persevere with joy in our Christian life and ministry. Nothing will keep us from rejoicing in the Lord.

This is part of our Advent series Love Is Here. With the advent of Christ, God’s love came to us and is now here and present with us. God’s love saved us. We are called to bring His love to others and make His love here and present for others. With the second coming of Christ, God’s love will be fulfilled, made perfect, and will be here and present with us forever in his new creation.

Our Advent series for 2022 is adapted from and based on the study, A Look at Advent through the Old Testament, by Matt Woodley and Kelly White as well as Matt Woodley’s Advent series sermons based on the same study, see PreachingToday.com.

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Love Is Here In Peace

December 4, 2022

Micah 4:3-4; 5:1-5 — God’s love is here and present in Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. He brought the shalom, peace, of God’s kingdom into the world. When He returns, He will establish that peace fully and completely. He is the Good Shepherd who guides us into this peace, cares for us, and gives us his peace. He calls us to be his peace bearers and peacemakers in this world.

This is part of our Advent series Love Is Here. With the advent of Christ, God’s love came to us and is now here and present with us. God’s love saved us. We are called to bring His love to others and make His love here and present for others. With the second coming of Christ, God’s love will be fulfilled, made perfect, and will be here and present with us forever in his new creation.

Our Advent series for 2022 is adapted from and based on the study, A Look at Advent through the Old Testament, by Matt Woodley and Kelly White as well as Matt Woodley’s Advent series sermons based on the same study, see PreachingToday.com.

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Love Is Here In Hope

November 27, 2022

Jeremiah 33:6-9,14-18— God’s love is here with us in hope, and that hope is powerful. We can face any situation and crisis because we live in hope. Our hope is based on God’s promises, the fulfillment of his promises in the past, and his unbreakable, eternal covenant with us. We know that a better future awaits us and that hope changes us in the present, changes who we are and how we live.

This is part of our Advent series, Love Is Here. With the advent of Christ, God’s love came to us and is now here and present with us. God’s love saved us. We are called to bring His love to others and make His love here and present for others. With the second coming of Christ, God’s love will be fulfilled, made perfect, and will be here and present with us forever in his new creation.

Our Advent series for 2022 is adapted from and based on the study, A Look at Advent through the Old Testament, by Matt Woodley and Kelly White as well as Matt Woodley’s Advent series sermons based on the same study, see PreachingToday.com.

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Worship God Alone

November 20, 2022

Revelation 9:12-21— We are to worship God alone. Idols deceive and destroy life. God pours out his wrath on the unbelieving world and rebellious humanity by allowing demonic forces to destroy their own followers. We must repent and turn away from our idols. Jesus calls us to a life of undivided devotion to and love for Him. Only He gives us true life and freedom. We worship God alone by giving all of our lives as living sacrifices to Him.

This is part of our sermon series on the book of Revelation, entitled, Come, Lord Jesus!

Although I have used many resources in this series, I give special credit to the following sources: Grant R. Osborne, Revelation, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002); G. K. Beale, The Book of Revelation: A Commentary on the Greek Text, New International Greek Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Carlisle, Cumbria: W.B. Eerdmans; Paternoster Press, 1999); Tom Wright, Revelation for Everyone, For Everyone Bible Study Guides (London; Louisville, KY: SPCK; Westminster John Knox, 2011); Craig R. Koester, Revelation and the End of All Things, Second Edition (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2018); David E. Aune, Revelation, Word Biblical Commentary (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1998); Craig S. Keener, Revelation, The NIV Application Commentary Book 20 (Zondervan Academic); J. Scott Duvall, Revelation, Teach the Text Commentary Series (Baker Publishing, 2014).

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The Lord Our God Rules Over All

October 23, 2022

Revelation 8:13-9:12— The sovereign Lord our God rules over all. He controls everything that happens in this world as He executes his judgments. He allows demonic and evil forces to serve his purposes to bring his judgments upon the unbelievers, evil, and sin. But He is in control because they can do only what He tells and allows them to do. Their actions are limited as God gives the unbelievers a final chance for repentance. This is a warning to all unbelievers that their idols are demonic. They deceive and kill their own followers. This is a wake-up call and encouragement to the church to endure in faithful witness to Christ and not to give in to the lure of these demonic idols.

This is part of our sermon series on the book of Revelation, entitled, Come, Lord Jesus!

Although I have used many resources in this series, I give special credit to the following sources: Grant R. Osborne, Revelation, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002); G. K. Beale, The Book of Revelation: A Commentary on the Greek Text, New International Greek Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Carlisle, Cumbria: W.B. Eerdmans; Paternoster Press, 1999); Tom Wright, Revelation for Everyone, For Everyone Bible Study Guides (London; Louisville, KY: SPCK; Westminster John Knox, 2011); Craig R. Koester, Revelation and the End of All Things, Second Edition (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2018); David E. Aune, Revelation, Word Biblical Commentary (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1998); Craig S. Keener, Revelation, The NIV Application Commentary Book 20 (Zondervan Academic); J. Scott Duvall, Revelation, Teach the Text Commentary Series (Baker Publishing, 2014).

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