Faith or Works | Sermon on Galatians 3:1-9
Amen. Our scripture reading this morning we turn back to Paul’s letter to the Galatians, beginning with the third chapter, the first verse. If you’ll join me, please: ‘Oh foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you…
Resurrection Sunday The Servant Songs 06 The Interceding Servant
You may be seated. Our first scripture reading this morning comes from the Gospel of Luke, chapter 34, beginning in the first verse: ‘But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb taking the spices that they had prepared, and they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. But when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men…
Good Friday 04 15 2022
[Music] So [Music] you [Music] so [Music] good evening and welcome to Mansfield First EPC. Just a few minor housekeeping things to let you know for this evening’s service. First off, if you have never been to a Tenebrae service before, you will notice that during a portion of the service, the lights will be going down. Yes, we have paid our bills; this is intentional. The lights will be going down. Second, we will be having communion this evening,…
Behold The Servant Your King is Coming!
If you’ll turn with me in your Bibles this morning, our first scripture reading will come from Matthew chapter 21, beginning in the first verse. Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says…
The Servant Songs 04 The Steadfast Servant | Sermon on Isaiah 50:4-9
Amen. If you would please turn with me in your Bibles to Isaiah chapter 50, beginning with the fourth verse. The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught that I may know how to sustain with the word him who is weary. Morning by morning he awakens, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught. The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not backward. I…
The Servant Songs 03 The Glorious Servant | Sermon on Isaiah 49:1-13
Amen. If you turn with me in your Bibles this morning to Isaiah chapter 49, beginning at the first verse: “Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name. He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he hid me away. And…
The Servant Songs 02 The Redeeming Servant | Sermon on Isaiah 43:1-13
Our scripture today comes from Isaiah chapter 43. If you’ll turn with me now in your Bibles, beginning at the first verse: ‘But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through…
The Servant Songs 01 The Just and Gracious Servant
For our scripture reading this morning, we are turning to the prophet Isaiah, chapter 42, verses 1 through 9. Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights. I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;…
Justified | Sermon on Galatians 2:11-21
Amen. Our scripture today comes from Paul’s letter to the Galatians, and only Galatians this morning, beginning in chapter 2 at verse 11. If you’ll turn with me, please. Paul writes, ‘But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he stood condemned. For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles, but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. And the rest of the Jews…
The Analogy of Scripture Part Two
This morning, our scripture reading comes from various chapters in the book of Acts as well as into Galatians. Again, I will pause as I transition between the two, so you may keep up, but we will begin in Acts chapter 13 at verse 1. Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a long friend of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the…
The Analogy of Scripture Part One | Sermon on Acts 9:19-30; Galatians 1:13-24; Acts 11:19-30; Galatians 2:1-10; Acts 12:25
Our scripture reading is going to be coming from back and forth within the book of Acts and within Paul’s letter to the Galatians. I will pause between each so you can move back and forth more easily. We will be beginning in Acts chapter 9. For some days he, Paul, was with the disciples at Damascus, and immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ‘He is the Son of God.’ And all who heard him were amazed and…
Eternal Election by Grace Alone | Sermon on Galatians 1:11-24, Ephesians 1:3-14
[Music] Our first scripture reading this morning comes from Paul’s letter to the Galatians, chapter 1, beginning at the 11th verse. For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel. For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of…