Sermons on Genesis

I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son;    today I have become your father.Ask me,    and I will make the nations your inheritance,    the ends of the earth your possession.You will break them with a rod of iron;    you will dash them to pieces like pottery.” Therefore, you kings, be wise;    be warned, you rulers of the earth.Serve the Lord with fear    and celebrate his rule with trembling.Kiss his son, or he will be angry    and your way will lead to your destruction,for his wrath can flare up in a moment.    Blessed are…

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.  For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.  If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,  their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire…

We will not hide them from their descendants;    we will tell the next generationthe praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,    his power, and the wonders he has done.He decreed statutes for Jacob    and established the law in Israel,which he commanded our ancestors    to teach their children,so the next generation would know them,    even the children yet to be born,    and they in turn would tell their children.Then they would put their trust in God    and would not forget his deeds    but would keep his commands. Psalm 78:4-7 Sermon Notes

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.  For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.” And, “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.” But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those…

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;    his love endures forever. Let Israel say:    “His love endures forever.”Let the house of Aaron say:    “His love endures forever.”Let those who fear the Lord say:    “His love endures forever.” When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord;    he brought me into a spacious place.The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.    What can mere mortals do to me?The Lord is with me; he is my helper.    I look in triumph on my enemies. Psalm 118:1-7 Sermon Notes

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,    slow to anger, abounding in love.He will not always accuse,    nor will he harbor his anger forever;he does not treat us as our sins deserve    or repay us according to our iniquities.For as high as the heavens are above the earth,    so great is his love for those who fear him;as far as the east is from the west,    so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children,    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;for he…

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,    slow to anger, abounding in love.He will not always accuse,    nor will he harbor his anger forever;he does not treat us as our sins deserve    or repay us according to our iniquities.For as high as the heavens are above the earth,    so great is his love for those who fear him;as far as the east is from the west,    so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children,    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;for he…

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.  For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.  He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.  And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.  For God was pleased to…

 As you deal with one another, you should think and act as Jesus did. In his very nature he was God.    Jesus was equal with God. But Jesus didn’t take advantage of that fact.Instead, he made himself nothing.    He did this by taking on the nature of a servant.    He was made just like human beings.He appeared as a man.    He was humble and obeyed God completely.    He did this even though it led to his death.        Even worse, he died on a cross! So God…