Sermons by Pastor Fred Bell
Weighing the Evidence (Mark 15:42-16:20)
But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith…For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in…
Costly Grace (Mark 15:16-41)
Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts.Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,”declares the Lord.“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:6-9 Sermon Notes
A Song Celebrating God’s Deliverance from Evil (Exodus 15:1-27)
Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise. God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham,for the kings of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted. Psalm 47:6-9 Sermon Notes
The Lord is a Warrior (Exodus 13:7-14:31)
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. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans.It is…
Set Apart by God to be His Very Own Possession (Exodus 13:1-16)
Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption…
Israel’s Emancipation from Slavery (Exodus 12:31-51)
I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from?My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life;the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and…
The Blood of the Lamb (Exodus 11:1-12:30)
Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear. For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. 1 Peter 1:17-20 Sermon Notes
What Does It Take? (Exodus 9-10)
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor.You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet:all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild,the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of…
The Finger of God (Exodus 8:1-32)
I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God.I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me,so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its settingpeople may know there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is no other.I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things. “You heavens above, rain down my righteousness; let the clouds shower it down.Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up,let…
The plagues begin (Exodus 7:1-24)
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new…