Sermons and Biblical Studies

PSALM 24 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart (Psalm 24:3–4a). Even though God is creator and ruler over all the earth, He has chosen for Himself a peculiar people, a people set apart to dwell … Continue reading “A PECULIAR PEOPLE”

PSALM 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul (Psalm 23:1–3a). We return now to our study of the Psalms where we find in Psalm 23 a depiction of God as our Shepherd. … Continue reading “OUR GREAT SHEPHERD”

JOHN 17 “… as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him” (John 17:2). One hotly debated issue among Christians is capsulized in the question, “For whom did Christ die?” Arminian theology teaches that God designed the atonement for the salvation … Continue reading “SECURING OUR SALVATION”

GALATIANS 3 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”) (Gal. 3:13). Throughout history God has made covenants with His people. A covenant is a bond in blood, a contract between two parties. The reward … Continue reading “BEARING THE CURSE”

COLOSSIANS 1:15–23 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled [you] in the body of His flesh through death (Col. 1:21–22a). Many people throughout church history have believed that the atonement is unnecessary. They claim that man is righteous enough in himself to obtain … Continue reading “THE DRAMA OF REDEMPTION”

1 JOHN 4 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins (1 John 4:10). At the core of Christianity stands the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross. His atoning work is central to every doctrine and teaching … Continue reading “NEED FOR ATONEMENT”

PSALM 22 My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, and from the words of My groaning? (Psalm 22:1). Psalm 22 foreshadows that cataclysmic moment in history when Christ cried out from the torment of the Cross, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” … Continue reading “TERRORS OF THE CROSS”

PSALM 21 For You meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon his head (Psalm. 21:3). Psalm 21 sets before us the hope of the eternal kingdom of Christ and the benefits that are bestowed upon the subjects of His kingdom. All who are in Christ receive the … Continue reading “BLESSINGS OF THE KING”

PSALM 20 Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand (Psalm 20:6). We return today to our study of the Psalms. Throughout history people have rallied behind their monarchs crying, “God save the king” or “God save the … Continue reading “GOD, SAVE THE KING!”

MATTHEW 4:1–4 But He [Jesus] answered, and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God’ ” (Matt. 4:4). The question of the authority of the Bible is in essence a question of Christology. When you deny the inspiration of Scripture, you deny … Continue reading “AUTHORITY OF CHRIST”