Preparing For The Lord's Day

Preparing for the Lord's Day Easter Sunday The women who followed Jesus had an unfinished task to attend to on Sunday morning. Friday evening they had seen that the crucified body of Jesus had been laid in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea. They had prepared spices and ointments to anoint the body. Yet evening came and they obediently rested on the Sabbath. Therefore, the ...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Palm Sunday What will be the defining hour of your life? Throughout the Gospel of John, Jesus continually refers to His hour(2:4; 4:21; 7:30; 8:20; 12:23,27; 13:1; 16:32; 17:1). In this hour, He will be glorified and will bring glory to God the Father. In John 12 we come to the passage of Scripture which is commonly called the triumphal entry...

What does it mean to live a beautiful life? In our passage for this coming Sunday, the Apostle Peter calls all Christians to keep their conduct "honorable" among the unbelieving world. The word translated "honorable" has a broader meaning of "beautiful" or "well ordered." Conduct which is honorable is sound and whole and beautiful. The life of a Christian should be one tha...

Preparing for the Lord's Day EXILES IN A FOREIGN LAND 1 Peter Sermon Series In our passage for this Sunday, the Apostle Peter tells us who we are as God's people. Through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ we have become precious to God the Father. In response to our special position, we are told how to live and are reminded how we became the people of God. So come prepared...

Preparing for the Lord's Day EXILES IN A FOREIGN LAND 1 Peter Sermon Series In our passage for this Sunday, the Apostle Peter exalts Jesus Christ as the living stone, the cornerstone, and the precious stone chosen by God. To the world, Christ is the stone that the builders rejected and the stone that causes men to stumble. Yet to us Christ is the One Whom we worship and...

Preparing for the Lord's Day EXILES IN A FOREIGN LAND 1 Peter Sermon Series In our passage for this Sunday, the Apostle Peter calls all Christians to be like "newborn infants." This command is similar to one the Lord Jesus gave when He said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18:3). Howeve...

Preparing for the Lord's Day EXILES IN A FOREIGN LAND 1 Peter Sermon Series Over the last few weeks we have seen the importance of holiness in the life of a Christian. As those who have been adopted into the family of God through the new birth, we are called to be holy as our heavenly Father is holy (1 Peter 1:16). Last week we saw that the hope we have to become holy i...

Flowers As Gospel Messengers...

Preparing for the Lord's Day EXILES IN A FOREIGN LAND 1 Peter Sermon Series The Word of God is clear that all Christians are called to be holy, set apart and ready for every good work (2 Timothy 2:21). As the Lord Who called us is holy, we too must be holy in all of our conduct (1 Peter 1:15). However, I would venture to guess that most of us would look at our own lives...

Preparing for the Lord's Day EXILES IN A FOREIGN LAND -1 Peter Sermon Series There are not many things that can cause a split in a family like a disputed inheritance. Relatives place their hope for a better future on the prospect of receiving a home or a sizable amount of cash from a deceased relative. However, when the details of the will are revealed there is often a p...