The Crucifixion Scripture Text Matthew 26:36–46Matthew 27:26–54Isaiah 53:1–6 Theme The LOVE of GOD at Calvary! Introduction We celebrate Easter because it is the time of year when God’s Son, Jesus Christ, was crucified, buried, and rose again three days later. Since this is Good Friday, we will be focusing our thoughts on the Crucifixion. Today […]
Theme: The carnal Christian causes breakdown in personal relationships because of a self-serving attitude. In chapter 19 we saw the murderous rage of King Saul as he no longer hid his evil intentions but openly called for David’s execution. We noted an important progression of sin: When we do not repent of our sin, we […]
Theme: The enemies of God will eventually be destroyed by God. In chapter 10, we saw Israel go up and rescue Gibeon. Israel kept their covenant with the Gibeonites and rescued them from the siege of five other kings. We also looked at Joshua’s prayer of faith that trusted God for something that seemed impossible […]
An exposition of 1 Samuel 19 showing Saul’s murderous rage, David’s escape, and the destructive spiral of sin when a heart refuses repentance.
Theme: The Lord’s Supper is a memorial service that demands self-examination. The purpose of the message today is to help prepare our hearts for the Lord’s Supper, which we will be observing immediately after this morning’s service. Today, I would like to focus our attention on two things clearly stated in the passage before us […]
Theme: The Christian should always act with the highest integrity, regardless of how much we are mistreated by others. We recently studied I Samuel 17 and took some lessons from the account of David and Goliath. We noted that Saul typifies for us the impotence of a carnal Christian. The carnal Christian cannot be effective […]
Theme: God blesses the walk of faith. In chapter 9, we saw Israel’s leadership deceived by the Gibeonites into making a peace covenant with them. This covenant revealed a failure in the leadership of Israel described in Joshua 9:14b, “…and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.” The league resulted in the Hivite […]
Texts: Daniel 2, 7, and 9 | Revelation 13:5-8 | Mathew 24 According to Wikipedia: “On February 28, 2026, a war between the United States and its allies against Iran and its allies began, with the United States and Israel conducting military strikes in Iran and killing Ali Khamenei, the leader of Iran.”[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_2026_Iran_conflict The […]
Texts: Daniel 2, 7, and 9 | Revelation 13:5-8 | Mathew 24 According to Wikipedia: “On February 28, 2026, a war between the United States and its allies against Iran and its allies began, with the United States and Israel conducting military strikes in Iran and killing Ali Khamenei, the leader of Iran.”[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_2026_Iran_conflict The […]
Theme: The enemy of the Christian will only be defeated by the Spirit filled Christian. In chapter 16, we saw the anointing of David as the king who would replace Saul as God’s chosen man to rule the nation of Israel. We noted that, when David was anointed with the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit […]