Acts 17:26-27 |Transcription: Yesterday was the celebration of our country's two hundred and fifty years of existence. I have a friend from another country who told me, you know, our country is way older than yours. And I said, yeah, but does your country have a flag on the moon? Did I say former friend? To say it more seriously than that, the United States occupies a relatively unique role in world history because of its founding. It is in many ways a nation born out of a Ch

Matthew 21:23-27 |Transcription: Matthew twenty one, verse twenty three begins this way When Jesus entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, by what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority? Jesus answered them, I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, I will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John. From where did it come from? He

Matthew 21:18-22 |Transcription: Matthew twenty one, verse eighteen. In the morning Jesus was returning to the city and he became hungry and seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it, but only leaves. And he said to it, May no fruit ever come from you again. And the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, how did the fig tree wither at once? And Jesus answered them, truly I say to you, if you have faith and do

1 Chronicles 12:1-40 |Transcription: First Chronicles. Chapter twelve is a story, a list of those who are called David's Mighty Men. Those are the people that David gathered around himself that were notable and noteworthy for their bravery and the deeds that they have done. It's an important chapter for us because we often judge leaders by their accomplishments when we want to esteem how good of a leader is. We want to pass judgment on a leader and think this guy was a good l

Matthew 21:12-17 |Transcription: Matthew chapter twenty one, verse twelve. Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, it is written, my house shall be called a house of prayer, but you make it into a den of robbers. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple. He healed them. But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the won

1 Chronicles 11:1-47 |Transcription: Let me open tonight with a quote from John Piper. He describes spiritual leadership as, quote, knowing where God wants people to be and taking the initiative to get them there by God's means and God's power. Let me say that one more time. Spiritual leadership is knowing where God wants people to be, and then taking the initiative to get them there by God's means and God's power. Now, what kind of leader actually does that? We often think i

Matthew 21:1-11 |Transcription: Well this morning, Matthew twenty one, let me read the text for us this morning. Matthew twenty one. Hear the word of the Lord. When they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethpage to the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied in a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, the Lord. The Lord

Psalm 150:1-6 |Transcription: This morning. The psalm that we are looking at, Psalm one hundred and fifty is a magnificent Psalm. I'd like to begin our time by reading Psalm one hundred and fifty in its entirety. So if you would look down at your copy of God's Word and follow with me as I read from the scriptures. Psalm one fifty, beginning in verse one. God's word says this. Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary. Praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his mi

Matthew 20:29-34 |Transcription: Matthew chapter twenty, verse twenty nine is where we'll begin. This is the Word of God. They went out of Jericho, and a great crowd followed him, being Jesus. And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David! The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent. But they cried out all the more, Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David! The cr

1 Chronicles 10:1-14 |Transcription: There is a category in literature of an anti-hero. An anti-hero is somebody who is, strangely enough, not the protagonist, but not the antagonist either. You never know quite how to judge the anti-hero. They're usually on the side of the good person. Not always, but generally on the side of the good person. But they don't have the same motivation as the good person. They're not the enemy. In fact, often when the battle comes, they are figh

Matthew 20:24-28 |Transcription: Matthew chapter twenty this morning I'm going to read our scripture for us. Then we'll get into God's Word together. Matthew twenty, verse twenty four. We're picking up in the middle of the story that Ryan preached on last week. Of course, it's the mother, that of James and John, that asked for them to be seated better at a better seat in the kingdom of heaven. And since it was a Mother's Day request, and by God's providence, it fell on Mother

Matthew 20:20-23 |Transcription: Good morning Immanuel. Let me invite you to open your Bible as we now turn to the Word of God together to the Gospel of Matthew in chapter twenty. Our text for this morning is the Gospel of Matthew and chapter twenty. If you're using one of the Bibles in the seat back in front of you, this can be found on page eight hundred and twenty five. Eight twenty five Matthew in chapter twenty, and we'll be looking at verses twenty to twenty three. Pass

Genesis 12:1-9 |Transcription: God created the world and he blessed the Earth's first rulers, Adam and Eve. He commanded them to be fruitful and multiply and to fill the earth. But he also commanded them to not eat from the tree that's in the midst of the garden. And they sinned. They ate from the tree. But what did God do in response to this? Well, he covered their sin by the shedding of blood. And he promised right there in that chapter that he was going to send a Redeemer.

Matthew 20:17-19 | Transcription: Matthew chapter twenty, verse seventeen through nineteen. The Word of God says, As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, see, we're going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him to the Gentiles, to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And he will be raised on the third day. This

Matthew 20:1-16 | Transcription: This weekend we held a conference on the theological doctrine called the Beatific Vision, which is a term that may not be familiar to many of you, but the beatific vision is the doctrine of our our eager hope and expectation that we will see the Lord, that in the next life we will have an encounter with God. That is, in a sense, visual terms. That job in the Old Testament, at the height of his trials, said, though his flesh be destroyed, he kn

1 Chronicles 9:1-44 | Transcription: The New Testament in the end of the book of Galatians concludes with this term The Israel of God. Peace be upon you and to all the Israel of God. And it's a very controversial phrase. How that is interpreted is in many ways it's not the distinction between Presbyterians and Baptists, but it is one of the many verses that are handled differently. And so I want to kind of make an argument tonight for the Baptistic understanding of that expre

Matthew 19:23-30 | Transcription: Matthew nineteen. I'll begin reading in verse twenty one. Jesus said to the rich young ruler, if you would be perfect, sell what you possess and give to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me. When the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. And Jesus said to his disciples, truly I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. Again, I tell you, it is

1 Chronicles 8:1-40 | Transcription: First Chronicles. Chapter eight is where we are tonight, which is the study of the tribe of Benjamin. Some of the twelve tribes you've noticed have had simple lessons. Judah gives us a king and Levi teaches us redemption, of course, but the tribe of Benjamin is a more complicated endeavor. First of all, it is a shocking story. You'll have become accustomed so far to names and lists of tens of thousands of soldiers, tribes that you probably

1 Chronicles 7:20-40 | Transcription: The Book of First Chronicles begins with an overview of all of human history, so you can't accuse the chronicler of being modest. He starts his description of where Israel got how Israel got into the Promised Land, going back to creation. He really begins with Adam, but then he brings you through creation and through world history all the way. The idea is he's going present day all the way to Israel in the Promised Land. When the chronicl

Matthew 19:17-22 | Transcription: But this morning, Matthew chapter nineteen. Verse sixteen behold, a young man came up to Jesus saying, teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life? Jesus said to him, why do you ask me about what is good? There's only one who is good. If you want to enter eternal life, keep the commandments. He said to him, which ones? And Jesus said, you shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal. You shall not bear false