Watchman, What of the Night Primary Text: Is. 21:11; 2 Thes. 2:1-10; 13-17 Additional scripture: 1 John 4:3; 1 Peter 5:8 In Isaiah 21, in the prophecy, the prophet Isaiah is here referred to as the watchman. He is represented as being in the midst of the calamities that had come upon Judea, and as…

Tearing Down the Walls Primary Text: Joshua 5:13-15 Additional scripture: Joshua 6 James 4:10 1 Peter 5:5 Jeremiah 29:11 Ruth 4:7 John 15:4-8 : After forty long years Israel is finally ready to begin the process of claiming the Promised Land. The very first city they face is the walled city of Jericho. In its…

Primary Text: 1 John 3:1-3 Supporting scripture: Romans 8:14-16; Galatians 4:4-6; 2 Peter 3:11-18; Romans 12:1-2 LOVE OF IMMEASURABLE CONDESCENSION. “Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us!” The Creator gave his love to his creature whom he had created in his own likeness. He made him capable of fellowship with himself,…

Primary Text: Hebrews 3:12-19 Hosea 10:12 Supporting scripture: Psalm 51:1-10 The Holy Spirit speaks to us concerning sin, righteousness and judgement. If we ignore His voice, our hearts will become increasingly hard and unyielding until they are no longer sensitive to the Word of God or the desires of the Holy Spirit. In this sermon,…

Primary text: Acts 2:14-41 As the sermon preached by St. Peter on the day of Pentecost was the first sermon preached in the Church of God. Here St. Peter preaches the Word with power, the hearers are pricked in their heart, and by his direction they are baptized, and so put in possession of the…

Primary text: Mark 11:22-24 Supporting verse: Isaiah 40:20-31 Believing that receives is not humanly produced; rather it is believing faith imparted to the believer’s heart by God Himself. Sometimes the fulfillment which true faith desires is granted immediately; at other times it is not. Yet God gives the faith that the prayer has been heard…

Primary texts: Romans 7:15–8:11 Supporting text: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 2 Peter 1:3-4 Galatians 3:16-18 Those who attempt to obey God’s commandments without the saving grace of Christ find themselves unable to accomplish the good intentions of their heart. They are not their own masters; evil and sin rule within them. They are slaves to them…

Primary Text: Eph. 4:1-6 The “Unity of the Spirit” cannot be created by any human being. It already exists for those who have believed the truth and received Christ, as the apostle proclaimed in chapters 1-3. The Ephesians are now to keep and preserve that unity, not through human efforts or organizations, but by walking…

Primary Text: Jude 1:1-3; 20-23 Jude was constrained to write this letter because of the apostate teachers who were perverting the grace of God and in so doing were undermining truth and righteousness in the churches. Jude indicts them as sexually impure; compromising like Cain; covetous like Balaam; rebellious like Korah; arrogant; deceptive; sensual and…

Primary Text: Is. 52:12; He. 12:3-15 Supporting Text: Ps. 125:2; Is. 42:16; Is. 43:2; Is. 49:15; 2 Cor. 4:9; He. 13:5 In every challenge, trial, tribulation, disappointment, discouragement and event in our life God has your back and promised to never leave you nor forsake you. For comments and prayer requests, please use the following…