Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Sermon notes Living in the light of Christ’s return, Pt 23 The Apostle Paul is dealing in these verses with the comfort that God’s people may enjoy as they grasp the truth taught by the Scriptures about Christ’s return.
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The loveliness of Christ, Pt4
Scripture: Psalm 45:5-6 Sermon notes The loveliness of Christ, Pt4 The heart-warming theme that has stirred the Psalmist to write vigorously about Christ, continues here. He develops the thoughts recorded in v3-4: what it means for King Jesus, the lovely sovereign of His people, to come in power and glory to […]
Brotherly love, Pt1
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:10-12 Sermon notes Studies in First Thessalonians #21 & 22: Living in the light of Christ’s return – Brotherly love, Pts 1 & 2 This chapter deals with practical considerations arising out of a knowledge of what God’s word teaches about Christ’s return. The chapter is introduced, 3:13; […]
Brotherly love, Pt2
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:10-12 Sermon notes Studies in First Thessalonians #21 & 22: Living in the light of Christ’s return – Brotherly love, Pts 1 & 2 This chapter deals with practical considerations arising out of a knowledge of what God’s word teaches about Christ’s return. The chapter is introduced, 3:13; […]
The loveliness of Christ, Pt3
Scripture: Psalm 45:3-8 Sermon notes The loveliness of Christ #3: The beauty of the King, Pt1 There is in this Psalm a detailed consideration of the loveliness of the God-man, God’s anointed One. In v2 the Psalmist considers the beauty of the Saviour’s gracious words—the gospel words that convey eternal […]
The loveliness of Christ, Pt2
Scripture: Psalm 45:2 Sermon notes The loveliness of Christ, #2: A lovely man, with a lovely message It is perhaps important again to insist that the content of this Psalm relates to Christ the Saviour. The words of v6-7 are cited in Heb 1:8-9. It is Him that the Psalmist speaks […]
Living in the light of Christ’s return, Pt1
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Sermon notes The chapter begins with a furthermore, connecting its contents to the statements Paul has made 3:13 related to the experience of saints in the day of the Lord. The chapter ends by anticipating the resurrection of the saints and the glorious return of Christ to […]
Highway to Heaven
Scripture: 2 Peter 1:10-11 Sermon notes There is a way of Christian living described in these verses. It is a life of knowing God and growing in grace. Cp v3-4. Many Christians turn aside from such a life and pay a heavy price, v9. Here is a tragic picture! Their […]
The unrighteous shut out of Heaven
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Sermon notes 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 I was made to think of this passage by two unconnected pieces of information. In the past week, the Okanagan Pride society has held various events in Kelowna as part of a week-long celebration of wicked and immoral lifestyles that are […]
Pastoral concerns, Pt2
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Sermon notes II THE REASONS WHY SUCH A MINISTRY WAS NECESSARY. Paul was responding to sources of concern within his own heart.1. Trouble, v3-4. Inevitably, trouble had come to these believers. Paul wirtes to indicate that he too shared in these troubles! Cp John 15:19-20. Opposition […]
