Sermon Archive (Page 5)

Sermon Archive (Page 5)

The Hoped for Deliverance

Psalm 120 A Song of Ascents. In my distress I called to the Lord,    and he answered me.Deliver me, O Lord,    from lying lips,    from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given to you,    and what more shall be done to you,    you deceitful tongue?A warrior’s sharp arrows,    with glowing coals of the broom tree! Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech,    that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!Too long have I had my dwelling    among those who hate peace.I am for peace,    but when I speak,…

On the Road to Jerusalem

Mark 10:32-45 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and 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 over…

The Difficulty of Salvation

Mark 10:23-31 23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” 24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” 26 And they were…

Great Expectations

Luke 1:67-79 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, 68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,    for he has visited and redeemed his people69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us    in the house of his servant David,70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,71 that we should be saved from our enemies    and from the hand of all who hate us;72 to show the mercy promised to our fathers    and to remember…

The Value of the Kingdom

Mark 10:17-22 17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” 20 And he said…