The Shampoo Cycle of Learning to Trust God – Exodus 5:1-6:9
We must constantly be growing in our trust in God, who delivers us in His faithfulness.
How God Delivers His People Through Faith – Exodus 2
Exodus traces the hand of God’s providential deliverance of his people out of Egypt. While He always rescues His people out of His own sovereign grace, He never does so absent our outside their response of faith. Faith is the essential response of the heart to the promises of God. Exodus 2…
God’s Providence in Cultural Persecution – Exodus 1:1-2:10
Exodus is Moses’ great sequel to the epic story of Genesis, recounting the ongoing providential fulfillment of God’s promises to establish for His glory, a people for his own name’s sake. In this sermon, Pastor Guy explores the manner in which God demonstrates His sovereign…
Providence Gives Purpose to Suffering – Genesis 50
Does your suffering have a purpose? See how God’s plan for Joseph’s suffering led to the salvation of his family, and how God’s plan for Christ’s suffering leads to the redemption of his people.
The Keys to Godly Worship – Psalm 100
This Psalm isn’t so much an exhortation to worship God, as it’s an exhortation as to how we ought to worship God, because how we worship God matters. We often give more thought and attention to our preferences in worship than we do with God’s preferences in worship. In this Psalm, God gives us 3 essential themes about how we ought to worship Him: 1) he wants us to…
Remember! A Call To Christian Action – 2 Timothy 2:8-10
God regularly admonishes his people to remember how he delivered them in the past and therefore to live in the present by faith. So whether the different festivals in Israel’s history, the repetition of the commandments, or establishing memorials, God’s people remember and then act. The…
Patient Enduring – James 5:7-11
When you encounter trials, exercise the inward disciplines of patience, firmness, and peacefulness.
The Pattern For Dispersed Saints – Acts 8:1-4
A scattered church goes to those no one else is loving, preaches the gospel everywhere they go, and embraces a shared ministry with every other member.
When the Church Gathers Again – Ezra 1:3
When the church gathers again, they intentionally prioritize biblical worship, the celebration of God’s redemption, the hearing/receiving/living out the taught Word of God, and rejoicing together with longing for what will be.
Rejoice in the Lord – Philippians 3:1
Joy is one of the centerpieces of the Christian life. But how do we evaluate our joy quotient? Philippians 3:1 gives three measures for examining the extent of biblical joy in our lives. Questions for discussion and/or personal reflection 1. How does ‘rejoicing in the Lord’ sum up true Christianity? 2. In what ways does counterfeit joy look like the real thing? In what…