Sermons on Afflictions
Meeting Our Trials with the Joy of God (James 1:1-12)
James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. Tribulation apparently drove these…
Living Free in the Power of the Resurrection (Philippians 3:1-11)
Gordan Fee sums up this passage by saying, the Christian life “means to be finished with one’s religious past as having value before God or as a means of right relationship with God; it means to trust wholly in Christ as God’s means to righteousness. But such righteousness has as its ultimate aim…
Comforted in Suffering (2 Corinthians 1:1-11)
Sufferings teach us to rely on God, who carries the power to raise the dead to life. Even still, Jesus comforts us in our sufferings so that we can be a comfort to others.
Exhortations to a Faithful End (1 Peter 5:1-11)
We have two sermons left in 1 Peter. As he nears the end of his letter, Peter has brought into focus the impending judgment of God; a judgment which is beginning in God’s own house. As such, God’s people are exhorted to persevere in suffering, entrusting their lives to God, and doing good. Being…
Ambassadors in Exile (1 Peter 1:1-2)
God’s people often find themselves on the outside of pagan and antagonistic cultures. How do Christians and the church respond? Some fight back in anger and fear. Other attempts to change culture through political clout. Others withdraw from society. And others assimilate into society and lose their peculiar distinction as Christians. In 1 Peter, the apostle calls…
Living in Prayerful Dependence on the Father (Luke 22:39-46)
Jesus is faithful to the will of God as he wholly depends on his father for strength through prayer. He gives us the perfect example of how we will be faithful to God’s will for us. We should gives ourselves in utter dependence to our heavenly Father by giving ourselves to him in fervent…
Faithful to the End (Luke 21:5-36)
In this passage, often called The Olivet Discourse, there is one central theme, the so-called “end-times.” As his return is imminent, Jesus calls his people to be faithful. In this passage, Jesus is giving the necessary conditions in which he will return to judge the world. These conditions are marked by terror and destruction. There are two events in view. First, the…
Hope for Weary Hearts (Luke 18:1-8)
In this passage, Jesus gives his disciples the “secret” to living the Christian life without “losing heart”…persevering prayer. The disciples are commanded to pray at all times. They are to understand that the Christian life can only be lived and succeeded in by relying on the power of God moment by moment. Amazingly, the Apostle Paul who…
On the Road and Awaiting Home (Luke 9:51-62)
Our life in Christ in this age should be marked by mercy for those who reject Jesus, discomfort as we follow Christ to the cross, urgency to share the good news of Jesus, and focus on the mission.
The Nature of Audacious Faith (Luke 5:12-32)
In this passage, we see that coming to Jesus via faith requires audacity without presumption. Faith isn’t just believing certain facts about Jesus but believing that Jesus is worth coming to and entrusting our entire life to Him.
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