Sermons on Confidence
Scheming for What Has Been Promised (Genesis 26:34-28:9)
God’s covenant declarations are not influenced by human schemes and deception. Amidst all this scheming and deceiving, what God declared, came to pass. Because of God’s faithfulness, Jacob received the covenant blessing even as the family faithlessly schemed contrary to God’s declaration It’s as…
Because God is With Us, Part 1 (Genesis 26:1-17)
THE CHARGE: Meet the conditions of the covenant. And then, having met the conditions of the covenant, day by day, actively reckon as true the promise of God’s presence in your life. Hold fast to Jesus’s closing words from the Gospel of Matthew, given immediately following his charge to the…
Standing on the Promises (Joshua 1:1-9)
The Perfectly Normal Experience of the Christian Life as Seen Through the Faith of Abraham (Genesis 15:1-21)
In the perfectly normal experience of the Christian life… 1. The Lord assuages our fears with himself and affirms a promise of reward2. Even for the steadfast, doubt often comingles with belief3. God always brings…
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…
The Sovereign Commander of the Seas (Luke 8:22-39)
Jesus displays his authority over the storms and the demonic Legion. For those who understand the authority of Jesus, they are able to find calm in the midst of the storm and go forth in confidence to declare all the wonderful things God has done for His children.