Sermons on Heaven's Citizens
May 28, Sunday Service of Worship (Acts 22:22-29)
INVITATION TO WORSHIP: Psalm 37:1–9; OPENING PRAYER; ANNOUNCEMENTS; CATECHISM: Psalter, p.867, LD6, Q.19; CONGREGATIONAL READING: Psalm 37:17–19; SONG: I Stand Amazed; SONG: Your Love, O Lord; PREACHING THE WORD: Acts 22:22–29, Citizens of Heaven as Citizens in the World; SONG: Sweetly Broken;…
The Blessing of the Birthright (Genesis 21:8-21)
So though they remained children of illegitimate birth, had they understood how God’s promises come to those of legitimate birth, they could have humbled themselves under the covenant promises, and laid hold of them by faith. Just as Ruth believed by faith a Moabite could find a home in Israel and…
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…
