Sermons on Hope in Tribulation
August 13, Sunday Service of Worship
INVITATION TO WORSHIP: Psalm 44:1–5; OPENING PRAYER; ANNOUNCEMENTS; CATECHISM: Q. 24, p. 869; CONGREGATIONAL READING:Psalm 44:25–26; SONG: Amazing Grace; SONG: Glory and Praise to Our God; PREACHING THE WORD: Acts 25:1–27, Babylon; SONG: And Can It Be; SONG: Our Great Savior; BENEDICTION
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…
Heaven as the Hope for Mission (Revelation 7:9-17)
In a sealed future, the King dwells in all his fullness with a multitude of redeemed people who washed themselves clean in the blood of the Lamb This is not merely a statement of future hope, as though we simply sit around looking forward to that day. More than that, John’s revelation necessitates…
Grace for Thieves, Criminals, and Murderers (Luke 23:35-43)
In this passage, we see the absolute wonder and offensiveness of God’s grace. While so many look at Jesus, mock his ability to save, and deny the wonder of salvation, there are others who simply believe and are saved. God’s grace is free and it extends to all who believe it comes…
Seeing Beyond Your Circumstances (Luke 7:18-35)
Sometimes our circumstances cloud our ability to see Jesus and believe that He really is the Messiah. In this passage, Jesus teaches John the Baptist that He really is the Messiah, regardless of what is happening to John.
Salvation through Affliction (1 Kings 17:17-24)
In this passage we see the young son of the Sidonian widow die. Doubting God, she cries out in her anguish. But Elijah stands firm and points her to a sovereign God. Through the experience of losing her son, the widow finds that Yahweh is the God of life and He works salvation through our…
The Sufficiency of Obedience (1 Kings 17:1-16)
The second sermon from the series “The Kingdom of the Otherwise,” based on the life of Elijah and Elisha from 1 and 2 Kings. In this series we look at what it means to live in full obedience to God. We see the repercussions of disobedience as well as the hope of obedience. We always…
The Kingdom of the Otherwise (1 Kings 16:28-17:1)
The first sermon from the series “The Kingdom of the Otherwise,” based on the life of Elijah and Elisha from 1 and 2 Kings. In this series we look at what it means to live in full obedience to God. We see the repercussions of disobedience as well as the hope of obedience. We always have…
