In this sermon, pastor Joel looks at Malachi 3 and Israel’s corruption to show us that our practices of giving are directly related to our relationship with God. What we will see is that how we handle our money reveals the condition of our heart, and what we do reveals what we value. In other […]
After the glorious visions of chapters 60–62 and the vision of God’s day of vengeance in 63:1–6, Isaiah offers a prayer of lament on behalf of Israel and their future exile. Isaiah calls attention to their crisis of separation from their covenant God and Father, and he prays for mercy. In this sermon, pastor Joel […]
As Jude closes his letter, he praises God for his preserving power and his promise to keep believers from stumbling. In this sermon on the final two verses of Jude’s letter, pastor Joel reminds us that Jesus is the only friend who is able and willing to deliver us, and he alone is worthy of […]
Having taken a detailed look at the false teachers who have crept into the church but are kept for judgment, Jude now describes what “contending for the faith once for all delivered to the saints (v.4) looks like for believers in the local church. In this sermon, pastor Joel shows us that true believers practice, […]
After speaking about reality of true and false believers, Jude spends the majority of his letter describing false believers that have crept in the church. He marshals all kinds of historical events, people, and predictions, and then all kinds of present behaviors, metaphors, and labels to show the true nature of these false believers. In […]
We are taking another break from our series in Isaiah to jump into the New Testament and preach through the book of Jude. We will be considering the church’s task of contending for the faith once for all delivered to the saints, resisting false teachers, and persevering to the end. In this sermon, pastor Joel […]
In Isaiah 42:10-17, God continues his interrogation and humiliation of Israel’s idols by revealing Himself as the prophesying man of war and shepherding King who commands praise from all of creation. In this sermon, Pastor Joel shows how scripture identifies all of God’s attributes with Jesus Christ. Jesus is both the Lamb of God and […]
In this sermon, preached at our candlelight service, pastor Joel looks at the song of the Angels from Luke’s gospel and reminds us of the simple yet profound truth that God acts and creation reacts in praise. The true and historical account of the birth of Jesus and the supernatural events surrounding it is ultimately […]
Having addressed matters of personal conviction in Romans chapter 14, the Apostle Paul turns his focus from correcting the contentious believers to exhorting them to pursue humility and unity. Paul reminds them of the example of Christ, the sufficiency of Scripture, the nature of God, and the welcome that every believer has into the family […]
