Amazed That We are Saved (Ephesians 2:1-6)

by | Dec 31, 2023 | Sermon Notes

I. “AND YOU WERE DEAD…” – our hopeless predicament apart from Christ (2:1-3). In the sphere which matters most, “they have no life… They are blind to the glory of Jesus Christ, and deaf to the voice of the Holy Spirit. They have no love for God, no sensitive awareness...

Jesus Came to Save Us

by | Dec 17, 2023 | Sermon Notes

1. Jesus appeared repulsive. “The Servant’s sufferings brought such a disfigurement that those who saw said not, ‘Is this he?’ but ‘Is this human?’ —J. Alec Motyer 2. Jesus was despised. 3. Jesus was crushed for our iniquities. 4. Jesus...

Consider God

by | Dec 10, 2023 | Sermon Notes

Since God is at work in all things, it is good for us to fear God in all things. 1. God is at work in both the good days and the bad days (13-14). “There is a certain train or course of events, by the providence of God, falling to every one of us during our life in...

Living the Good Life

by | Dec 3, 2023 | Sermon Notes

1. A good life is lived out with the end in view. “Death is an enemy (1 Cor.15:26), but also an evangelist. Death ‘is the great mentor for diligence, sobriety, love, generosity, reverence, and humility. Death forces the most profound questions to be asked, but...