Sermon Notes

A happy and fruitful life is a life built on God’s Word. 1. We must delight in God’s Word. “Whatever really shapes a man’s thinking shapes his life.”—Derek Kidner “The reason we come away so cold from reading the word is because we do not warm ourselves at the fire of...

I. A CALL TO A GREAT (glory reflecting) WORK (Genesis 1:27-28; 9:6-7) “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth...

I had to do it – I knew that. The message that God forgives has a prior condition: that we forgive those who have injured us. “Jesus, help me!” I prayed silently. “I can lift my hand. I can do that much. You supply the feeling.” And so woodenly, mechanically, I thrust...

“In the decades before and after Jesus’ life and death, there were dozens of messianic movements in Israel. In almost every case the messianic leader was killed, in many cases by execution, and after the leader’s death each of these movements invariably collapsed....

1. The King’s Triumphal Entry 2. The King is Pursued 3. The King’s Speech “When you hold a kernel of wheat in your hand, you cannot see what is in it. Quite literally each grain contains, if it is a good seed, a million similar offspring. In planting season, a grain...

I. Put off falsehood . . . and put on TRUTH-TELLING (4:25). II. Stop nursing your anger . . . and cultivate HARMONY instead (4:26-27). “It seems clear that this form of words is a Hebrew idiom which permits and then restricts anger, rather than actually commanding...

  “The wise, through their hard work and stewardship of their resources, have many material blessings. The poor consume them, so they are gone.” —Tremper Longman “The longings of the lazy do not include work. But without work there is no income, no crops, nothing...

1. A lack of self-control and discipline is destructive. “The history of the world from the days of Noah proves, that the love of wine and strong drink is a most insidious vice. The wretched victims are convinced too late, that they have been mocked and grievously...

1. Wisdom teaches us to tell the truth. 2. Wisdom teaches us how to interact as a family. "A son who makes foolish life decisions is a disaster to a father." — Tremper Longman “Good things (house and riches) come from the previous generation, but this is nothing...

Since God has called us to his own glory and excellence through faith in Jesus Christ, we must make every effort to confirm this calling by growing in our faith. 1. Growing in our faith will help us be fruitful and effective. “Peter is convinced that true Christian...