Teaching (Page 81)

Teaching (Page 81)

How Jesus Endured the Cross

Psalm 22:1-21 Just by way of introduction, go ahead and turn in your Bibles back to Mark’s Gospel, chapter 14, and follow along as we just make some initial observations in the text.  The writer to the Hebrews called us to “look to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith who for,” it says, “the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”…

The Theology of the Messiah’s Growth

Luke 2:49-52 Last week we started reading the story of Jesus as a 12-year-old boy, visiting the temple, and you can find that story at the end of Chapter 2. We’re going to start there reading this morning in Chapter 2, verse 40. Like I said, we’ll just begin by reading the account this morning and refresh ourselves with the truths that are here. It says in verse 40,  “The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the…

The First Words of the Divine Child

Luke 2:39-49 We have been enjoying a rich, rich study of the infancy narratives about Jesus as a baby, and here, we’re going to see this morning, as a little boy. Luke has been preparing us in these narratives, these first two chapters, by setting our expectations about what we’re going to find about who Jesus is because he wants us to properly, rightly receive Jesus and his ministry. That’s been the intent of these first two chapters. Luke has…

Run to Win

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 If you can take your Bibles and open them to 1 Corinthians chapter 9 this morning.  Normally on Sunday mornings, we’re going through, working our way through Luke’s Gospel, but I felt compelled this week to direct our attention to the example of the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27.  The elders met a couple of weeks ago to discuss some of the amazing things God is doing in our church these days.    We are, all of…