Teaching on Sermons (Page 10)

Teaching on Sermons (Page 10)

Comfort in the Character of a Giving God

James 1:16-18Our sermon again today is going to be in the book of James, James, chapter 1. But we once again turn to the book of James and we continue to look at the first chapter, which as we have said before, needs to be seen in the context of trials. It’s a context of trials throughout the entirety of chapter 1. We’ve already talked at length about God’s good intention for the believer in trials, as, as we have…

Understanding Temptation for Our Sanctification

James 1:13-15 If you would turn in your Bible to James, the book of James, we will be continuing on in our study of the book of James. We’re still in chapter 1. Today we’re gonna look at verses 13 through 15. Verses 13 through 15 of James chapter 1. And as we do that, we do need to once again remind ourselves about the context in which James is a delivering this letter. James is speaking to a group…

The Hope of the Blessed in Trying Times

James 1:12 We are this morning, continuing on through the book of James. That’s, that’s where I’m at when I’m up here, James chapter one and today we’re just going to be looking at verse 12. So not making a ton of progress through the book of James, but we are getting through it, nonetheless. James 1:12 and in this morning’s text is really a promise for believers, it really is for a the encouragement of believers. So, as we…

Yahweh’s Relentless Mercy, Part 2

Jonah 1:7-17 For this morning, we are going to be back in the book of Jonah, if you want to make your way there in your copy of the scriptures. We’re gonna finish up chapter 1 of Jonah this morning. And so I just want to, at the front of this read chapter 1 again, have the context in our mind, the narrative in, in our minds before we get into the verses we’re gonna cover this morning. So Jonah…

Yahweh’s Relentless Mercy, Part 1

Jonah 1:4-6 Well, we’re going to be back in the book of Jonah if you want to make your way there in your bibles. And if you’re visiting today, I would like to welcome you to Grace Church. My name is Brett Hastings. I am one of the associate pastors, one of the elders here at Grace Church. As we get started this morning, I just want to read the first chapter of Jonah as we get started. So let’s…

The Lamentation of the King

Luke 19:41-44 I would like to invite you to turn in your Bibles to Luke chapter 19. In the section we’re in this morning, Luke 19:41-44, this is the end of the travel section. It does wrap up this section that began back in Luke 9:51, and the next section, starting in verse 45 of chapter 19, even though it’s not quite the end of the chapter, that is actually the beginning of a new section in Luke’s Gospel. So…

The Procession of the King

Luke 19:35-40 We are back in Luke 19 today, Luke 19, the coronation procession of Jesus Christ as his journey is coming to a close in Jerusalem. As we’ve seen in our studies so far, Jesus arrived with his disciples in Bethany on a Friday, on Friday, March 27th in AD 33. He and his disciples spent the evening there in Bethany the next day as well, the Sabbath. They were there with disciples in the region, friends like Lazarus,…