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“The One Who Perseveres to the End Will Be Saved” Matthew 24:1-35
An Expositional SermonMatthew 24:1-35“The One Who Perseveres to the End Will Be Saved” Big Idea: Jesus is coming again so persevere trusting the gospel in the face of tribulation.Application: Take Jesus as his word and believe in Him. (1) Have More Awe for God More Than for Things in this World (Matthew 24:1-3)(2) Persevere in the Face of Persecution (Matthew 24:4-28)(3) No One Will Miss The Second Coming of Jesus Christ (Matthew 24:15-28)(4) Use Your Life to Prepare for Jesus…
“Jesus Laments” Matthew 23:1-39
An Expositional SermonMatthew 23:1-39“Jesus Laments” Big Idea: Jesus exposes bad leaders and pronounces judgment on them even as he laments how Israel has rejected him.Application: Hear the lament of Jesus Christ here in this text as a mark of His mercy and grace to lead sinners like us to repentance. (1) Jesus Exposes Bad Leadership (Matthew 23:1-12)(2) Jesus Announces Judgment & Lament Upon the Scribes & Pharisees (Matthew 23:13-36)(3) Jesus Laments Over Jerusalem (Matthew 23:37-39)
“Give to God What Belongs to Him” Matthew 22:15-46
An Expositional SermonMatthew 22:15-46“Give to God What Belongs to God” Big Idea: Jesus is God and has the authority of God to claim all things for Himself.Application: Give God your life, acknowledge that truth and His kingdom belong to Him, and give God your love through Jesus Christ. (1) God Owns Your Life, Give It To Him (Matthew 22:15-22)(2) God Owns Truth and His Kingdom, Give It To Him (Matthew 22:23-33)(3) Go Owns Your Love, Give It To Him (Matthew 22:34-40)(4) Jesus Christ Is…
Luther’s “Bondage of the Will” – Rebuttal of Erasmus’ Critique of the Assertio, Part 1
Martin Luther’s “De Servo Arbitrio/On the Bondage of the Will” in “Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation” in The Library of Christian Classics, Ichthus Edition Translated and Edited by Philip S. Watson in collaboration with B. Drewery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Westminster Press, 1969 Pages 263-277 This reading covers the following sections: Part V. Rebuttal of Erasmus’ Critique of the Assertio(a) Genesis 6:3 and the Biblical Meaning of “Flesh” (b) Other Old Testament Passages – the Universal Sinfulness and Impotence of Man Under…
Luther’s “Bondage of the Will” – Defense of Arguments Against Free Choice, Part 3
Martin Luther’s “De Servo Arbitrio/On the Bondage of the Will” in “Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation” in The Library of Christian Classics, Ichthus Edition Translated and Edited by Philip S. Watson in collaboration with B. Drewery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Westminster Press, 1969 Pages 255-262 This reading covers the following sections: Part IV. Defense of Arguments Against Free Choice(g) The Potter and the Clay(h) Erasmus’ Way of Reasoning Does Not Let God Be God
Luther’s “Bondage of the Will” – Defense of Arguments Against Free Choice, Part 2
Martin Luther’s “De Servo Arbitrio/On the Bondage of the Will” in “Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation” in The Library of Christian Classics, Ichthus Edition Translated and Edited by Philip S. Watson in collaboration with B. Drewery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Westminster Press, 1969 Pages 239-255 This reading covers the following sections: Part IV. Defense of Arguments Against Free Choice(d) How God’s Foreknowledge Imposes Necessity(e) Two Kinds of Necessity: The Case of Judas(f) Jacob and Esau
“Jesus Christ’s Triumphal Entry” Matthew 21:1-22
An Expositional SermonMatthew 21:1-22“Jesus Christ’s Triumphal Entry” Big Idea: Jesus Christ is King riding into Jerusalem to die for the ransom of many.Application: Beware of spiritual hypocrisy, beware of spiritual blindness and self-deception, respond to Jesus’ authority by obeying and worshiping Him, for Jesus Christ alone has authority (1) Jesus Christ Has Authority (Matthew 21:1-5)(2) Respond to Jesus’ Authority by Obeying and Worshipping Him (Matthew 21:6-11)(3) Beware of Spiritual Blindness Self-Deception (Matthew 21:8-16)(4) Beware of Spiritual Hypocrisy (Matthew 21:17-22)
Luther’s “Bondage of the Will” – Defense of Arguments Against Free Choice, Part 1
Martin Luther’s “De Servo Arbitrio/On the Bondage of the Will” in “Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation” in The Library of Christian Classics, Ichthus Edition Translated and Edited by Philip S. Watson in collaboration with B. Drewery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Westminster Press, 1969 Pages 219-239 This reading covers the following sections: Part IV. Defense of Arguments Against Free Choice(a) Erasmus’ Use of Tropes in Interpreting Scripture(b) Exodus 4:21 – The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart(c) How God’s Omnipotence Can Be Said to Work…
“Lord, Make Us Last” Matthew 20:1-34
An Expositional SermonMatthew 20:1-34“Lord, Make Us Last” Big Idea: Jesus Christ became first by becoming last so that in Him sinners like us could be counted first by His grace alone.Application: Deny yourself, pick up your cross, and follow Jesus Christ. The principle that the “last of this world will be first in the Christ’s kingdom” and that the “first in this world will be last in Christ’s kingdom”…(1) Teaches A Vision for Kingdom Citizenship (Matthew 20:1-16)(2) Points us to Jesus…
Luther’s “Bondage of the Will” – Refutation of Arguments in Support of Free Choice, Part 3
Martin Luther’s “De Servo Arbitrio/On the Bondage of the Will” in “Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation” in The Library of Christian Classics, Ichthus Edition Translated and Edited by Philip S. Watson in collaboration with B. Drewery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Westminster Press, 1969 Pages 205-219 This reading covers the following sections: Part III. Refutation of Arguments in Support of Free Choice(g) New Testament Passages: Matthew 23:37 – Man Must Not Pry Into the Secret Will of God(h) Precepts and Rewards in the…