Hope at Christmas (pt. 2)

 

Intro: Heard story of Hope from Dima, baptized.

Hope, our theme @/Christmas.

Need most in our world today.

Hope, synonymous w/salvation.

“Faith, hope, and love.”

[TRANS] Theme of hope from “Isaiah”...

Hope at Christmas (pt. 2) Intro: Heard story of Hope from Dima, baptized. [TRANS] Theme of hope from “Isaiah” (2nd sermon). [TRANS] Many OT prophecies speak of X w/detail (quoted last week). [TRANS] 1st or 5 Servant Songs w/underlying, looming pressure @/Assyria. [KEY] God defended Judah. “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word...

Hope at Christmas

Intro: Impressed this Christmas to preach a few Sundays on Hope.

Hope (@/Bible) is synonym for Salvation.

 

Paul’s crescendo to his love chapter.

 

ESV  1 Corinthians 13:13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these...

Hope at Christmas Intro: Impressed this Christmas to preach a few Sundays on Hope. Hope (@/Bible) is synonym for Salvation.   Paul’s crescendo to his love chapter.   ESV  1 Corinthians 13:13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. (1Co 13:13 ESV)   Love is Xian’s...

Matthew 23:37-39 - Jesus’ Lament, Freewill, and Sovereign Grace

Intro: Brief passage bridging chps 23 and 24.

Linking X’s 7 woes w/end times.

Israel’s judgment and future hope.

[KEY] X’s focus from provocation to anguish.  

Passage is...

Matthew 23:37-39 – Jesus’ Lament, Freewill, and Sovereign Grace Intro: Brief passage bridging chps 23 and 24. Linking X’s 7 woes w/end times. Israel’s judgment and future hope. [KEY] X’s focus from provocation to anguish.   Passage is standalone/distinct for what it reveals @/X. Weeping over those he loves. Who rejected him.   X’s provocations...

Matthew 23:13-36 – 7 woes of the Pharisees

 

Intro: Sermon concludes series of Christ’s 7 woes.

Review

Prop: Provocations of Christ’s indignation

Woe to the pragmatists (vv. 13-15)

 

They lock the door to heaven.

They force...

Matthew 23:13-36 – 7 woes of the Pharisees   Intro: Sermon concludes series of Christ’s 7 woes. Review Prop: Provocations of Christ’s indignation Woe to the pragmatists (vv. 13-15)   They lock the door to heaven. They force conversions. They condemn their converts.   Woe to the blind (vv. 16-22)   Blind by lying to...