For to us a child is born,

     to us a son is given;

and the government shall be upon his shoulder,

     and his name shall be called

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

     Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Of the increase of his government...

Blessed is the one who considers the poor!

        In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him;

    the LORD protects him and keeps him alive;

        he is called blessed in the land;

        you do not give him up to the will of his...

I waited patiently for the LORD;

     he inclined to me and heard my cry.

He drew me up from the pit of destruction,

     out of the miry bog,

and set my feet upon a rock,

     making my steps secure.

He put a new song in my mouth,

     a song...

I said, “I will guard my ways,      that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle,      so long as the wicked are in my presence.” I was mute and silent;      I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse.      My...

O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger,      nor discipline me in your wrath! For your arrows have sunk into me,     and your hand has come down on me.

There is no soundness in my flesh

     because of your indignation;

there is no health in my...

Fret not yourself because of evildoers;

     be not envious of wrongdoers!

For they will soon fade like the grass

     and wither like the green herb.

Trust in the LORD, and do good;

     dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.

Delight...

Transgression speaks to the wicked

     deep in his heart;

there is no fear of God

     before his eyes.

For he flatters himself in his own eyes

     that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.

The words of his mouth are trouble and...

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this...

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And...

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”—Acts 4:12

Introduction

 

Brief Overview of the “Fill These Cities 25 x ’25” Series

This is now the seventh sermon in the...