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This sermon explores the doctrine of God's immutability, defining it as His unchanging nature in being, affections, and purposes while affirming His active interaction with creation. It addresses common objections, such as anthropomorphisms in Scripture and the tension with prayer, by distinguishing between God's static essence and His dynamic providence. The teaching then transitions to God's omniscience, using Psalm 139 to illustrate His comprehensive knowledge of human thoughts, actions, and even the number of hairs on a person's head. The central message emphasizes that God's unchangeable character provides a secure foundation for trust, ensuring that His promises are certain and His care is constant. This holistic view of God's attributes serves to comfort believers with the reality that they are fully known and valued by a perfect, all-knowing Creator.

Genesis 1:6-25

Isaiah 56 promises the foreigner and the eunuch, outsiders under the old covenant, a monument and an everlasting name in God's house when they join themselves to the Lord and keep his Sabbaths. The Sabbath is both a creation ordinance binding on all people and a covenant sign that pictures resting in Christ alone, and the Lord's Day still orders the rhythm of a believer's week. Race, ancestry, marital status and the ability to have children exclude no one from Christ's kingdom; only unbelief and impenitence do. The Lord declares that he will gather yet others besides the outcasts of Israel, Philip's baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch shows the promise fulfilled, and the church in this age of ingathering faces outward.

Bible Reading: Job 33:14 1. God first speaking 2. God further speaking 3. God finally speaking The sermon explores the persistent and powerful nature of God's voice as described in Job 33, emphasizing that God speaks through creation, providence, and the proclamation of the gospel. It highlights how individuals often fail to perceive these divine communications due to spiritual blindness or neglect, citing examples from Adam and Cain to biblical figures like Felix and Agrippa. The message serves as a convicting call to recognize God's repeated invitations to repentance and faith, warning that the opportunity for grace is finite. By contrasting the darkness of unbelief with the light of the gospel, the speaker urges the audience to trust in Christ as the only Savior before the door of mercy closes.

Christ Uses His Water And Blood To Reunite Creation 1. The Baptism of Death 2. The Baptism of Union Lord's Day 27

This sermon explores the foundational doctrines of God, man, and nature, emphasizing the creator-creature distinction and the concept of analogical knowledge of God. It examines the impact of the Fall on both humanity and the natural world, highlighting how sin introduced suffering and disorder into creation. The teaching connects these theological truths to the believer's experience of sanctification, urging a response of faith rather than sight when facing trials. By referencing the Exodus and the life of Joshua, the sermon illustrates the necessity of loyalty to God and the role of divine grace in overcoming the world, flesh, and devil. Ultimately, it calls for a mature Christian life characterized by endurance, righteous anger, and a deep reliance on God's sovereign plan.