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In John 13:31-38, we see God's glorious love revealed in the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ and reflected in the lives of His people. Jesus commands us to love one another JUST AS HE HAS LOVED US! This is a love that is self-giving, gracious, and extended to the undeserving. We are fully known by our God, and yet we are fully loved! But there is a problem. Like Peter, we often approach spiritual matters with confidence in our own strength, only to discover that our best intentions are insufficient. Thankfully, Jesus has not simply commanded us to love and left us to accomplish it on our own. He has given us His Holy Spirit, through whom God's love is poured into our hearts. As we surrender ourselves to our good and gracious God, His love begins to overflow from us to others. In this way, the unseen God is seen in the world, and His glory is on display through His people. Our confidence, then, is not in our ability to love perfectly, but in the love of God PERFECTLY DEMONSTRATED in Jesus Christ, whose finished work is our only hope in life and death!

This passage teaches the church to welcome one another with charity where Scripture leaves room for conscience. We belong to the Lord in life and in death, so we must not judge one another over disputable matters. Christ alone is Lord and Judge. Therefore, we should pursue peace, and avoid placing stumbling blocks before others, as we strive to live our lives to the glory of God.

The sermon argues that God blesses His people through wise leadership, using the life of King Solomon as a primary example. It defines wisdom as the skill for living rightly in God's world and asserts that rulers who govern according to divine standards bring tangible benefits to society. The text highlights three specific outcomes of wise rule: the administration of justice, the promotion of prosperity, and the cultivation of peace. While acknowledging that no human leader can fully restore the Garden of Eden or overcome death, the message emphasizes that Christian participation in politics remains vital for the sake of the church and the Great Commission. Ultimately, the sermon points to Jesus as the true King who fulfills the hopes of justice and peace that earthly rulers can only partially reflect.

1. The Meaning 2. The Reason 3. The Confession

Main Idea: Sin brought corruption and misery into every sphere of human life. Main Points: I. Sorrow Multiplied in Childbearing (v. 16) II. The Ground Cursed for Man (vv. 17-18) III. Dust Returns to Dust (v. 19)

The sermon centers on the question posed by John the Baptist's disciples to Jesus, using His response as a framework for understanding the necessity of salvation. The preacher explains that Jesus provided both physical and scriptural evidence of His identity by performing miracles that fulfilled Messianic prophecies. Each miracle is interpreted spiritually: the blind seeing represents overcoming spiritual blindness to sin and Christ's beauty; the lame walking signifies the inability of sinners to live righteously without divine enablement; the lepers being cleansed illustrates the removal of sin's stain and disease through Christ's blood; the deaf hearing highlights the need to remove spiritual dullness caused by sin; and the dead being raised underscores the total transformation from spiritual death to life. The message concludes with an urgent appeal for unsaved individuals to recognize their need for a Savior and to call upon Jesus for mercy, emphasizing that only He can perform the miracle of salvation.

This sermon explores the account of Jesus raising the daughter of a synagogue ruler, emphasizing that death is an unnatural enemy that only Christ can defeat. The preacher highlights the contrast between human pride and the humility required to approach God, using the ruler's desperate worship as a model for surrendering self-reliance. By illustrating the impossibility of meeting God's perfect standard through human effort, the message presents the gospel as the sole source of eternal hope. The tone is both convicting and comforting, urging listeners to abandon their own works and trust in Christ's perfect life. Ultimately, the sermon calls for a personal response to Jesus, who enters into situations of despair to offer new life and restoration.

Main Points 1. God judges rebellion with destruction and death. 2. God brings resurrection and life to those who repent and believe in Him. This sermon examines God's judgment against Israel's rebellion and idolatry in Hosea 13, contrasting the nation's former prominence with its spiritual decline and coming destruction. Despite God's faithful provision and repeated warnings, His people forgot Him in their prosperity, turned to false gods, and placed their confidence in human rulers rather than their only Savior. Through vivid images of wild animals, childbirth, and death, the passage reveals the seriousness of sin and the consequences of refusing to repent. Yet even in this dark chapter, there is hope. God promises to demonstrate His power over death, pointing toward Israel's future restoration and the ultimate victory over death through Jesus Christ. The sermon concludes with an invitation for unbelievers to repent and trust in Christ for salvation and for wandering believers to return to God and experience His forgiveness and restoration.

This sermon concludes a series on 1 Corinthians 7 by examining the final verses regarding widowhood and remarriage, emphasizing the principle of remaining faithful in God's calling in every circumstance. The central message is that while earthly circumstances change, the believer's covenant faithfulness to God must remain constant until the end. The text highlights that Christian liberty is bounded by divine parameters, such as marrying only in the Lord, and that contentment is found not in avoiding difficulty but in trusting God's wisdom. Drawing on Daniel 7 and 1 Corinthians 15, the exposition connects earthly endurance to the eternal hope of Christ's resurrection and the ultimate defeat of death. The tone is pastoral and encouraging, assuring the congregation that God's grace sustains believers through life's transitions and that their perseverance is grounded in Christ's unchanging faithfulness.

Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. 19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode. 20 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. 21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. 24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.