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This sermon examines Deuteronomy 12 and 13, emphasizing the command for Israel to destroy pagan worship sites and establish centralized worship at the place chosen by the Lord. The central theme is the exclusivity of God's claim on His people, illustrated by the repeated phrase "the Lord your God," which highlights a personal and possessive relationship rather than a distant deity. The text warns against the human tendency to drift into idolatry or follow false prophets, even if they perform signs, by illustrating the severe consequences of turning away from the true God. The preacher connects these Old Testament laws to the New Testament reality of Christ's ultimate sacrifice, noting that the blood of sacrifices foreshadowed the atonement for sin. Ultimately, the message calls for a life of reverent obedience, where believers guard their hearts against sin and rejoice in the grace and holiness of the one true God.

This sermon explores the practical wisdom found in Ecclesiastes 10 for navigating the unpredictability and brokenness of the fallen world. It presents six key principles for living well, including maintaining composure under erratic authority, applying wisdom to avoid danger, exercising restraint in speech, cultivating diligence to prevent decay, stewarding resources wisely, and maintaining integrity between private and public life. While these are sound principles, they ultimately point to Jesus Christ, who embodies perfect wisdom, speech, diligence, and integrity. The central message is that believers are called to pursue Christlikeness not through self-effort alone, but by relying on the Holy Spirit to transform their hearts and actions. The tone is instructional and pastoral, encouraging the congregation to let these timeless truths shape their daily conduct and character.

I. The God Who Rules Over the Hearts of Kings (v. 1-4) II. The God Who Rules Over the Hearts of His People (v. 5-11a) III. The God Who Brings His Chosen People to His Promised End (v. 11b)

In this evening message, Pastor Rockhill continues his study of the parables of Jesus, turning from Luke to Matthew's record of the wise and foolish builders in the closing words of the Sermon on the Mount. His central burden is that genuine saving faith is never mere profession but is demonstrated by a life of obedience to the will of the Father. Drawing on the sobering warning that precedes the parable, he reminds the congregation that even those who prophesy, cast out demons, and perform wonders may still hear Christ say, "I never knew you." Pastor Rockhill shows that both the wise and the foolish man hear the same words of Christ; the difference lies in whether they believe and obey. The wise man builds upon the rock of the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, the only foundation that can withstand the storms of trial, suffering, and the final judgment. The foolish man, concerned only with outward appearance and his own glory, builds upon sand, and his house collapses in great ruin. The doctrine pressed home is that true faith rests wholly upon Christ and bears the fruit of love and obedience by the power of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Rockhill applies this searchingly, calling each hearer to examine whether they merely hear with the ears or truly receive the word in the heart. As the congregation prepares to come to the Lord's table, he urges them to build their lives upon the sure and certain rock of Christ, that their faith may remain secure when the storms inevitably come.

In this Psalm 1 sermon, Pastor Richard Caldwell preaches The Way of Prosperity & The Way That Perishes Pt. 2 on the righteous and the wicked. The first Psalm serves as a gateway to the Psalter by dividing all of humanity into two distinct categories. God recognizes people by their manner of living, comparing the fruit of a righteous person to a tree firmly planted by streams of water. True believers are marked by their sincere love for God and their genuine delight in His inerrant Word. In contrast, the unredeemed are described as chaff driven away by the wind. They walk in the counsel of the ungodly and have no fellowship with the truth or the community of the saints. Ultimately, their rebellion against the final authority of Scripture leaves them without hope at the final judgment. True wisdom is found only in the law of the Lord and salvation by grace through faith in Christ alone. As we examine the inevitable destinies of these two paths, we are called to evaluate our own hearts. God preserves the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will end in eternal destruction. Key Biblical Takeaways: - True spiritual joy and blessedness belong exclusively to those whose sins are forgiven and who take refuge in God. - A righteous life is evidenced by a deep, enduring delight in the Word of God that shapes daily meditation and produces lasting spiritual fruit. - The wicked are completely separated from God and His people, living a life that ultimately amounts to worthless chaff with no eternal substance. - Every human life ends in one of two guaranteed destinies: everlasting fruitfulness and preservation by God, or eternal destruction and banishment.

The Compassionate Savior's Parable Picturing Who Was Neighbor Luke 10: 25-37 1. Trouble That Calls for a Neighbor 2. Religion Without Love For Neighbor 3. The Heart of the Most Compassionate Neighbor