This sermon explores the biblical foundations of pastoral ministry, focusing on the doctrine of ordination and the necessity of personal exhortation. Ordination through the laying on of hands confers ministerial authority, a practice rooted in both Old Testament precedents and New Testament examples like Timothy's commissioning. Pastors act as stewards of God's household, responsible for equipping the congregation for service through the pure teaching of Scripture. Furthermore, the message details how leaders must interact with different demographics within the church family, balancing positional authority with personal humility and maintaining strict purity in relationships. Ultimately, effective ministry requires both public preaching and private, one-on-one counsel to foster the sanctification and unity of believers.

What can we learn from Judas' betrayal of our Lord Jesus Christ?

Question 31 asks why Jesus is called "Christ," or "Anointed." The name Christ is the Greek equivalent of Messiah, meaning "Anointed One." Jesus is the promised Messiah who fulfills the Old Testament prophecies. His name, Jesus Christ, points to both His person and His work: the Lord who saves is the Anointed One. Confessing that Jesus is the Christ is therefore a confession of faith that He is the promised Messiah, the Son of God, and the source of life. In the Old Testament, anointing with oil signifies divine selection, consecration, and empowerment for a particular office. Prophets, priests, and kings are anointed, and these offices point forward to Christ. Unlike the Old Testament offices, Christ holds all three simultaneously as the one Mediator. He is ordained by the Father from eternity and is anointed with the Holy Spirit at His baptism. As our Chief Prophet and Teacher, Christ perfectly reveals God and His will concerning our redemption. The prophets speak God's Word by rebuking, warning, calling people to repentance, and teaching. Christ perfectly fulfills the promised Prophet because He is Himself the revelation of God. Through His Word and Spirit, He continues to teach His church and enables us to know God and ourselves. Because Christ is our Chief Prophet, we are called to hold firmly to His instruction, contend for the faith, and love Him as our Teacher.

Luke 9:51-56 'And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.' This sermon examines Luke 9:51-56 to highlight four gospel lessons from Jesus' journey to Jerusalem. The preacher emphasises the Saviour's steadfast resolve to fulfill His redemptive mission despite knowing the suffering ahead. It contrasts this determination with the rejection faced by Christ and His messengers, warning of the eternal consequences for those who refuse Him. The message also addresses the disciples' desire for judgment, clarifying that Jesus came to save rather than destroy, marking the current age as one of grace. Ultimately, the sermon serves as an urgent invitation for sinners to accept salvation before the opportunity passes.

We look at the faithful suffering of our Lord Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.

1. The Problem 2. The Solution 3. The Promise

An exposition of 2 Samuel 12:1–15 examining Nathan's confrontation of David following his adultery with Bathsheba and his orchestrated murder of Uriah the Hittite. The sermon sets the passage in its full narrative context from 2 Samuel 11, tracing how God's sovereign grace pursues the sinning king through prophetic rebuke, genuine repentance, and costly but assured forgiveness. Main points: - the nature and gravity of David's sin against God and against Uriah - Nathan's parable and God's confrontation of David - the grace of God in David's repentance and the announcement of forgiveness Scripture references: - 2 Samuel 11:1-27; 12:1-15 - Psalm 51:1-17 Free Grace Baptist Church — https://www.freegrace.ca Full transcript & sermon notes: https://sermons.freegrace.ca/sermons/sermon-2-samuel-12-the-sin-of-david-and-the-grace-of-god Description generated by Tyrannus.ai: https://www.tyrannus.ai

Who is this? If you never wonder that about Jesus, then our text this morning suggests that you do not know Him nearly as well as you should. He reserves the right to terrify you, to astonish you, to make you question whether you are going to survive — and to rebuke you when you get scared. What kind of being is He? Can you trust Him, letting the word that calmed the sea calm your heart too?

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In Revelation 2:18–29, Christ speaks to the church at Thyatira, a congregation surrounded by cultural pressure, idolatry, and moral compromise. Jesus commends their love, faith, service, perseverance, and growing obedience, yet He sharply rebukes them for tolerating false teaching and sinful compromise within the church. Through the example of Jezebel, Christ warns His people that biblical love must be joined with biblical discernment, and that His church must never sacrifice truth for the sake of acceptance or worldly comfort. Yet to those who remain faithful, Christ commands, "Hold fast what you have until I come," promising that those who overcome will share in His victorious reign and receive the morning star. The morning star is Christ Himself, reminding us that the greatest reward of heaven is not merely what Christ gives us, but Christ Himself. This message calls every believer to reject compromise, hold firmly to God's Word, pursue holiness, love Christ and His church, and remain faithful until our victorious Savior comes again.