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Lord's Day 18 1. An Advocate in Heaven 2. Our Flesh in Heaven 3. Christ's Spirit from Heaven

The Filling of the Spirit 1) What is the Filling of the Spirit? 2) How can We be Filled with the Spirit? 3) How can I Know that I am Filled with the Spirit?

The sermon explores the themes of trust and deliverance through the lens of Psalm 56, highlighting David's reliance on God amidst physical and spiritual opposition. It emphasizes that courage is defined by overcoming fear through faith in God's promises rather than the absence of anxiety. The message contrasts the biblical call for submission and repentance with the modern spirit of rebellion, specifically critiquing contemporary Christian culture for attempting to reshape Christ to fit worldly standards. By drawing parallels between David's enemies and the deceptive nature of Satan, the text urges believers to maintain discernment and stand firm on the Word. Ultimately, it presents salvation as the foundation for daily confidence, asserting that the God who delivers the soul from death will also protect and sustain believers in their temporal lives.

Luke ordered his account carefully to ensure our certainty in the things we have been taught concerning Christ. His last scene in Luke 24:50–53 brings his work to a close in the same place where our story began, worshiping in the Lord's temple, yet with an entirely new situation. Darkness is replaced by light, the proud have been brought low, the lowly have been exalted, and the good news of great joy that dawned at the incarnation is ready to go out at the empowerment the Spirit sent by the ascended Christ.

In this sermon on Belgic Confession Article 34, Rev. Joel Wories teaches that water baptism is more than a one-time rite of passage. It is a means of grace that blesses God's people throughout their lives. He considers three things. First is the place of baptism: Christ has ended every other shedding of blood, so baptism replaces bloody circumcision while still marking entrance into the covenant community and calling God's people to live set apart from the world. Second is the function and validity of baptism: the water signifies the cleansing blood of Christ applied by the Holy Spirit, and its validity rests on God's name and promises, not on the water, the minister, or our own decision. For this reason it is received only once. Third is the life of our baptism: its benefits continue every day, and Pastor Wories urges believers, and parents of wandering covenant children, to cling to the promises God sealed in baptism.

Sunday Morning Service at the Landmark MBC located in Honey Grove, TX.

Have you ever felt that there is a disconnect between what the church is, and what Scripture says it should be? The church is meant to be a hospital for the hurting, but some of our wounds are self-inflicted. Instead of helping to bear one another's burdens, we are sometimes afraid to get involved. Jesus calls us a city on a hill but sometimes the church is an almost invisible secret society. Rather than despair over our shortcomings as a church, we should once again consult God's blueprint for the church, confess our sins, and make a fresh start, pressing on in our high calling. Ephesians can help. Eugene Peterson put it this way: "We immerse ourselves in Ephesians to acquire a clean, uncluttered imagination of the ways and means by which the Holy Spirit forms church out of just such lives as ours." The first two verses are a powerful first-impression of God's plan for the church.

Grace works, so should we. Christ pours out His Spirit so that we would be saved and live holy, consecrated and thankful lives.

Singing: Psalm 24: 1, 2, 3 Hymn 8 Psalm 85: 1, 3 Psalm 18: 1 Hymn 52: 1, 5 Hymn 55: 1, 2, 3 Reading: Genesis 2: 18 – 25 Ephesians 5: 22 – 33 1 Thessalonians 4: 1 – 8 Lord's Day 41 Sermon: Our Triune God's grace is evident in holy wedlock 1. The Father preserves marriage after man's fall into sin 2. The Son restores and fulfils marriage in His relationship with the church 3. The Spirit sanctifies marriage towards service

Come join us in worshiping the only true and living God, Father, Son, and Spirit! With singing and the reading of his word. Text today covers Romans 8:31-39