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The sermon warns against the danger of legalism, defined as replacing God's commands with man-made traditions to achieve righteousness. It contrasts the Pharisees' focus on external rituals with Jesus' call for genuine heart transformation and obedience to divine law. The preacher argues that self-created standards of piety offer an easy path that ultimately obscures the need for Christ's atoning work. By exposing the emptiness of performative religion, the message urges listeners to examine their hearts through Scripture rather than relying on outward displays of holiness. Ultimately, true salvation is found only in faith alone, not in human efforts or ceremonial observances.

1. Moderation, v.5. i. Command. ii. Motivation. 2. Prayer, vv.6-7. i. Double Command. ii. Promised Blessing.

This sermon explores the eighth commandment, "You shall not steal," interpreting it as a positive mandate to respect private property and render to others what is due. The preacher argues that personal ownership is rooted in creation and contradicts socialist ideologies, using Genesis and Acts to demonstrate that while believers share generously, they retain individual rights to their possessions. The message emphasizes that true obedience involves both refraining from harmfully taking another's goods and actively caring for them, particularly in business and employment contexts. It concludes by defining repentance as making restitution for past wrongs and calls believers to offer their entire selves to God, who owns all things.

In this evening sermon from Acts 10:9-23, Pastor Rockhill considers the vision God gave to the Apostle Peter upon the rooftop of Simon the Tanner. As Peter prays and grows hungry, he falls into a trance and beholds a great sheet let down from heaven filled with clean and unclean animals, hearing the command to rise, kill, and eat. Though Peter resists, the Lord declares three times that what God has cleansed he must not call common. Pastor Rockhill's central burden is to show how the Lord was preparing not only Cornelius but the church itself for the ingathering of the Gentiles. He explains that the vision overturns the Old Covenant dietary restrictions and the whole ceremonial system, for Christ has cleansed all defilement by his once-for-all sacrifice and has conquered the curse of death. The believer now enjoys true Christian liberty, receiving every good gift with thanksgiving to the glory of God. More than food is in view, however. Pastor Rockhill draws upon Ephesians 2 to declare that the middle wall of separation between Jew and Gentile has been broken down, so that the two are made one new man in Christ. What God has cleansed, no one may call common—including those once counted outside the covenant. Applying the text, Pastor Rockhill reminds the congregation that as the gospel expands, things change for good, as God gathers people from every nation, tribe, and tongue. He calls the saints to reflect this reconciling grace, receiving one another and showing hospitality as Peter welcomed the men sent from Cornelius.

This sermon analyzes the healing of blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10 to illustrate the spiritual condition of lost humanity. The preacher argues that all people are spiritually blind, polluted by sin, and condemned, necessitating a recognition of their desperate need for salvation. Bartimaeus demonstrates true faith by crying out for mercy despite opposition from the crowd, acknowledging Jesus as the Messiah. The message emphasizes that Jesus calls sinners with compassion and command, urging them to cast aside their old lives and trust solely in His grace. Ultimately, the sermon serves as an urgent invitation for listeners to acknowledge their spiritual poverty and receive immediate salvation through faith in Christ.

The Father confirms that Jesus is His glorious Son and commands us to listen to Him.