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The Preached Word episodes
- What Christmas Means to Us
1. What Christ Does (10-13)
2. How He Does It (14-16)
3. Why He Does It (17-18)
35 min - The Fear of God
Introduction
Its Meaning
- Terror and Dread Deut (2.24-25)
- Veneration and Honour (Isa 6.1-6)
- It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God (Heb 10.31)
Its Movements
- See sins as God sees it vs 1 - 6
- Listen and obey His word as God instructs it vs 7 - 11
- Turn from sins as God commands it vs 12 - 13
- Love one another as God loves us vs 14 - 18
Its Maintenance
- Grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord
- Grow in communication and confidence with the Lord vs 19
- Grow in fellowship with godly Christians Psa 119.63, 1 Cor 15.33
Conclusion
50 min - The Call for the Certainty of the Faith
I) Introduction
II) The call to believe in God with His promises (5-38)
III) The call to believe in a Savior with God’s mercy (46-56, 67-79)
IV) The call to believe in Jesus with the Holy Spirit’s joy (39-45, 56 - 66, 80, 2:1-7)
V) Conclusion: God calls us to the certainty of faith in Jesus
58 min - The War of the Ages
I) Introduction
- The kingdom of God will face opposition from the enemy of the soul and his cohorts
- The war of the ages begins in the garden of Eden Gen 3.15
II) The Causes
- The distinctiveness of the people of God
- The holiness of the people of God
- The war of the ages with the people of God Gen 3.15
III) The Strategies
- Mockery and Accusation vs 2-3
- Threats vs 7-8
- Rumours-mongering and discouragement vs 10-12
IV) The Counterattack
- Pray vs 4-5, 9
- Trusting God vs 14
- Put on the full armour of God vs 15-20
V) Conclusion
- Watch and Pray Matt 26.41
- Fight the good fight of faith 1 Tim 6.12
44 min - God’s Common Grace and Jesus’ Saving Grace
Big Idea: God’s common grace for all people and Jesus’ saving grace for God’s children.
1. God’s common grace for the disciples and skeptics in the same boat. (27:39-44)
2. God’s common grace through the unusual kindness of humanity. (28:1-3, 7)
3. God’s saving grace through the disciples’ gospel ministry. (28:3-6, 8-10)
42 min - All One Body We
I. Introduction
- We learned from Nehemiah Chapter 2 that, preparation, praying and planning are essentials for the work of faith or service to God
- There would always be opposition to God’s work
- Godly leadership and loving relationship is paramount in the Lord’s service
II. Leadership of the Body of Christ vs 1-2, 9, 12, 14-19, 28
- Exemplary and Servanthood
- Delegation and Empowerment
- The Spirit of God gifts and empowers the Body of Christ in the service of God
III. Service of the Body of Christ vs 1, 12, 20-27
- For the Lord
- For and with one another
- All the members of the Body are involved
IV. Disruption in the Body of Christ vs 5
- They will be some who will not “shoulder” the Lord’s work
- The tragedy of the church is the missing gifts i.e., the missing servants of God
V. Conclusion
- Godly leadership is essential to the well-being of the Body of Christ
- Love and loving relationship are the glue to hold the Body of Christ together
- The goal: “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendour, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish” (Eph. 5:25-27)
52 min - The Work of Faith
I. Introduction
- By the good hand of God, 50 000 Jews have returned to the promised land after 70 years of exile to rebuild the Temple in 538 BC
- However the walls and gates of Jerusalem, the city of God, have been lying in ruins for 150 odd years since the exile. The people of God are in great trouble and shame too
- When Nehemiah the cupbearer in the King’s palace heard of the low situation of God’s people from his brother Hanani, he is overwhelmed with grief. He seeks the Lord in mourning, fasting, and praying for many days before he began the work of faith.
II. Preparation for the work of faith vs 1-2
- 4 months have passed since Nehemiah received the “bad news” from his brother and his prayerful decision to do something about it.
- Preparation for the man of God in the work of faith in the following areas is needful – character, graces and giftings, maturity, spirituality, knowledge
- Waiting on the Lord before you can do anything is not new for the people of God
III. Praying for the work of faith vs 3-8
- The king notices Nehemiah’s sad disposition and asks Nehemiah what’s bothering him instead of sending him to the gallows for spoiling his chill out session with the queen
IV. Planning for the work of faith vs 9-18
- Nehemiah conducts a survey personally and, on the ground, to assess the magnitude of the problem. A kind of SWOT analysis
- Nehemiah shares the vision of rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem with the people of God through empathy. He encourages them by acknowledging the good hand of the Lord upon him and the work ahead.
V. Plans to undermine the work of faith vs 10, 19-20
- The children of the world are displeased when Nehemiah comes along to seek the welfare of God’s people.
- They accuse the Nehemiah and the Jews for plotting a rebellion when they hear that they are going to rebuild the walls.
- Like father like children, the Devil and the Accuser of our brothers are on the prowl to stop anyone from seeking the welfare of God’s children by his many devices. all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.’”
V. Conclusion
- Preparation, Praying and Planning amongst others are required for the effectiveness of the work of faith for God, so let us work on it
- Opposition to the work of faith is to be expected, so let us put on the full armour of God to battle against it.
53 min - I Believe, Help My Unbelief!
Introduction
1. Abram’s faithlessness and failure in his character (12:10-16)
a) There is no indication in the Scripture that Abram sought the Lord’s guidance in this situation nor that the Lord told him to go to Egypt.
b) Abram knew very well that he would be put into a position where he had to lie and compromise and he still decided for it.
c) A sharp rebuke of Abram, the friend of God, for his untruthfulness from the godless, unbeliever, Pharaoh.
d) Many trustworthy commentators think Abram has sinned: John Calvin, Derek Kidner, William Henry Griffith Thomas, and Ligon Duncan, etc.
2. God’s faithfulness (12:17-20)
a) God uses a pagan king’s rebuke to get Abram back to the Promised Land to uphold His divine call.
b) God’s covenant are preserved by His sovereign intervention alone, not by Abram.
c) If Abram had got what he deserved, he would have been killed in order for Pharaoh to keep Sarai and all his possessions.
d) Is your God bigger than all the circumstances of your lives?
3. Abram’s repentance and restoration to his faith (13:1-4)
a) Abram returned back to the place of worship. The place where he had built an altar and called on the name of the Lord.
b) He repented and was restored to his faith by God’s grace alone.
c) Is there no punishment for Abram’s sin?Applications
1. If you are called of God for His purpose, expect to be tested.
Why does God allow His children to be tested and live a suffering lives?
i) It is to test the genuineness of their faith.
ii) To produce perseverance and steadfastness in us.
iii) To show that God’s grace is sufficient for us.
iv) God is treating us as His sons to share His holiness.
2. The covenant promises are preserved only by the sovereign Lord’s intervention.
i) Repentance is not putting things right by our own effort after messing up our lives.
ii) Shorter Catechism Q 87 defines repentance unto life “as saving grace, by which a sinner, being truly aware of his sinfulness, understands the mercy of God in Christ, grieves for and hates his sins, and turns from them to God, fully intending and striving for a new obedience.”
3. Know the purpose of your calling.
i) Abram knew what God has promised him, the land of Canaan and not Egypt (v 10 – “sojourn”)
45 min - The Church on Trial and The Persuasive Witness
God advances His gospel through the persuasive witness with passionate rationality in a reasonable world.
I) Introduction (25:23-27)
II) The persuasive witness humbly submits oneself for the salvation of others. (26:1-11)
III) The persuasive witness passionately offers rationality for the hope of the gospel (12-23, 25)
IV) The persuasive witness purposefully elicits responses in a reasonable world. (24. 26-32)
45 min - God's Perfect Justice in a World of Imperfect Justice
God’s perfect justice for His Kingdom is established with the gospel in a world of imperfect justice.
I) Discern God’s providential justice for His Kingdom (1-5)
II) Trust in God’s unchanging justice though Man does imperfect justice (6-12)
III) Submit to God’s ruling justice with patience for the gospel to work ( 13-22)
46 min
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