Christ Despised and Rejected

March 31, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringscrucifixion, despised and rejected, Good Friday, Isaiah 53

A Short Meditation on Isaiah 53:1-3 March 30, 2018 (Good Friday) · Download this article (PDF) In our meditations this Good Friday, we divided Isaiah 53 into three parts. In verses 1-3, the Suffering Servant is despised and rejected by his people. In verses 4-6, he bore the sins of his people in his sufferings and death. And in verses 7-12, by the will of the LORD, he is crushed but is victorious over his enemies. So let us read our texts for this first meditation: Isaiah 53:1–3: Who…

Matthew Sermon on the Mount Sermons

Christ’s Life and Death Fulfilled All Righteousness

March 25, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsGood Friday, Holy Week, Matthew 5, moral law, resurrection, Sermon on the Mount, Ten Commandments, three uses of the law

Psalm 40:6-8; Text: Matthew 5:17-20 March 25, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: We’ve been studying the Gospel of Matthew, and we’re now in the opening verses of Chapters 5-7, commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount. In these three long chapters, Jesus explains the Old Testament Law to everyday reality of righteous living as members of the kingdom of heaven. Many Christians today have this mistaken notion that the Law of Moses has no meaning and application for them today because the Old…

Matthew Sermons

“You Are Salt and Light”

March 19, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringslight of the world, Mark 9, Matthew 5, salt of the earth

2 Kings 2:19-22; Matthew 5:13-16; Mark 9:47-50 March 18, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: How many of you look at the Nutrition Facts on the label of any food you buy? What are the most important nutrition facts to you? For most of us, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium and Sugars. For example, a 12 oz tri tip steak at Sizzler will cost you 60 percent of your saturated fat Daily Value, 82 percent cholesterol, and 38 percent sodium (salt). A cup of a Progresso…

Isaiah Matthew Sermons

Christians, Prepare to be Persecuted!

March 11, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsabortion, Beatitudes, Isaiah 53, Matthew 5, persecution of Christians, same sex marriage

Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 5:10-12 (text) March 11, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: Are Christians and Christian churches really being persecuted in our nation? Most non-Christians say that we Christians have it good in America. We still meet in churches every Lord’s Day without fear of violence. We can still proclaim the Christian gospel. We can tell anyone, anywhere that we are Christians. Those who are from other religions can convert to Christianity legally. Most of our leaders call themselves Christians, even if…

Matthew Psalms Sermon on the Mount Sermons

Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness

March 7, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsBeatitudes, blessed, Isaiah 55, kingdom of heaven, Matthew 5, Psalm 1, Sermon on the Mount

Psalm 1:1-6; Matthew 5:1-12 (text) February 25, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: Our text this morning, commonly known as the Beatitudes, is usually preached as a set of moral values for which we must strive. The Beatitudes is not about an ideal character in an ideal, future utopia. But it is about life in the kingdom of heaven even in the midst of this fallen, sinful world. Here’s a quote from a sermon: “The poor, the trampled, the voiceless, the seekers of righteousness, the…

Ezekiel Matthew Sermons

The First Four Disciples

February 25, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsEzekiel 47, fishers of men, Matthew 4, phishing, Romans 10, twelve apostles

Isaiah 52:7; Ezekiel 47:7-10; Matthew 4:18-22 (text) February 25, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: Here’s an email or letter that some of us, including myself, might have received from the IRS: Dear Taxpayer You are entitled to your tax refund now. The tax refund amount as $651,443. You are required to follow the link below to login to on secure E-pass site with your Social Security Number and complete the required information in order for your refund to be processed. To access the form for…

Matthew Sermons

The Temptation of Jesus: “It is Written”

February 18, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsfirst Adam, last Adam, Matthew 4, temptation of Jesus, true Israel

Psalm 95:7-11; Matthew 4:1-11; Romans 5:19; Hebrews 4:15 February 18, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: If you were traveling around the world, and offered to eat fried tarantula in Cambodia; or haggis in Scotland, a pudding of sheep’s liver, heart and lungs; or balut in the Philippines (duck egg with embryo); or sheep’s eye in Morocco: would you be tempted to eat them? Most probably not. But if I was offered a prime rib dinner and spumoni ice cream, it would be a great…

Sermons

The Baptism of Jesus: “To Fulfill All Righteousness”

January 29, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsJesus' baptism, John the Baptist, Matthew 3, Prophet Priest King, Psalm 2

Psalm 2:7-9; Matthew 3:13-17; Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 31 & 32 January 28, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: Did you know that Christianity shares the belief in water baptism with many other religions such as Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Baha’i, and Shintoism? For example, in the ancient Babylonian religion, water was important as a spiritual cleansing agent. In ancient Egyptian religion, initiation was preceded by a normal bathing in the public baths and a ceremonial sprinkling by the priest of Isis. Almost all Christian churches…

Isaiah Malachi Matthew Sermons

The Herald of the King and His Message

January 22, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsherald of the king, Isaiah 40, John the Baptizer, Malachi 4, Matthew 3

Isaiah 40:1-5; Malachi 4:5-6; Matthew 3:1-12; 11:11-15 January 21, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: Did you know that the Olympic marathon event started about 2,500 years ago? Well, sort of. The marathon, a long-distance running event of 26 miles, 385 yards, was a commemoration of the run of an Athenian soldier named Pheidippides from a battlefield near the town of Marathon, Greece, to Athens in 490 B.C. According to the legend, Pheidippides ran the approximately 25 miles to announce the good news of their…

Advent Christmas Christmas Hymns KSYC Program

The Beautiful Songs of Christmas

January 16, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsAdvent, carols, Christmas, Christmas songs

Each Sunday from December 3, 2017 — January 7, 2018, I gave 15-minute meditations on six of the most Biblical — and beautiful — songs of Advent and Christmas. These were aired on KSYC 103.9FM in Siskiyou County, California at 7:45-8:00am on those Sundays. Here are the links to these broadcasts, together with the music. December 3, 2017 “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” December 10 “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” December 17 “What Child is This?” December 24 “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” December 31 “Joy to the…