My 10/9/22 sermon at Crestview Bible Church, Mercy at the Crossroads (Deuteronomy 19-26), is online. This was the most significant chunk of Deuteronomy I was handling while studying this book. In it, I explored the gist of numerous commands in this section. There was a residue of mercy all over this section, so I brought that nuance out. Mercy came to God’s people, spread through God’s people, and even showcased Jesus. I hope the sermon encourages you.
Weekend Recap – Messiah at the Crossroads
My 10/2/22 sermon, Messiah at the Crossroads (Deuteronomy 16:18-18:22), is online. This sermon showed that one day the nation of Israel could expect a certain kind of priest, a king, and a prophet. I connected to how Jesus fulfilled each of these and drew us to worship and love Him more. I hope this encourages you.
Weekend Recap – Worship and War
The lives of believers in Jesus are often filled with things held in tension. Think of how some people understand truths and to others things are hidden or how our faith is an already – not yet thing, where some promises are realized, and others are to come. In this sermon, Worship and War at the Crossroads (Deuteronomy 12-13), the themes of worship and war come together in light of God’s calling on the nation of Israel. I hope this sermon encourages you.
Weekend Recap – An Invitation
My 9/11/22 sermon, Invitation at the Crossroads (Deuteronomy 10-11), is now online. After the warnings of Deuteronomy 7-9, in these chapters, we see God give us a picture of Himself that might prove compelling to what He’s inviting His people into. Specifically, the invitations relate to loving others and perfectly obeying Him. In this sermon, I tease out what this means for you and me and hopefully encourage us to move forward with these invitations. Enjoy!
Weekend Recap – Warnings at the Crossroads
My 9/4/22 sermon, Crossroads (Deuteronomy 7-9), is online. This sermon unfolded some warnings in chapters 7-9 of Deuteronomy and how they help us as we try to live in the here and now. Specifically, we were warned about the influences upon us, how prone we are to forget God’s care for us, and how we tend to think way too highly of our own righteousness. I hope this encourages you.
Weekend Recap – The Great Commandment
My 8/28/22 sermon, The Great Commandment (Deuteronomy 6:1-25), is online. What an excellent text! Jesus showcased how formative it is — He called it the Greatest Commandment on which hang all the Law and the Prophets — when He answered the Pharisees’ lawyer in Matthew 22. We used this text to springboard into how this commandment impacts our lives, expressly directing us to the paths of blessing, discipleship, and worship. I hope this sermon encourages you.
Weekend Recap – God’s Beauty and How We Listen
My 8/21/22 sermon at Crestview Bible Church came from Deuteronomy 4-5. The sermon was entitled A Beautiful God and His Words. So often, many think God’s words are in the Scriptures because He has nothing better to do than make His people miserable. But, what Moses is doing in these chapters is helping us see that God’s words emerge from a God of a substantially different quality than anything this world offers. So, I hope this sermon not only produces doxology but leads you to deeper listening to what this God has to say.
Weekend Recap – Deuteronomy?
On August 14, 2022, I preached a sermon entitled Approaching the Crossroads from Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:29. This began a new series for Crestview from the book of Deuteronomy. There are a few reasons that I’ve chosen this book.
- Deuteronomy is part of the first five books of the Bible (called the Torah or the Pentateuch). This genre of Scripture is one part of Scripture that I haven’t preached from on Sunday mornings.
- Jesus and the apostles often quote Deuteronomy in the New Testament. Undoubtedly, there are pointers to the good news of what Jesus has done to rescue sinners, and I love preaching and reveling in this news.
- Deuteronomy helps us have some knowledge from God’s heart about what a relationship with Him looks like. This would be helpful for any of us seeking to walk in these ways.
So, I’m excited to begin a new series. I hope this sermon blesses you.
Weekend Recap – Body Speak
My 5/22/22 sermon at Crestview, Body Speak (1 Corinthians 14:20-40), is online. This sermon wrapped up a series of sermons on chapters related to spiritual gifts. The upshot is that God hasn’t left His people wondering what it looks like to speak or serve in the body. He’s given clarity. God calls us to higher modes, whether speaking in ways that don’t intentionally confuse unbelievers or speaking to build up or reflect a humble maturity in our words and actions.
I mentioned how Christianese is a language we speak in the church that often makes concepts confusing for those who wouldn’t call themselves Christians. Intervarsity had a great post, and I also used a satirical post to point out how Christians do this (often unintentionally). At any rate, I hope the sermon encouraged you.
Weekend Preview – Speaking Purposefully
My 5/15/22 sermon at Crestview, Speaking Purposefully (1 Corinthians 14:1-19), is now online. The sermon began by discussing the problem (your mouth is like a math book, every time you open it, there’s a problem). Of course, this humorous way to begin got us into the deep need we have for heart change in the way we speak.
The section of Scripture I was in dealt with tongues and prophecy. I was helped (and shared) these definitions from Andy Naselli:
“‘Speaking in tongues’ in 14:1–40 refers to an individual’s praising God in a language that neither the speaker nor the hearers understand unless God supernaturally enables someone to interpret. ‘Prophecy’ in 14:1–40 refers to an individual’s sharing with others an encouraging insight that they sense God has spontaneously revealed.”
From the ESV Expository Commentary on 1 Corinthians
I also was helped by Paul Tripp in the opening illustration on how our words come from the heart and this quote that I closed with:
I hope the sermon points you to Jesus and helps you live out of His power in what you say.
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