Grace Presbyterian Church - Alexandria, La

Introduction Good morning. We continue our sermon series this morning on the Book of Ezra, and we arrive today at Chapter 3, which is one of the most important parts of Ezra’s narrative. The exiles have returned, and they finally get to work. Originally, I was going to preach through the entire third…

Introduction We continue our sermon series this morning through the Book of Ezra, which is a book about hope, disappointment, promise-keeping, redemption, revival, and reformation. Last Sunday we surveyed Chapter 1, and this today we will do the same with Chapter 2. So if you will turn in your Bibles…

Introduction So this morning we begin our series in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, and as we saw last Sunday, we will be focusing throughout on the concepts of Reformation and Revival. So we will look at Chapter 1 this morning, if you will join me in verse 1. In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia,…

Introduction, Part One: Why Ezra? Good Morning. As I’m sure most of you know, last Sunday, we concluded our series through the Apostles’ Creed. My hope and prayer is that it was a blessing to you. It was a sermon series about foundations. And it seemed good to me to follow a sermon series about foundations…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good morning. As many of you are no doubt aware, this Sunday is the concluding sermon on our series on the Apostles’ Creed. I want to once more thank Neil Barham for co-preaching this with me. It’s been a great help to me during a very busy time. Bursting with blessing,…

Introduction Good Morning. We continue our series in the Apostles’ Creed this morning, and we are nearly finished. This morning we will be focusing on the forgiveness of sins. Next Sunday, Neil Barham will preach on “The Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting,” and then I’ll have a concluding…

Introduction We continue our Sermon Series this Morning on the Third Article of the Creed: The Holy Spirit and His Work in and among the Church, the Body of Christ, the People of God. Now some of you have asked “Why this series?” Is it simply a defense of confessing creeds—well, no. The reason Neil and…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good Morning. We continue our sermon series this morning in the Apostles’ Creed. And I would like to thank Neil for his sermon this past Sunday on our confession concerning the Holy Spirit. By way of reminder, Martin Luther talked about how the Creed had three sections or…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good Morning. We will continue our sermon series this morning in the Apostles’ Creed. We find ourselves at the conclusion of the second article. Martin Luther talked about how the Creed had three sections or he called them three articles . The first article is belief in…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good Morning. We will continue our sermon series this morning in the Apostles’ Creed. We find ourselves at the conclusion of the second article. Martin Luther talked about how the Creed had three sections or he called them three articles . The first article is belief in…

Introduction I invite you to turn with me in your Bibles to the closing words of the Gospel of Luke. Please go to Luke 24:50-53 . So an easy way to do that is to find the first page of the Gospel of John and go one page to the left and you should be set. Luke 24:50–53 (ESV) And Jesus led them out as…

1 Corinthians 15:3–4 (ESV) For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, I. Introduction: No Apologetics Today II. It’s Not…

Introduction Good morning to all of you. We continue our sermon series this morning called “I Believe” which is a line-by-line journey through the Apostles’ Creed. And you know the line we come to today, I trust. In our wording of the Creed it is the bit where we confess that after Jesus died he descended…

Romans 9:33 (ESV) as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” I. The Insult of the Gospel A. The Active Obedience of Christ B. The Passive Obedience of Christ Thank God for the Active Obedience of Christ.…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome back to our sermon series on The Apostles’ Creed, where we are going line-by-line through one of the earliest Christian Confessions of Faith, and understanding why each line is so important for our understanding of Christianity itself and the work of the Lord Jesus…

Introduction A. Housekeeping I want to start with a matter of internal housekeeping. Sort of a family issue. If you are visiting this morning, I beg your pardon, as this is a family matter we need to take care of. On Sunday, August 4, 2024 (about 2 months ago), I preached a sermon on The Armor of God…

Introduction A. Housekeeping I want to start with a matter of internal housekeeping. Sort of a family issue. If you are visiting this morning, I beg your pardon, as this is a family matter we need to take care of. On Sunday, August 4, 2024 (about 2 months ago), I preached a sermon on The Armor of God…

I Believe in God, the Father Almighty Genesis 1:1 (ESV) In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Exodus 3:14 (ESV) God said to Moses, “ I am who I am .” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘ I am has sent me to you.’ ” I Believe James 2:19 (ESV) You believe that God is one;…