Sermons on Grace
Seek the Lord While He May Be Found
A survey of the book of Zephaniah, in which the prophet warns Judah of coming judgment on the day of the Lord because of idolatry, ritualism, and trust in wealth and power. The preacher stresses that everyone will give an account, that grace and forgiveness are found only in Christ and his body, the church, and that people should seek the Lord while he may be found. The lesson closes with Zephaniah’s promise of restoration and God rejoicing over his…
The Heart of Life in the Kingdom
The sermon works through Matthew 18 and five emphases of Jesus about life in the kingdom: humility as the path to greatness, taking sin seriously, God’s care for the lost, going directly to a brother who sins against you, and forgiving as God forgives. It stresses dependence on God, daily need of the cross, seeking wandering sheep, and the parable of the servant forgiven a huge debt. It closes by asking whether listeners have the heart of Christ in their…
