The Servant of the Lord: Sermons on Isaiah 40-53

Gospel Comfort (Isaiah 40:1-11)

Wait for the LORD (Isaiah 40:12-31)

Listen to God’s Words (Isaiah 41)

Give Glory to God (Isaiah 42:1-17)

Glorious Law, Glorious God (Isaiah 42:18-43:15)

God Will Do a New Thing (Isaiah 43:16-44:5)

God, the One True Redeemer (Isaiah 44:6-23)

God, the Sole Sovereign Creator (Isaiah 44:24-45:13)

God, the Only Savior (Isaiah 45:14-46:13)

God, the Holy Judge (Isaiah 47)

God Refines the Redeemed (Isaiah 48:1-11)

Saved by God’s Servant (Isaiah 48:12-49:12)

Rejoice at Redemption (Isaiah 49:13-26)

Light in Darkness (Isaiah 50)

Pursuing Righteousness (Isaiah 51:1-16)

Tell the Good News (Isaiah 51:17-52:12)

The Suffering Servant (Isaiah 52:13-53:12)

Living in the Present in the Light of the End: Sermons on 1-2 Thessalonians

Give Thanks for Your Fellow Christians (1 Thess. 1:1-5a)

Spiritual Parenthood (1 Thess. 1:5b; 2:1-12)

Imitate Mature Christians (1 Thess. 1:6-10; 2:13-16)

Mutual Joy and Comfort (1 Thess. 2:17-3:13)

Abstain from Sexual Immorality (1 Thess. 4:1-8)

Right Relationships inside and outside the Church (1 Thess. 4:9-12)

Encourage One Another That Jesus Will Return (1 Thess. 4:13-5:11)

Respect Those who Labor among You (1 Thess. 5:12-13a)

How to Be at Peace as a Church (1 Thess. 5:13b-15)

God’s Will in Christ Jesus for You (1 Thess. 5:16-18)

Do Not Quench the Spirit (1 Thess. 5:19-22)

Pray for One Another (1 Thess. 5:23-28)

Three Responses to Others’ Faith (2 Thess. 1)

The Day of the Lord Will Come (2 Thess. 2:1-12)

Gratitude as the Ground for Exhortation and Prayer (2 Thess. 2:13-3:5)

Do Not Grow Weary in Doing Good (2 Thess. 3:6-18)

God’s Mission for the World through the Church: Sermons on Acts 6-17

Our Church’s Spiritual Ministries and Their Leaders (Acts 6:1-7 Part 1)

Our Church’s Physical Ministries and Their Leaders (Acts 6:1-7 Part 2)

Preach the Gospel with Spirit-Given Wisdom (Acts 6:8-15)

Repent of Resisting the Holy Spirit (Acts 7:1-53 Part 1)

Repent of Not Keeping God’s Law (Acts 7:1-53 Part 2)

How to Be Faithful amid Persecution (Acts 7:54-8:4)

The True Gospel (Acts 8:5-24)

The Good News of Death and Resurrection (Acts 8:25-40)

From Persecutor to Persecuted Preacher: Paul’s Conversion (Acts 9:1-31)

Repentance and Faith (Acts 9:32-43)

The Gospel for All People (Acts 10)

Glorifying God Together (Acts 11:1-18)

Three Lessons from the First Christians (Acts 11:19-30)

Four Prayers in Persecution (Acts 12:1-24)

Spirit-Filled Worship and Proclamation (Acts 12:25-13:12)

Gospel Encouragement (Acts 13:13-43)

Speak the Gospel Boldly (Acts 13:44-14:7)

Confront and Correct Idolaters (Acts 14:8-20)

God’s Mission in and through Our Church (Acts 14:21-28)

Three Lessons from the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15:1-21)

Speak the Truth in Love (Acts 15:22-31)

How to Strengthen the Church (Acts 15:32-16:5)

God’s Call on Our Lives (Acts 16:6-40)

Scripture Is Sufficient (Acts 17:1-15)

God as Creator, Redeemer, and Judge (Acts 17:16-34)

God Is Our King: Sermons on Isaiah 28-39

Do Not Be Drunk with Wine but Filled with the Spirit (Isaiah 28:1-8)

Give Rest to the Weary (Isaiah 28:9-29)

The Potter and the Clay (Isaiah 29)

How to Be an Obedient Child of God (Isaiah 30:1-17)

Eternity: Infinitely Better or Infinitely Worse? (Isaiah 30:18-33)

Cast Away Your Idols (Isaiah 31)

The Righteous King and His Righteous Subjects (Isaiah 32)

God Is Our King (Isaiah 33)

Edom: A Warning of Eternal Destruction (Isaiah 34)

Hope for Moral Transformation (Isaiah 35)

Trust in the Triune God (Isaiah 36)

The God Who Saves (Isaiah 37)

Pray and Praise (Isaiah 38)

The Greatest Commandments (Isaiah 39)

The Church: A Foretaste of Heaven on Earth: Sermons on Colossians and Philemon

Be Thankful to God (Colossians 1:1-8)

Pray for Others to Please Christ Fully (Colossians 1:9-12)

Continue in the Faith (Colossians 1:13-23)

A Christian’s Joys (Colossians 1:24-2:5)

How to Walk in Christ (Colossians 2:6-7)

Refuse False Philosophies (Colossians 2:8-23)

Live a Heavenly Life on Earth (Colossians 3:1-14)

The Good Ground of Gospel Gratitude (Colossians 3:15-17)

Gospel Gratitude for Submission and Love (Colossians 3:18-19)

Gospel Gratitude for Obedience and Encouragement (Colossians 3:20-21)

Gospel Gratitude at Work (Colossians 3:22-4:1)

Prayerful Evangelism (Colossians 4:2-6)

Remember Paul’s Chains (Colossians 4:7-18)

Hard Conversations in the Church (Philemon 1-25)

God’s Mission for the World through the Church: Sermons on Acts 1-5

God’s Church Advances God’s Kingdom (Acts 1:1-11)

Take It to the Lord in Prayer Together (Acts 1:12-26)

Filled with the Spirit (Acts 2:1-21)

How to Preach the Gospel (Acts 2:22-36)

Three Priorities of a Healthy Church (Acts 2:37-47)

What You Have, Give (Acts 3:1-4:4)

Boldly Preach the Gospel (Acts 4:5-31)

Give to Support the Church’s Mission (Acts 4:32-5:11)

Obey God (Acts 5:12-42)

Judgment and Salvation for All Nations: Sermons on Isaiah 13-27

Rejoice in Salvation through Judgment (Isaiah 13-14)

Be Humbled from Pride (Isaiah 15-16)

The Wrath and Welcome of God (Isaiah 17-18)

God’s Wise Folly (Isaiah 19-20)

Tell the Truth (Isaiah 21)

Be Wretched, and Mourn, and Weep! (Isaiah 22)

From Cursed to Blessed (Isaiah 23)

God’s Eternal Justice: Repent, Lament, and Hope (Isaiah 24)

Keep Faith in God’s Eternal Justice (Isaiah 25:1-26:6)

Bring to Remembrance God’s Eternal Justice (Isaiah 26:7-27:13)

All Authority in Heaven and on Earth: Sermons on Matthew 21-28

Hosanna to the Son of David! (Matthew 21:1-17)

Faith-filled Fruitfulness or Faithless Fruitlessness? (Matthew 21:18-32)

The Servants, the Son, and the Stone (Matthew 21:33-46)

Many Are Called, but Few Are Chosen (Matthew 22:1-14)

Know Scripture and the Power of God (Matthew 22:15-33)

Humble Love (Mathew 22:34-23:12)

Unhypocritical Repentance (Matthew 23:13-24:2)

Be Ready for Jesus’s Second Coming! (Matthew 24:3-43)

Be Wise and Faithful Between the Times (Matthew 24:44-25:30)

Eternal Life or Eternal Punishment? (Matthew 25:31-46)

Everyone Needs Forgiveness (Matthew 26:1-16)

The Lord’s (Last) Supper (Matthew 26:17-30)

Faithfully Follow Christ (Matthew 26:31-56)

Confess Jesus as the Divine Son of Man (Matthew 26:57-75)

Have No Regrets (Matthew 27:1-26)

The Crucifixion of the Son of God (Matthew 27:27-54)

The Resurrection of the Son of God (Matthew 27:55-28:15)

All Authority (Matthew 28:16-20)

Fruitful Holiness or Desolate Godlessness? Sermons on Isaiah 1-12

Family Resemblance (Isaiah 1)

Come to God (Isaiah 2:1-21)

Trust in God, Not Man (Isaiah 2:22-4:6)

Yield Good Grapes (Isaiah 5)

The Holiness of God (Isaiah 6)

Have Firm Faith (Isaiah 7)

Healthy Fear of God (Isaiah 8)

Rejoice in Jesus (Isaiah 9:1-7)

How to Turn Away God’s Anger (Isaiah 9:8-10:4)

Do Not Fear Idolaters (Isaiah 10:5-34)

Jesus Christ the Righteous (Isaiah 11:1-10)

The Rejoicing Remnant (Isaiah 11:11-12:6)

Jesus the Christ: The Anointed King of the Kingdom of Heaven (Sermons on Matthew 8-20)

The Lord Our Healer (Matthew 8:1-17)

Son of Man and Son of God (Matthew 8:18-34)

Calling All Sinners (Matthew 9:1-34)

Jesus’s Compassion (Matthew 9:35-10:15)

Be Wise and Innocent (Matthew 10:16-31)

How to Love Christ (Matthew 10:32-42)

Believe for Christ’s Deeds (Matthew 11:1-19)

Eternal Recompense or Eternal Rest? (Matthew 11:20-30)

The Lord of the Sabbath (Matthew 12:1-14)

The Spirit-filled Servant (Matthew 12:15-32)

The Power of Words to Justify or Condemn (Matthew 12:33-50)

The Kingdom of Heaven Plant (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23)

In on the Secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 13:10-17)

The Sure Triumph of the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 13:24-43)

Scribes Trained for the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 13:44-52)

Hold Jesus in Honor (Matthew 13:53-14:12)

Trust Jesus’s Compassion (Matthew 14:13-21)

Worship the Son of God (Matthew 14:22-36)

Spiritual Defilement (Matthew 15:1-20)

God’s Crumbs (Matthew 15:21-39)

Beware False Teaching (Matthew 16:1-12)

Blessings of Confessing Christ (Matthew 16:13-19)

Jesus Must Not Bear the Cross Alone (Matthew 16:20-28)

God’s Beloved Son (Matthew 17:1-13)

Nothing Impossible (Matthew 17:14-27)

Humble Yourself (Matthew 18:1-14)

Confronting and Forgiving Sin (Matthew 18:15-35)

Honor Marriage and Singleness (Matthew 19:1-12)

Children in the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 19:13-26)

Follow Generous Jesus (Matthew 19:27-20:16)

True Greatness (Matthew 20:17-34)

Faith-Fueled Freedom: Sermons on Galatians

Don’t Desert the Gospel (Galatians 1:1-9)

Please God, Not People (Galatians 1:10-17)

Preserve the Gospel (Galatians 1:18-2:10)

Live by Faith (Galatians 2:11-21)

Be Blessed by Faith (Galatians 3:1-14)

A Child of God by Faith (Galatians 3:15-29)

Why Christ Came (Galatians 4:1-7)

Be As I Am (Galatians 4:8-20)

Christ Has Set Us Free (Galatians 4:21-5:1)

Faith Working through Love (Galatians 5:2-15)

Walk by the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-25)

Fulfill the Law of Christ (Galatians 5:26-6:5)

Sow to the Spirit (Galatians 6:6-10)

Boast in the Cross Alone (Galatians 6:11-18)

The Good Shepherd and His Straying Sheep: Sermons on Amos

God’s Irrevocable Punishment against the Nations (Amos 1:1-2:3)

God’s Irrevocable Punishment against Israel (Amos 2:4-16)

Hear and Testify God’s Word (Amos 3)

Prepare to Meet Your God! (Amos 4)

Seek the Lord, and Live (Amos 5:1-17)

Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters (Amos 5:18-6:14) *sermon notes available here* (incomplete audio)

Intercession and Confrontation (Amos 7)

Spiritual Famine (Amos 8)

Accept God’s Judgment (Amos 9)

From Heaven to Earth: The Life-Giving Law of the King of the Kingdom of Heaven (Sermons on Matthew 5-7)

Happiness in Humility (Matthew 5:1-5)

Happiness in Righteousness (Matthew 5:6-8)

Happiness in Peace or Persecution (Matthew 5:9-12)

Salt and Light (Matthew 5:13-16)

The Old Testament’s Fulfillment and Function (Matthew 5:17-20)

Anger Danger (Matthew 5:21-26)

Avoid Adultery (Matthew 5:27-32)

Honest Speech (Matthew 5:33-37)

Freely You Received; Freely Give (Matthew 5:38-48)

Unhypocritical Righteousness (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18)

The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:7-15)

Seek God’s Kingdom and Righteousness (Matthew 6:19-34)

Don’t Be Judgmental (Matthew 7:1-6)

Prayer and the Golden Rule (Matthew 7:7-12)

Hear and Do Jesus’ Words (Matthew 7:13-29)

Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters (Amos 5:18-6:14)

an expository sermon on Amos 5:18-6:14 preached by Pastor Jordan Atkinson on October 6, 2019

Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, the last ten minutes of the sermon are unavailable on audio. Pastor Jordan’s sermon notes for the missing audio are below:

Because the elites in Samaria and Jerusalem were complacent about their sin, God decrees that they will “be the first of those who go into exile” (Amos 6:7). God will bring their rebellious revelry to an end! And that’s exactly what happened. Both Israel (2 Kgs 15:29-30; 17:6) and Judah (2 Kgs 24:1-2, 10-15; 25:2, 6-12) went into exile in multiple stages. In both cases, the kings and nobles were among those exiled in the first wave of foreign conquests. God’s word of judgment came to pass historically, so we can be sure it will come to pass in the end, as well!

We Christians should heed the warning of God’s judgment against the complacency of the elites in Israel and Judah. One of the repeated themes of the Book of Hebrews is the need for us Christians to persevere in the faith, not to apostatize and abandon the Lord we claim. Have you ever thought about the first way that the author of Hebrews describes apostasy? He first warns us to beware of drifting away from the gospel we have heard and not to neglect our great salvation (Heb 2:1-4). Apostasy at first is not the outright rejection of Christ; it does not begin when you walk out of church and never return. Apostasy begins with complacency, with drifting in the sea of life without being truly anchored in Christ by faith and with neglecting the means of grace God has provided (e.g., Bible reading, prayer, congregational worship and fellowship). Similarly, Peter commands us to be diligent to confirm our calling and election, based on the truth that God has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness (2 Pet 1:3-11)!

Finally, God commands us in this text to let justice roll down like waters because otherwise God’s wrath will roll over you (Amos 6:8-14). God swears to destroy Samaria (v. 8). Whole households will die (vv. 9-10). All houses, whether great or small, will be destroyed (v. 11).

God continues by berating Israel for the absurdity of their complacent injustice (vv. 12-13). Horses can’t run on rocks. You can’t plow a rocky mountainside with oxen to harvest grain or some other crop. Nevertheless, Israel has committed an equal (if not worse) folly: they have perverted justice. Furthermore, they are rejoicing over their recent military conquests of Lo-debar and Karnaim from Syria. As they rejoice over their capture of Lo-debar, they rejoice literally over “nothing,” as that is the meaning of the town’s name. And that boasting is especially foolish because Israel itself will be conquered by a foreign army (v. 14). All of Israel will be oppressed, even its expanded territory over Jeroboam II (cf. 2 Kgs 14:25).

Again, if you are not a Christian, you must see the tsunami of God’s wrath that threatens to consume you if you remain unrepentant in your sin. Repent and believe in the gospel! Don’t rejoice over nothing the way Israel did. Don’t foolishly remain in your sin the way Israel did. Repent! Go to the cross of Jesus and his empty tomb. Cry out to him for forgiveness of your sin and for eternal life! The glorious gospel promise is that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved (Rom 10:13). If you will confess Jesus’ Lordship (divine authority) over your life personally, if you will believe that God raised him from the dead because he had accepted Jesus’ sacrifice for your personal sin in your place, then you will be saved (Rom 10:9-10).

The Bible’s Answers to Life’s Biggest Questions: Sermons on Genesis 1-11

God’s Creation of Everything (Genesis 1:1-25)

God’s Creation of Humanity (Genesis 1:26-31)

God’s Rest and Ours (Genesis 2:1-3)

Worship: The Purpose of Work (Genesis 2:4-17)

God’s Good Design for Marriage (Genesis 2:18-25)

Paradise Lost (Genesis 3:1-7)

God’s Judgment and Salvation (Genesis 3:8-24)

Rule over Sin, or Be Ruled by Sin (Genesis 4:1-16)

Worldly Idols and Godly Priorities (Genesis 4:17-26)

In Adam All Die (Genesis 5)

Gross Corruption and Confounding Grace (Genesis 6:1-8)

Reverent Fear (Genesis 6:9-8:19)

A Covenant Relationship with God (Genesis 8:20-9:17)

Cursing and Blessing for All Nations (Genesis 9:18-10:32)

Futile Sin and Faithful Salvation (Genesis 11)

Rejected by the World, Chosen by God: Sermons on 1 Peter

Chosen by God (1 Pet 1:1-2)

Bless God! (1 Pet 1:3-5)

Rejoice in Salvation (1 Pet 1:6-12)

Set Your Hope on Grace (1 Pet 1:13-21)

Love One Another (1 Pet 1:22-2:3)

Proclaim God’s Excellencies (1 Pet 2:4-10)

Honorable Conduct (1 Pet 2:11-17)

How to Endure Unjust Suffering (1 Pet 2:18-25)

The Gospel for Marriages (1 Pet 3:1-7)

The Christian’s Calling (1 Pet 3:8-12)

Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake (1 Pet 3:13-17)

How Christ Brings Us to God (1 Pet 3:18-22)

Cease from Sin (1 Pet 4:1-6)

Live for the Will of God (1 Pet 4:7-11)

Share Christ’s Sufferings (1 Pet 4:12-19)

Christian Humility (1 Pet 5:1-7)

The Last Stand (1 Pet 5:8-14)

God’s Faithfulness to the Unfaithful: Sermons on Hosea

Judgment Now . . . Salvation Later (Hosea 1)

The Folly of Spiritual Adultery (Hosea 2:1-13)

God’s New Covenant Love (Hosea 2:14-3:5)

Know the Lord! (Hosea 4)

The False Hopes of Pride and Politics (Hosea 5)

The Danger of Worldly Grief (Hosea 6:1-11a)

The Horrors of Sin (Hosea 6:11b-7:16)

Honoring God in Politics (Hosea 8)

Days of Punishment and Recompense (Hosea 9)

What You Sow, You Shall Reap (Hosea 10)

Return to God (Hosea 11:1-11)

Learn from the Past (Hosea 11:12-12:14)

The God Who Kills and Makes Alive (Hosea 13)

The Wisdom of Walking in God’s Ways (Hosea 14)

The Joy-Filled Life: Sermons on Philippians

Grace and Peace (1:1-2)

Praying for One Another (1:3-11)

Rejoicing at the Advance of the Gospel (1:12-18a)

The Joy-Filled Life (1:18b-26)

Living Worthy of the Gospel (1:27-30)

Humility in the Church (2:1-4)

Christ’s Humility and Exaltation (2:5-11)

Working out Your Salvation (2:12-18)

Encouraging Examples (2:19-30)

Rejoice in the Lord! (3:1-7)

Know Jesus at Any Cost! (3:8-11)

Press on Toward the Goal (3:12-16)

The Hope of Greater Glory (3:17-21)

How to Be at Peace (4:1-9)

Fruits of Contentment (4:10-20)

In Christ Jesus (4:21-23)