Jesus Is Better: Sermons on Hebrews

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Listen to Jesus (Hebrews 1:1-3)

Worship Jesus (Hebrews 1:4-14)

Pay Close Attention to the Gospel of Jesus (Hebrews 2:1-4)

Seek Jesus’s Help in Temptation (Hebrews 2:5-18)

Consider Jesus and Hold Fast (Hebrews 3:1-6)

Do Not Harden Your Hearts Against Jesus (Hebrews 3:7-19)

Rest Now and Forever in Jesus (Hebrews 4:1-13)

Jesus, Our Great High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-5:10)

Press on to Maturity in Jesus (Hebrews 5:11-6:8)

Hold Fast to Jesus, Your Hope (Hebrews 6:9-20)

Salvation to the Uttermost in Jesus (Hebrews 7)

Continue in Jesus’s New Covenant (Hebrews 8)

Jesus’s Purification of Our Consciences (Hebrews 9:1-14)

Eagerly Wait for Jesus to Save You (Hebrews 9:15-28)

Sanctified by Jesus’s Sacrifice (Hebrews 10:1-18)

Because of Jesus: Draw Near, Hold Fast, and Consider One Another (Hebrews 10:19-25)

Do Not Throw Away Your Confidence in Jesus (Hebrews 10:26-39)

Have Faith in Jesus (Hebrews 11:1-3)

Have Faith Like Abel (Hebrews 11:4)

Have Faith to Be Spared from Death (Hebrews 11:5-6)

Have Faith Like Noah (Hebrews 11:7)

Have Faith in God’s Heavenly Country and City (Hebrews 11:8-16)

Have Resurrection Faith (Hebrews 11:17-22)

Have Faith That Overcomes Fear (Hebrews 11:23-29)

Have Faith for Victory in Jesus (Hebrews 11:30-31)

Have Faith during Success or Suffering (Hebrews 11:32-40)

Run with Endurance Your Race to Jesus (Hebrews 12:1-4)

Endure God’s Fatherly Discipline (Hebrews 12:5-11)

Strive for Holiness (Hebrews 12:12-17)

Offer Acceptable Worship to God (Hebrews 12:18-29)

Let Brotherly Love Continue (Hebrews 13:1-3)

Honor Marriage (Hebrews 13:4)

Trust God’s Promises (Hebrews 13:5-6)

Imitate Your Leaders’ Faith (Hebrews 13:7-17)

Pray for One Another (Hebrews 13:18-25)

Following in the Footsteps of Jesus Christ, the Son of God: Sermons on the Gospel of Mark

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The Beginning of the Gospel (Mark 1:1-13)

Follow King Jesus (Mark 1:14-28)

Three Spiritual Priorities (Mark 1:29-45)

Forgiven Sinners Follow Jesus (Mark 2:1-17)

Jesus’s Sabbath Principles for the New Covenant (Mark 2:18-3:6)

The Forgiven Family of God (Mark 3:7-35)

Sow Gospel Seed (Mark 4:1-20)

How God’s Kingdom Grows (Mark 4:21-34)

Fearful Responses to Jesus (Mark 4:35-5:20)

Jesus, Your Only Hope (Mark 5:21-43)

Faithfulness in the Face of Opposition (Mark 6:1-30)

The Good News of Jesus’s Divinity (Mark 6:31-56)

Keeping God’s Commandments from a Purified Heart (Mark 7:1-23)

Praying to Jesus and Proclaiming Him (Mark 7:24-37)

Jesus, the Perfect Prophet-King (Mark 8:1-26)

From Suffering to Glory (Mark 8:27-38)

A Preview of Jesus’s Glory (Mark 9:1-13)

Praying with Faith (Mark 9:14-29)

Servant of All (Mark 9:30-50)

One Flesh in Christian Marriage (Mark 10:1-12)

Eternal Life in the Kingdom of God (Mark 10:13-31)

Power to Serve, Not Be Served (Mark 10:32-45)

See Jesus as the Divine King (Mark 10:46-11:10)

Jesus’s Judgment (Mark 11:11-25)

The Authority of the Son of God (Mark 11:27-12:12)

Render What Is Owed (Mark 12:13-44)

Jesus’s Second Coming (Mark 13)

Lavish Love for Jesus (Mark 14:1-26)

The Power of Prayer Against Temptation (Mark 14:27-72)

Jesus Crucified: Servant-King and Son of God (Mark 15:1-39)

Following Jesus without Fear in Light of His Resurrection (Mark 15:40-16:8)

The Servants of the Lord: Sermons on Isaiah 54-66

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God’s Steadfast Love for His Servants (Isaiah 54)

How to Be Satisfied with God (Isaiah 55)

God’s House of Prayer for All Peoples (Isaiah 56:1-8)

The Hope of Eternal Peace (Isaiah 56:9-57:21)

Selfless Service Instead of Selfish Self-Deprivation (Isaiah 58:1-12)

Isaiah’s Gospel Presentation (Isaiah 58:13-59:21)

God’s Everlasting Light (Isaiah 60)

The Good News of Christ’s Two Comings (Isaiah 61)

Give God No Rest (Isaiah 62:1-63:6)

Praying as Exiles (Isaiah 63:7-64:12)

Eternal Judgment or Eternal Salvation (Isaiah 65:1-16): sermon notes

Eternal Joy in the New Heavens and New Earth (Isaiah 65:17-66:24)

The Glories of God’s Grace: Sermons on Ephesians

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Praise God for His Glorious Grace Part 1 (Ephesians 1:1-6)

Praise God for His Glorious Grace Part 2 (Ephesians 1:7-14)

Pray for Your Fellow Christians (Ephesians 1:15-23)

From Spiritual Death to Spiritual Life (Ephesians 2:1-10)

From Far Off to Near (Ephesians 2:11-22)

The Mystery Now Revealed (Ephesians 3:1-13)

God’s Glory in Answered Prayers (Ephesians 3:14-21)

The Church’s Unity of the Spirit (Ephesians 4:1-6)

Christ Gives Us Each Other (Ephesians 4:7-16)

Put Off Your Old Self … Put On the New Self (Ephesians 4:17-24, 28)

Be Imitators of God (Ephesians 4:25-27, 29-5:2)

Walk as Children of Light (Ephesians 5:3-14)

Be Filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:15-21)

What A Wife’s Submission Should Teach (Ephesians 5:22-24)

What a Husband’s Love Should Teach (Ephesians 5:25-33)

What Children’s Obedience and Fathers’ Discipline Should Teach (Ephesians 6:1-4)

Render Service with a Good Will as to the Lord (Ephesians 6:5-9)

Spiritual Warfare (Ephesians 6:10-20)

Love Incorruptible, from God and for God (Ephesians 6:21-24)

God’s Mission for the World through the Church: Sermons on Acts 18-28

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Ministry according to God’s Word (Acts 18:1-23)

Ministry in the Power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 18:24-19:10)

Ministry Miracles (Acts 19:11-20:16)

Humble, Faithful, Alert Ministry (Acts 20:17-38)

Be Willing to Suffer within God’s Will (Acts 21:1-36)

Tell Your Testimony (Acts 21:37-22:29)

Testify to Jesus’s Resurrection (Acts 22:30-23:35)

Persevere through a Pause (Acts 24)

Gospel Persuasion (Acts 25-26)

In Difficulty and Danger (Acts 27:1-28:10)

Unapologetic Apologetics (Acts 28:11-31)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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)

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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)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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)