Sermons from September 2019
The God Who Sends Suffering
The book of Job deals with the topic of suffering. But even more profound that questions surrounding suffering are questions surrounding the nature of God. What kind of God would afflict a righteous man like Job? Is God good? This sermon begins to look into these questions and as we consider suffering, the key to understanding and comfort is to know and trust God.
A Future for Israel?
Does God still have a plan for the nation of Israel? Is it true that God will be merciful to them as a nation once more? We examine three chapters which take up this subject matter directly and see clearly what God has in store for the people of Israel. May we learn from Scripture and conform our thinking to it.
Who Is True Israel?
How can the Gentiles be included in the promises made to Israel? Does this not do damage to the Old Testament? What about those promises given to Abraham? What we see in both old and new testaments is that Christ is the fulfillment of Israel and the one whom is the rightful heir of all the promises of God. It is through Christ that the Gentiles and Jews receive their inheritance and blessing. Christ is the key, the cornerstone, the…
What About Israel?
Are there two people of God, Israel and the church? Or one people of God? Does Israel have a separate future? How do we apply the old covenant made with Israel? These questions are answered in many different ways today. This sermon looks at Ephesians 2 and 3 to understand the relationship between Israel and the church in the new covenant age since Christ has come.
Not By Faith Alone?
What do we do with a passage that says, “You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone”? To understand it rightly, we do what we must with any passage of Scripture. We must understand it in its own context. When we do this, all the confusion goes away and this verse teaches us something very profound that we must always remember. As Luther said, “we are saved by faith alone, but saving faith is…