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Counsellor
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Reviewing the three main parts of Isaiah’s prophecy concerning the Messiah, as recorded in Isaiah 9:6 • Explaining the meaning of the term “counsellor” • First, Christ is Counsellor, with the Father and the Spirit, in the eternal decree of creation, providence and salvation • Second, Christ is Counsellor, to the angelic host • Third, Christ is Counsellor, to the non-elect humans • Fourth, Christ is Counsellor, to the elect humans • Highlighting four ways Christ is Counsellor to the elect—as Prophet, Priest, King and Vine
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The Mighty God
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Reviewing the three main parts of Isaiah’s prophecy concerning the Messiah, as recorded in Isaiah 9:6 • Showing the significance of the third name given to Christ (“The Mighty God”) in relation to the other four names • Providing a definition for the Hebrew term translated “mighty” • Examining how the term “mighty” is used with reference to God in Deuteronomy 10 and Romans 9 • Explaining how Christ is “The Mighty God” before the incarnation • Explaining how Christ is “The Mighty God” after the incarnation • Outlining the main features of the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ • Showing how a proper view of the Person of Christ touches every aspect of a believer’s…
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The Everlasting Father
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Reviewing the three main parts of Isaiah’s prophecy concerning the Messiah, as recorded in Isaiah 9:6 • Explaining the difference between the first Person of the Godhead identified as the “Father”, and the second Person of the Godhead identified as the “Everlasting Father” • Showing how Christ is the Everlasting Father of creation • Showing how Christ is the Everlasting Father of providence • Showing how Christ is the Everlasting Father of the elect as their covenant head • Showing how Christ is the Everlasting Father of the elect in regeneration and sanctification • Showing how Christ is the Everlasting Father of the new administration of the gracious covenant
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I Need The Affirmation Of Thy Love, O Lord
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Providing an overview of the Apostle Paul’s three evangelistic campaigns against the backdrop of a geographical timeline • Tracing the time and location around which the events of Acts 14:20-22 occurred • Highlighting the term “confirmed”, providing a definition for the Greek term and the number of time it appears in the New Testament • Tracing the time and location around which the events of Acts 15:30-35 occurred • Tracing the time and location around which the events of Acts 15:36-41 occurred • Tracing the time and location around which the events of Acts 18:18-23 occurred • Tying together these four texts, by comparing and contrasting the way in which the term “confirmed” is used in each passage…
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A Kingdom Which Cannot Be Moved
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Highlighting the seven parts of Hebrews 12:28,29 • Using the framework of sovereign grace, identifying five separate kingdoms and showing which kingdom is referred to in the text • Explaining how this kingdom cannot be moved • Showing who are the recipients of this kingdom • Explaining how the recipients of this kingdom are to have grace • Explaining what it means for the recipients of this kingdom to serve God acceptably with reverence and fear • Explaining how the recipients of this kingdom are blessed by God who is a consuming fire
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God’s Will For Your Life
Some of the points covered in this sermon: Exploring the will of God for His regenerate people, as it relates to the practicalities of life, according to the threefold view of life depicted by the Apostle Paul in Colossians 3:1-4 I. The Life That Was—“For ye are dead,” (3a) II. The Life That Now Is (1,2,3b) 1. Its Essence—“and your life is hid with Christ in God.” (3b) 2. Its Evidence—“If ye then be risen with Christ,” (1a) (1) Seeking After Christ—“seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.” (1b) (2) Setting Affections On Christ—“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” (2) III. The Life That Will Be—“When Christ, who is our life,…
