Living in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Turn to God from Idols

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Living in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Turn to God…

The Lord's Day Morning May 20, 2012 “Living Life in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Turn to God from Idols” 1 Thessalonians 1:7-10 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to 1 Thessalonians chapter 1. We’re going to be looking at verses 7 to 10 today but I want to pick up reading in verse 6 so that we're not picking up in the middle of a sentence. And I also want us to connect this passage with the passage we studied last Lord's Day. We looked at verses 4 to 6 in which Paul is giving thanks to God and he's giving encouragement to the Thessalonians for what he sees God doing in their midst. And he's continuing that thought today. In fact, he's specifying one of the things that he is thankful for. You will…

Remember Me

The Lord's Day Morning November 13, 2011 “Remember Me” Luke 23:39-43 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 23 as we continue our way through the gospel of Luke together. I can remind you, a couple of weeks ago when we were last in the gospel, we were looking at the passage immediately prior to this in which Luke begins to describe the crucifixion. If you look especially at verse 34, Luke will give you the first word of Jesus from the cross, “Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing,” and in so doing, Luke is not only being a faithful historian and recording exactly what happens, what Jesus said, he is pointing you to specific historical facts that elaborate the theology of the cross,…

Jesus: Ruler of the Ruler of Demons

The Lord's Day Morning June 27, 2010 Luke 11:14-28 “Jesus: Ruler of the Ruler of Demons” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Sing to the Lord a new song all the earth. Tell of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations and His marvelous works among all the peoples for great is the Lord and greatly to be praised. He is to be feared above all gods for all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but our God, the Lord, made the heavens and the earth. Splendor and majesty are before Him, strength and beauty in His sanctuary, so let us give unto the Lord the glory due His name. Let us worship God! Our Lord and our God, You are holy, holy, holy and we are not and because of this only You can provide a way for us into Your presence to enjoy Your blessings, Your benefits,…

How to Pray (2): Kingdom Come

The Lord's Day Morning May 23, 2010 Luke 11:1-4 “How to Pray (2): Kingdom Come” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Praise waits for Thee in Zion, Lord, to Thee vows paid shall be. O Thou that hearer art of prayer, all flesh shall come to Thee. Let us praise God. As we prepare to worship today we are going to be in the Lord's Prayer again. I want to read you J.C. Ryle's words about the second petition, “Your kingdom come.” That's the petition we're going to be studying especially…

Hidden and Revealed

The Lord's Day Morning April 25, 2010 Luke 10: 17-24 “Hidden and Revealed” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III As we prepare for worship, especially in light of our subject, I want to give you these words from J.C. Ryle, the great evangelical Anglican bishop of Liverpool. He says this: “Nothing so blinds the eyes of our souls to the beauty of the Gospel as the vain delusive idea that we are not so ignorant and wicked as some and that we have got a character which will bear inspection. Happy is the…

Grace, with you Spirit

The Lord's Day Morning June 8, 2008 Philippians 4:21-23 Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ and the Peace that Passes Understanding: A Study of Philippians “Grace, with Your Spirit” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, let me invite you to turn with me to Philippians 4:21. After a year together in this glorious letter, we have come to our final exposition of Paul's word to the Philippians. Last Lord's Day morning we were looking at Philippians…

Tribute to the Forerunner of the Kingdom, Part 3:…

Our Father, we thank You for this word. It is a mysterious word. Its truths are deep and wide. We need the help of Your Spirit to understand it and to embrace it. So we ask, O Lord, that You would open our eyes; teach us the truth of Your word. What we can understand, help us to understand. What we cannot, help us to humbly receive because it is from Your lips, trusting that You will show us one day. In the mean time, may our hope be built upon the word, and may You draw…

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