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Promise + Oath = Hope

The Lord's Day Morning May 5, 2013 Better“Promise + Oath = Hope”Hebrews 6:13-20 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd ask you to turn with me to Hebrews chapter 6 as we continue our way through this book together.В We’re going to be looking at verses 13 to 20 today.В If you remember, last week we were looking at Hebrews 6 verses 4 to 8, a chilling passage in which the author makes a very clear and powerful warning against turning our backs on Jesus, ceasing to trust in Jesus alone for salvation as He is offered in the Gospel, falling away from, deserting our original profession of faith in Christ.В But immediately, beginning in verses 9 to 12, he starts to encourage the larger congregation.В It's very clear that his desire is not to…

Psalm 119 Not By Bread Alone – Forever Settled in…

The Lord's Day Evening April 7, 2013 Not By Bread Alone“Forever Settled in the Heavens”Psalm 119:89-96 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Psalm 119. We’re going to be looking at verses 89 to 96 tonight. And I would remind you, that as we looked at Psalm 119 verses 81 to 88 last week we said that, in a sense, we came to the low point of the psalm in those verses where the psalmist feels outmatched and hopeless, longing for salvation, persecuted by his enemies. And there's a sense in which this octave that we're studying tonight sees him begin to come out of that pit and it's based upon his confidence in the Word of God. This portion of the psalm, right towards the center of this alphabetically organized…

Psalm 119 Not By Bread Alone – My Soul Longs for…

The Lord's Day Evening March 31, 2013 Not by Bread Alone“My Soul Longs for Your Salvation”Psalm 119:81-88 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Psalm 119. We’re going to be in verses 81 to 88 tonight. Spurgeon says of this passage, “This portion of the gigantic psalm sees the psalmist in extremis. He is in great need. His enemies have brought him to the lowest condition of anguish and depression, yet he is faithful to the law and trustful in his God.” Spurgeon goes on to say, “This octave is the midnight of the psalm, and very dark and black it is. Stars, however, shine out, and the last verse gives promise of the dawn.” And then he gives this word of devotional application. “This passage of Psalm 119 should…

Psalm 119 Not By Bread Alone – My Comfort in My…

The Lord's Day Evening February 17, 2013 Not By Bread Alone “My Comfort in My Affliction” Psalm 119:49-56 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Psalm 119. We’ll be looking at verses 49 to 56 tonight. In the Christian life we are called upon to be comforted even in our affliction and to rejoice even in our sorrows. How do we do that? In the Old Testament, God's people had to learn how to sing the Lord's song in a…

More Glory Than Moses

The Lord's Day Morning February 17, 2013 Better “More Glory Than Moses” Hebrews 3:1-6 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Hebrews chapter 3. We’re going to be looking at verses 1 to 6 as we continue in a new chapter in our study of the book of Hebrews together. We've said all along that Hebrews is a book that is focused on Jesus. The theme for our series is “Better” and that's drawn from the book of Hebrews…

Enduring Trials in Light of Jesus’ Return: Early…

The Lord's Day Morning October 21, 2012 “Enduring Trials in Light of Jesus’ Return: Early Benediction” 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to 2 Thessalonians chapter 2, if you’ll look with me at the last two verses in that chapter. You will notice immediately it's just one sentence; these two verses comprise one sentence and that sentence is a benediction. Some scholars of early Christianity call…

Save Me from Evil Men

If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Psalm 140. We’re with David and in trouble again. In this psalm, and it's a lament, David is lamenting a specific situation or set of situations in which he finds himself. There are men who have evil in their hearts, who intend malice towards him, who are slandering him, who are endangering him, and he's crying out to God for help. In the course of doing that, if you’ll following along — in verses 1 to 5 he acknowledges…

Living in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Reason for…

The Lord's Day Morning July 15, 2012 “Living Life in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Reason for Hope” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. We’re going to begin in verse 13 today. In this passage, Paul is speaking about the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now we've said all along as we've studied this letter of Paul that his theme is teaching Christians how to…

Living in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Pastor Who…

The Lord's Day Morning June 10, 2012 “Living Life in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Pastor Who Loves His People” 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:5 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to 1 Thessalonians chapter 2. We’re going to read to the end of that chapter and then into the first few verses of 1 Thessalonians chapter 3. You remember the last time we were together in this passage we were saying that Paul has detractors in Thessalonica…

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