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It’s Hard to Explain

The Lord's Day Morning April 7, 2013 Better“It's Hard to Explain”Hebrews 5:11-6:3 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Hebrews chapter 5. We’re going to be looking at verses 11 to the end of the chapter and then we're going to pick up in chapter 6 verse 1 and read to verse 3. So we’ll read from Hebrews 5:11 all the way through Hebrews 6:3 this morning. As you’re turning there, let me ask you to look back just a few verses before this section, back to Hebrews 4:14, and just scan the words down to Hebrews 5:10, especially looking at Hebrews 5:6 and 5:10 where the name, Melchizedek is mentioned. If you will remember, the last time we were together we were looking at Hebrews 5:1-10; the time before that we…

Living in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Call to…

The Lord's Day Morning June 24, 2012 “Living Life in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Call to Christian Living” 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2 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 be looking at the first two verses of this chapter. As we've worked through this letter together we've said repeatedly that Paul is teaching the Thessalonians and you and me how to live life in light of Jesus’ return. And as we've looked at chapters 1, 2, and 3, we've said, rather frequently, that Paul is giving an explanation for why he has done what he has done in ministry — for why he's not there, for why he stayed such a short period of time — he's defending the integrity of his…

The Man Who Thought He Was Righteous (but wasn’t)…

The Lord's Day Morning March 27, 2011 “The Man Who Thought He Was Righteous (but wasn't) and the Man Who Thought He Wasn't ( but was!)” Luke 18:9-14 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Ducan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 18 as we continue to make our way through the gospel of Luke together. This is one of the best known stories that Jesus ever told. It is a foundational story for understanding the Gospel, and there is no possible way that I could convey, with the same effect that Jesus conveyed this story to His original audience, this story to you today, partly because you have been reading this story all your life and Christians have been reading this story for two thousand years. And when we hear Jesus talk about two men going up…

The Marks of a Pharisee (and the Remedy)

The Lord's Day Morning July 18, 2010 Luke 11:37-54 “The Marks of a Pharisee (and the Remedy)” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 11 as we come back to this passage that we looked at last week. We said it was a very awkward dinner conversation and we did a brief overview about what Jesus said to the Pharisees there. This morning I want us to look more specifically at the marks of a Pharisee, and not only the marks of a…

A Very Awkward Dinner Conversation

The Lord's Day Morning July 11, 2010 Communion Sunday Luke 11:37-54 “A Very Awkward Dinner Conversation” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III As we continue to prepare for worship today, as you will have already noticed, we will be worshipping in word and sacrament as we come to the Lord's Table. The Lord's Table is for all those who trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, who have professed Him and joined themselves to His body, the Church. And we’ll say more of that later as we prepare to come to…

Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ…

The Lord's Day Morning April 20, 2008 Philippians 3:1-11 Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ and the Peace that Passes Understanding: A Study of Philippians “The Christian's Triple Gain” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Philippians 3. As we look at this passage which speaks to us about the triple gain of Christians (that is, the triple blessing, the triple benefit that believers have in Jesus Christ),…

Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ…

The Lord's Day Morning May 20, 2007 Philippians 1:7-11 “Love Abounding” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III I'd invite you to turn with me to Philippians, chapter one. We’re looking at verses 7-11 today, and these verses span two parts of this first chapter of this great letter. Really, if you look back to verse 3, from verse 3 to verse 8 the Apostle Paul is expressing his joy in, his thanksgiving to God for, his love for, the Philippians. Over and over in various ways, Paul with a thankful…

God’s New Family: An Exposition of Ephesians(LX)…

The Lord’s Day Evening November 5, 2006 Ephesians 6:19-20 “God’s New Family: An Exposition of Ephesians (LX) The Full Armor of God (4): Praying for Preachers Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. Please be seated. If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Ephesians 6. We are now at the penultimate sermon in this series on the Book of Ephesians. One more to go! Tonight we’re looking at the end of the passage that deals with the armor of God. We’ve been…

God’s New Family: An Exposition of Ephesians(LIX)…

The Lord's Day Evening October 21, 2006 Ephesians 6:17-18 “God's New Family: An Exposition of Ephesians (LIX) The Full Armor of God (3): Word and Prayer” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. Please be seated. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me again to Ephesians 6, as we continue through this section on the armor of God. We've been looking at this great and important and beloved passage for a couple of weeks now. When we looked at the first two or three verses…

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