Enduring Trials in Light of Jesus’ Return: What We’re Thankful For

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Enduring Trials in Light of Jesus’ Return: What…

The Lord's Day Morning September 9, 2012 “Enduring Trials in Light of Jesus’ Return: What We’re Thankful For” 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to 2 Thessalonians chapter 1. We’ll be looking at verses 3 and 4 today as we continue our way through Paul's letter. Last week we looked at Paul's greeting; today we look at the very first order of business Paul has with the Thessalonians in this congregation, which is thanksgiving. Here, in verses 3 and 4, we meet Paul's first concern — to give thanks to God. There are problems in this church, there are trials that they are facing, there are issues for him to address, but Paul is under a joyful compulsion to thank God for what God is…

Living in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Timely…

The Lord's Day Morning August 12, 2012 “Living Life in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Timely Incitement” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to 1 Thessalonians chapter 5. We’ll begin at verse 16 as we continue our way through this short letter, perhaps the first of the New Testament, the first of Paul's letters. In this passage, Paul is going to give us a list of eight dos and don'ts for the Christian life and that may confuse some of you. Some of you have perhaps heard somebody say, “Christianity is not a list of rules,” and of course that's true, Christianity cannot simply be reduced to a series of rules, of commands, of dos and don'ts. Christianity is a message about what God…

How Can I Thank You Enough, Lord?

If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Psalm 138. As you’re turning there, allow yourself to look at the headings of the next several psalms. In fact, if you’d look at the headings of the psalms from 138 all the way to 145. Tonight we are beginning a group of eight psalms, all of which are attributed to David. These are the last psalms in the Psalter that belong to David. He wrote almost half of the songs and these eight songs are the final ones included in the Psalter of Scripture from the heart, from the pen, from the hand, from the life of David. This psalm is in three parts. As you look at it before we read it tonight, note first of all in verses 1, 2, and 3, David is once again in trouble. Don't you have to pause and say, “Lord, thank You that You…

Living in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Reason to be…

The Lord's Day Morning May 6, 2012 “Living Life in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Reason to be Thankful” 1 Thessalonians 1:1-4 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 the first four verses together today as we begin a journey in this wonderful letter. Do you remember what you were doing twenty years ago? I can remember some of the things I was doing twenty years ago. I was…

O Give Thanks Unto the Lord

If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Psalm 107 as we begin our journey through the fifth book of the Psalms together. This psalm, that begins the fifth book of the Psalter, is a call for the redeemed to give thanks. The context is the return of the people of God from exile and you see that in the very first words. The Lord has redeemed them from trouble and done what? “Gathered them in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the…

He Remembers His Covenant

I'd invite you to turn with me to Psalm 105 as we continue our way through the Fourth Book of the Psalms. This psalm is another in a train of psalms of praise. It's a long psalm, but it's outlined fairly simply. The first six verses contain a call to praise God for His wondrous works for His chosen people, and nine different verbs will be used to exhort us to worship God, will instruct us what it means to worship God in those first six verses. The second part of the psalm is found in…

The Avenger

If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Psalm 94, as we continue to work our way through the Fourth Book of the Psalms. That Fourth Book runs from Psalm 90 to Psalm 106. We have studied several of these Psalms already. We have said repeatedly that the Psalms show us the anatomy of all parts of the Christian soul, and that the Psalms express for us the whole range of Christian experience. Psalm 90 is a prayer for refuge. Psalm 91 is a prayer in time of danger. Psalm 92 is a…

I Thank God For You

The Lord's Day Morning May 6, 2007 Philippians 1:3-5 “I Thank God for You” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Philippians, chapter one, verses three to five. We began our study of Philippians last week. We noted some of the great themes in this book. For instance, we said that already (beginning with verse 6) Paul is emphasizing the sovereignty of God in salvation. We said that in chapter two, you have that beautiful emphasis on the…

The New Walk (5): More Reasons Why – Filled With…

The Lord's Day Morning July 23, 2006 Ephesians 5:18-21 “The New Walk (5): More Reasons Why — Filled With the Spirit” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Please open your Bibles to Ephesians chapter five, as we continue through Paul's letter to Ephesus and to us. We've said since Ephesians 4:17 that it has been Paul's concern to exhort us to live distinctively as Christians in this world; not to be like the world, but rather to be in the world and not of it; to be distinct in our…

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