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Today's gospel instalment- 04-14-2024--Sermon Title- 1. Saul attempts to pin David to the wall, 2. The King's Son-in-Law-- --Text- 1Samuel 18-- --1. The gospel saga continues through the testimony of Saul and David.--2. David and Jonathan made a covenant with each other. Jonathan loved David and because of that relationship made a Covenant and then stripped himself of his own power and gave it to David.--3. And this looking to the end of the reign of Saul through Jonathan who would have been the heir apparent, being the first born. And there was gospel significance to that exchange which we explored.--4. But Saul continued to feel threatened by the rising popularity of David and so sought to eliminate him.--5. And all the attempts to eliminate David were gospel testimonies of God's eternal purpose in Christ.--6. That Christ Jesus, represented by David, would ultimately get the church, the daughter of the king through His own sacrifice as David would get Michal, Saul's daughter by meeting the condition that he would bring 100 foreskins of the Philistines.--7. And in this we find many wonderful gospel narratives and connections.--8. And they are FREE-

Today's gospel instalment- 04-07-2024-- --Sermon Title -s-- 1. David slews Goliath, 2. Give me a man, 3. The gospel from Goliath's pulpit-- --Text- 1Samuel17-- --1. Gospel telling from the Old Testament stories is most wonderful, but it is fraught with potholes by reason of poor hermeneutics.--2. To glean and make sense of the stories, a Christ centered, gospel centered hermeneutic must be used.--3. I argue that much of the New Testament teaching is there in the Old, but hidden in story form.--4. Thus, the characters in the stories must be interpreted in light of the New Testament revelation.--5. Thus, Goliath is not a list of your problems, but a testimony of that which stood against you before God to condemn you.--6. So, His stature was given to amplify that truth of the fearsomeness of attempting your own salvation. And Goliath himself had a wonderful sermon about how the matter of salvation would be settled.--7. He said, give me a man, but NOT just any man, but one who is ABLE TO FIGHT AND KILL ME.--8. In other words, the matter of salvation is about UNION and REPRESENTATION by the qualified Man who could fight to the death.--9. There is a lot of wonderful gospel nuggets in this message if you can listen to the end.--10. But those for whom it was given will make to the end-because it is pure gospel and it is FREE-

Today's Gospel installment- 04-01-2024--Text- 1 Samuel 15 - 16--Message Title- 1. God rejects Saul, 2. Samuel anoints David, 3. God's Spirit leaves Saul, 4..The gospel according to Saul and David in the transition..--1..A happy resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus CHRIST to all who name Christ according to His Truth..--2...Saul's reign over Israel must come to an end, not because God hated Saul necessarily, but for a much greater reason..--3..David must ascend the throne. This David who was the man after God's heart..Define David and then you can define Saul... --4..But why this transaction and change-- Why have Saul as king if God didn't approve of his house-- --5..Was God changing His mind about Saul after a disappointing job performance-- Does God change His mind-- --6..What then-- God is a preacher of the gospel. Thus, Saul must be understood in the gospel context.. --7..Saul was a picture of the reign of the Law and its abuse-slavery and that ministry must pass and be succeeded by the better ministry of the man approved by God.. --8..But in typology, a person can carry the testimony of many.. So, Saul was also a picture of God the Father and the text has all these details to back it up.. --9..When Samuel anointed David, the Spirit of God left Saul for David and an evil spirit or distressing spirit was sent by God to torment Saul.. -10..Many traditions around that, but what was that actually preaching about in the gospel-- It actually IS A MARVELOUS GOSPEL MATTER THAT IS CONTAINED IN THAT TESTIMONY.. --SO, MANY THINGS TO SAY AND THIS IS A MUST HEAR MESSAGE.. -And it is free-

Today's Gospel installment - 03-24-2024-Rom - 49 Summary and closing of Romans 8..--1..Will revisit all the doctrines presented in Romans 8 from verse 1 to 39..--2..It has been a lot of teaching of very foundational gospel material that is worth revisiting-recapping on..--3..Context is very important to understand the larger arguments and this for any subject matter.-4..Romans 8 does not begin in Romans 8..It is a build up from Chapter 7, which is a carry over from Romans 6 and you can go back to Romans 1..--5..And in chapter 7, Paul has presented a hopelessness that sin and Law have worked together to produce.--6..He discovered that there was no hope to be found in the Law for a sinner.. And this because of the indwelling sin and the Law's own goodness.--7..So, Paul cries out and say, O, wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from this body of death-- The sinner has a body of death and ARE INCAPABLE TO DO THE LAW. PERISH THE THOUGHT.. --8..So, Romans 8 gives answer to that question and unveils God's eternal purpose in salvation, His decrees and sovereignty in both the vanity and redemption of His elect creation..-And this is free-

Today's Gospel installment- 03-17-2024--MESSAGE Title- Who and what shall----Text - Romans 8 vs 32-37--1..God has expounded the matter of His sovereign decrees in the salvation of His people..--2..And essentially to say the elect, foreloved, predestined and justified are the safest people forever, no matter what life throws at them, which things are in God's hands..--3..And they are safe because God is for them.. And because He is for them, who shall bring a charge or condemn----4.The answer is, no one, because it is God who justifies and it is Christ who died to satisfy and put away their sin and this Christ is risen and ever lives to make intercession for them..--5.But is this all good enough to keep the redeemed safe, because much of the church world falsely teaches that one can be saved and unsaved-- That one can lose their salvation..--6.God says, that is false and a demeaning of His glory. Why-- Because there is nothing that can separate us from the love of God in Christ..--7..This was-is a serious defense and declaration of eternal security and the irrevocable nature of God's decrees, His grace, Christ's work, His power etc.--And it is free-

Today's gospel instalment- 03-10-2024--Message title- If God be for us--Text- Romans 8 vs 28-34--1..Lots of God's absolute sovereignty teaching in all matters of salvation..-2..We will revisit His decrees in salvation, their unfolding and what or how that should mean or be understood in the light of all the gospel parts.-3..If you were blessed by the ALL THINGS FOR GOOD message from 2 weeks ago, this one is exactly on the same level of treatment, if not a little deeper..-4..Salvation is grounded in God's eternal decrees. Thus, it is not a matter that man helps in the bringing of it.-5..Both God and man are cooks, but God only accepts His own recipe which He accomplished in and by His Son, the Lord Jesus.-6..Man's cooking is bad by nature, thus man has nothing to give to exchange for salvation. All matters of salvation are the free act of God and cannot be changed or frustrated by anyone.-7.. The elect though they may go through suffering in this life have God on their side. He works all things for their good and that good meaning being conformed to the image of His Son. And that conformation is not by elbow grease of progressive sanctification, but is by the free imputation of Christ's righteousness.-8.. The elect cannot be condemned. They are non-sticky pans. Yes, they are sinners, but none is able to bring a charge against them. Why-- Because Christ already made good on their sin debt and it is God who justified them. It thus is impossible to reverse this decree. -9..Christ is risen and seated to make intercession for them as their advocate. That and more and it is free--Remember to pray for sister Kimberly Ault and Joie.. They are in a different season of their lives.