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Sermon Download – High Priest of the Good Things That Have Come (Leviticus 9:1-24, Heb. 9:11-14)

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This Sunday I had the sobering responsibility of filling the pulpit at our church in the midst of the unfolding coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Our church is small enough that we decided to meet, but we cancelled SS and nursery. I preached on the OT priesthood in relation to Christ, taking my title from Hebrews 9:11 “high priest of the good things that have come.” I spent most of the sermon setting the stage for the first ever public worship service of the LORD described in Leviticus 9. Eventually I ended up in Hebrews 9 and we reveled in the superiority of Jesus Christ as our high priest.

I trust this sermon will be bless my readers. If you don’t have time to listen to the entire sermon (50 minutes), please do look over my notes.

Place: The Heights Church, St. Paul
Date: March 15, 2020
Title: High Priest of the Good Things That Have Come
Text: Leviticus 9:1-24, Heb. 9:11-14
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Audio Link: Right-click to download

Sermon Download – All the Great Things He Has Done (2 Kings 8:1-6)

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Earlier this month I once again had the privilege to fill the pulpit and deliver the Sunday morning message. My theme this time was on how Elisha is a type of Christ. My text was in 2 Kings. I really enjoyed the challenge of crafting this message to be clear and impactful and yet not say more than the text warrants.

I trust this sermon will be bless my readers. If you don’t have time to listen to the entire sermon (43 minutes), please do look over my notes.

Place: The Heights Church, St. Paul
Date: Oct. 13, 2019
Title: All the Great Things He Has Done
Text: 2 Kings 8:1-6
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Audio Link: Right-click to download

Sermon Download – Baptism: Why Wait? (Acts 22:6-16)

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This past Sunday I was again privileged to fill in for our pastor by delivering the Sunday morning message. My theme this time was baptism, and I took as part of my title, the question that Ananias asked the future Apostle Paul before his baptism in Acts 22:16. He asked “why do you wait?” I enjoyed tracing the pattern of baptism as seen in the book of Acts and spent time talking about what baptism symbolizes and what it does (and doesn’t) do. I also looked at when it is appropriate to wait.

I trust this message will be a blessing to my readers. If you don’t have time to listen to the entire sermon (42 minutes), please do look over my notes.

Place: The Heights Church, St. Paul
Date: June 30, 2019
Title: Baptism: Why Wait?
Text: Acts 22:6-16
Notes: Download PDF
Audio Link: Click to visit the sermon audio download link

Sermon Download: Heaven’s Rest (Revelation 7:9-17)

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This past Sunday I once again had the privilege of delivering the Sunday morning sermon, as a stand-in for our pastor. My theme this time was heaven, and the rest we can look forward to after our experience as strangers and pilgrims on this earth. Revelation contains a special blessing for those who read this book (Rev. 1:3), and I certainly felt blessed as I studied the book and especially my text, which was from chapter 7. I trust this message will be a blessing to you all.

If you don’t have time to listen to the entire sermon (46 minutes), please do look over my notes.

Place: The Heights Church, St. Paul
Date: Mar. 17, 2019
Title: Heaven’s Rest
Text: Revelation 7:9-17
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Audio Link: Click to visit the sermon audio download link

Sermon Download: Sola Gratia (Grace Alone)

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This past Sunday, I had the privilege of preaching for a special five-part series at our church. Each week a sermon has been devoted to one of the Five Solas of the Reformation. In English, the Five Solas are: Christ Alone, Scripture Alone, Grace Alone, Faith Alone, and to the Glory of God Alone. This is also the order we are using for the sermon series. Our pastor has opened the series and will finish it, and two other men and I are privileged to contribute one of the messages for the set.

My sermon from this Sunday was on Sola Gratia, or Grace Alone. I was especially burdened by this topic which is so all-encompassing. My sermon highlighted the role of Grace in salvation — we are saved not on account of our works (praise God!). And I also emphasized how grace opposes legalism, in both its doctrinal and practical forms. Finally I was able to touch on Sovereign Grace just a bit as well.

My text was Titus 3, and I was pleased to discover that Martin Luther preached a pair of sermons on Titus 2:11-4 and Titus 3:4-7 for Christmas of 1522. Those sermons were epsecially pertinent to my theme and I included some quotations. (You can find Luther’s sermons on Titus  here and here).

I’m sharing my sermon notes and audio in this post and welcome any feedback. You can also find all my recent sermons from The Heights Church, St. Paul, here.

If you don’t have time to listen to the entire sermon (52 minutes), please do look over my notes.

Place: The Heights Church, St. Paul
Date: November 12, 2017
Title: Sola Gratia (Grace Alone)
Text: Titus 3:3-8
Notes: Download PDF
Audio Link: Click to listen (right click to download)