Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.

I. God has a plan for the universe and everything in it. II. God has let us in on his plan. III. God’s plan will be fulfilled at just the right time. IV. God’s plan is to unite all things together in Christ. 

How should we respond to Christ and his atoning sacrifice? Offer to him a sacrifice of praise, and offer to others a sacrifice of generosity.

Joshua leads all Israel in a covenant renewal ceremony. 

God's plans are never frustrated. Even the death of Stephen and consequential persecution of the early Church leads to the fruitful expansion of the church and proclamation of the gospel.  I. The word goes forth in Stephen's death II. The ...

I. The Redeemer. II. The Redeemed. III. Redemption and its Cost. IV. Redemption's Result. V. Redemption's Assurance

I. We have the Christ who is unchanging, vv7-9. II. We have a cross which brings division, vv10-12. III. We have a city that endures, vv13-14

In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. I. God the Father’s loving prede...

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

I. The loving generosity of God the Father. II. The loving choice of God the Father. III. The loving intention of God the Father. 

Hebrews 13:4  Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

Christian Praise is I. Trinitarian. II. Grateful. III. Father-Focused. IV. Christ-Centered. V. Spirit-Appreciative

Why listen to the apostle Paul? I. He's carrying God’s message to them, v1a. II. He believes the best about God’s work in them, v1b. III. He wants God’s best for them, v2. 

Being loved by the Lord Jesus produces love in our hearts. Therefore Christians should I. Continue loving our brothers and sisters in Christ, v1. II. Love strangers, v2. III. Love the imprisoned and mistreated, v3.

God meets with His people whenever and however He wishes. I. God is not bound II. God sets the place III. God sets the terms IV. God has met with us most gloriously in Jesus Christ.

I. The Restoration of the Repentant II. The Command of the Conqueror III. The Just Judgment of the Judge

I. A Redeemer Raised Up II. A Redeemer Rejected III. A Redeemer Redeems

Stephen not only shows the religious leaders that God was present with His people prior to the Temple, but that He was also providentially present and at work to keep and preserve His people. Stephen refers to the Joseph narrative and walks us ...

I. The Conufsion II. The Clarity III. The confession IV. The Consequence

I. Before Moses there was Abraham II. Before the Temple there was Worship III. Before the Law there was Promise

The battle belongs to the LORD. We fight our battles: I. For God's Glory II. In God's Power III. According to God's Word.