The Lord Our Heritage

In this week’s sermon Hank Kampen, a pastor at Grace Bible Church, explores the message of Psalm 16.

Faith Which Overcomes Death

After spending three weeks considering the faith of Abraham, this Lord’s Day we will examine the faith of the three patriarchs who followed Abraham.

Why is so much less written about each of these men? Why does our author choose these particular events from the lives of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph? What do these men share in common? Is it harder to be a second (or third or fourth) generation Christian?

The Death and Resurrection of the Son of Promise

This Lord’s Day we will consider one of the most moving events in all of Scriptural history, as God asks Abraham to sacrifice his only beloved son, Isaac. What kind of faith would make a man willing to do such a thing? Is there anything you would not give to God? Are you now experiencing a great trial of faith?

The Miraculous Birth of the Promised Son

This week we will consider how by faith, Isaac was born to a father and mother who were 100 and 90 years old.

The birth of Isaac is a picture of the miraculous birth of Christ. His birth is also a picture of our miraculous new birth by God’s sovereign power. With God nothing is impossible!

Does this mean that we can ask God for whatever we want whenever we want it? How should we exercise our faith?

Satisfaction for the Thirsty

Spurgeon called Isaiah 55 a chapter of gospel invitation. He preached from this passage at least eighteen times.

Isaiah 55 pleads with the lost to abandon their worthless idols. The Lord offers abundant pardon and rich kingdom blessings to those who turn to Him.

Isaiah 55 also speaks to believers who sometimes waste their time and money seeking to find joy and satisfaction in worldly things instead of finding their fulfillment in Christ.

Isaiah 55 also points to Christ who offers Himself as our spiritual food and drink.

Liberty and Love

Are you strong?

Last week Paul began his discussion of the issues over which Christians differ by encouraging all of us to accept one another without judging in these difficult matters.

In this week’s text Paul focuses upon those who consider themselves strong - because they believe they have liberty to do things in which the weak cannot participate without violating his conscience.
Rather than looking down on the weak, the strong should forego the use of his freedom for the sake of those who don’t enjoy the same sense of freedom.
In so doing he is living out the gospel by imitating Christ who gave up His rights for us.