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Jesus Rebukes the Storm

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The previous two sermons demonstrated that disciples of Jesus are expected to listen to His Words, obey His Words, and keep His words to the end. In the Parable of the Sower (Lk 8:1–15), it was only the last soil that produced any fruit because the seed, the word of God, was able to take root. All the other soils were not fit. Any other heart than that which carefully listens to word of God will not have a life that produces fruit. The Parable of the Lamp demonstrated the power of the word (Lk 8:16–18). The word of God is able to expose our heart and label our deeds are right or wrong. The word is intended to be an instruction for us to follow. Lastly it was noted by Jesus that those who truly belong into the family of God are those who hear the word and obey the word of God (Lk 8:19–21).  I believe that in the next three pericopes that we get an answer as to why we should listen and obey to the words of Jesus. He has authority. His words demonstrate His power over all creation. Hi...
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September Q & A Session

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1. What does the Bible teach us about knowing God's will? See: 1 Thess. 4:3, 7; 5:18; Rom. 12:1-2; 1 Pet. 4:2; 1 John 2:17; 4:9. See also 1 Cor. 10:31; Col. 3:17. 2. Why is Judas of James listed as one of the twelve disciples in Luke 6:14-16 (and Acts 1:13) but not included in the list of the twelve disciples in Mark 3:16-19?  3. Why does Matthew (Matt. 8:28-34) say that two men were possessed in the country of the Gergesenes when Mark 5:1-20 and Luke 8:26-39 only talk about one possessed man? 4. Was the golden calf of Exodus 32 flat or three dimensional? See Exod. 32:4 and Exod. 32:24. 5. Did Jesus carry the entire cross or just the cross beam?
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Location: Tidioute Baptist Church, 218 Main St, Tidioute, PA 16351, USA
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Psalm 32 – Forgiven

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I want to begin with a quote that I think best embodies the spirit of this psalm. It is told of Luther that one day being asked which of all the Psalms were the best, he made answer, “ Psalmi Paulini ,” and when his friends pressed to know which these might be, he said, “The 32nd, the 51st, 130th, and the 143rd. For they teach that the forgiveness of our sins comes, without the law and without works, to the man who believes, and therefore I came them Pauline Psalms; and David sings,  ‘There is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared,’ this is just what Paul says, ‘God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.’ Rom. 9:32. Thus no man may boast of his own righteousness. That word, ‘That thou mayest be feared,’ dusts away all merit, and teaches us to uncover our heads before God, and confess gratia est, non meritum: remissio, non satisfactio ; it is mere forgiveness, not merit at all.” 1 What Luther meant was that the Pauline doctr...
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Location: Tidioute Baptist Church, 218 Main St, Tidioute, PA 16351, USA
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Ps 30 – Dependence through Repentance

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Ps 29 – The Voice of the LORD

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We will see that ultimately this psalm is a call to worship the Lord. Again, upon closer inspection, we will see that David uses great talent in his poetry. David uses a strategy in his writing of this psalm that we saw also in psalm 8 and 19. David is going to use the beauty of God’s creation to demonstrate the glory of the Lord. In psalm 8, David used the beauty of the night sky to make us ask why God was mindful of man (Ps. 8:3-4). In Ps 19, talked about the beauty of a sunrise to demonstrate how everyman sees the glory of God (Ps. 19:1, 4-5). This time David is going to show the beauty of a thunderstorm (possibly something stronger) to demonstrate that God is deserving of praise from all creatures.  The psalm easily breaks into three parts: vv. 1-2 is a call to worship for His holiness, vv. 3-9b describe the holiness of the Lord argued through the beauty of a thunderstorm, and vv. 9c-11 show the Lord established as Sovereign.  David may have done something quite i...
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