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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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Luke 3:15–20 | One Mightier than I Is Coming

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The sermon is on Luke 3:15–20. There are no notes available for this sermon.
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Luke 3:10–14 | Examples of Fruit Worthy of Repentance

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We have begun to see the ministry of John the Baptist. We should remember that the purpose of the ministry is to make the people of Israel ready for the Lord. In order to do this, John the Baptist goes about preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sin (Luke 3:3). The point was that the baptism signified the remission of sin. Remission comes from ἄφεσις which is “the act of freeing from an obligation, guilt, or punishment, i.e., pardon, cancellation.” 79  John was preaching that if one wants to be forgiven of sin then he must repent of his sin. Repentance leads to forgiveness.   Last week we saw an example John’s preaching. He had three points of concern: rebuke of sin, repentance of sin, and the impending wrath that is for sin. The overall point was that the only way to escape God’s wrath against sin is to bear fruit worthy of repentance. This was significant in order for us to understand the meaning behind μετάνοια. Repentance is not a simple confessio...
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The Decree of God

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Thus far, we have only discussed the nature of God (i.e. His attributes and Trinity), which serves as part one in our study of Theology Proper. Part two of Theology Proper will be concerning some of the actions of God (the study of salvation will be placed under a separate system titled “Soteriology” due to its size and significance). In the lessons to follow we will be studying specifically His act of creation, providence and miracles. However, before we begin studying such actions of God, we must recognize that these actions bear a unique characteristic—they were eternally planned in the mind of God. In other words, they were decreed by God. Therefore, this lesson will serve as a general introduction to the works of God.  The classic definition for the decree of God comes from the Westminster Shorter Catechism, “The decrees of God are his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for his own glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass” (Question ...
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Location: Tidioute Baptist Church, Tidioute, PA
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Luke 3:7–9 | Repentance to Escape Wrath

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In the previous paragraph, which served as an introduction to the preaching of John and eventually, Jesus, Luke told us the date that the word of the Lord came unto John the Baptist. It is with this statement that we begin to see that God is again doing a mighty thing in the midst of His people, for all of this was spoke of by the prophets.  Now in this paragraph, we will see not just the mode of operation of John the Baptist, but we will see the normal and regular content of John’s preaching. We must remember what was said of John in chapter one. It was said that, “Many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord” (Luke 1:16–17), and that he will be “called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways; To gi...
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Luke 3:1–6 | Introduction to Preaching

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Some commentators argue that chapter 3 begins a new section in the Gospel of Luke. I am not sure this is the case. I think the author continues to introduce us to Jesus Christ by comparing Him with John the Baptist up until 4:15. The last parallel made is how each person comes from the wilderness and then begins preaching. Chapters 1 and 2 led us through the birth narratives of both individuals. Now in chapters 3 and 4, we are going to see the character of each individual as a mature adult. The significance of the persons is demonstrated in 3 and 4. We will John as the herald that goes before as spoken by the prophet Isaiah preaching the repentance of sin and we will see Jesus be called the Son of God and be sinless man. After this demonstration of Jesus’ unwavering character, comes His preaching to the people of Galilee. This section therefore serves as an introduction to the preaching for both men even though we will only see John the Baptist in this pericope.  Marking a...
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