Sermons — Page 75

Returning to the Gospel of John, the message contrasts Mary's costly devotion with Judas's hidden hypocrisy as Jesus is anointed at Bethany before His final Passover.

Nehemiah 4 shows leadership responding to opposition with prayer, dependence on God, and confidence that God will defend His work. Opposition can become the setting where God strengthens unity and gives His people a renewed heart for the

Church Unity

Concluding the missions series through Paul's sorrow for Israel in Romans 9, the message calls believers to a sincere, sorrowful, and sacrificial surrender to whatever part God calls them to play in world missions.

Continuing the missions series, the message traces God's heart for the nations from the Old Testament to Revelation and calls believers to ask whether they are willing to be sent.

Observing a baptism, the message explains believer's baptism by immersion as a public testimony of union with Christ and entrance into the local church.

As Nehemiah reaches Jerusalem and quietly surveys the ruined walls, the message shows that faithful, careful preparation for God's work invites opposition from the very start.

Opening a series on missions, the message establishes world evangelization as the church's great goal, commanded by Christ and modeled by the church at Antioch.

Great Commission

Following Israel's renewal at Gilgal, the message calls believers to ongoing personal holiness, warning against a soft view of grace that excuses sin rather than welcomes the Lord's continual correction.

From Israel's crossing of the Jordan, the message calls the gathered church to worship as living stones, prepared and engaged rather than passive spectators on the Lord's Day.

As Nehemiah's burden turns to action, the message follows his risk in approaching the king and shows how God's favor equipped him for the work ahead.