Sermons on Redemption
We have hope, in this life and the next, because of the redeeming work of Christ on the cross. This past month in Kids Time, our children were learning the meaning to the lyrics of the hymn, “Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery.” The first verse speaks of how Jesus “condescended” from heaven to earth to…
The prayer that is recorded in Colossians 1:9-14 is a beautiful prayer that is chock-full of rich content for us to model our prayers after. This is the prayer that I asked our supporters to pray for us when we were serving as cross-cultural missionaries in Asia, and it is the same prayer that I…
After the fall of man in Genesis 2-3, there were very few ‘bright spots’ mentioned in Scripture. Mankind seemed to be spiraling further downward into sin and self-indulgence. By the time we come to Genesis 6, the Lord looked down upon the earth and saw only wickedness—except in the heart of a man named Noah. Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. In this study, we will take some time to consider the well-known account of Noah and his ark. In keeping with our sermon series—One Big Story: God’s Redemptive Story through Scripture—we will not be focusing on all the details of Genesis 6-8. Our focus will be on the foreshadowing of God’s redemptive work through His Son, Jesus, in this chronicle concerning the ark.