Tags: Romans
You’ll notice that many of the passages we will read this morning (Joshua 1:6-7; Psalm 27:14; 1 Corinthians 16:13), along with hymns like O Church Arise and How Can I Keep From Singing, involve us seeking the Lord for courage and strength. One hymn you may be less familiar with is If Thou But Suffer God To Guide Thee, written…
Here in chapter 2 of the book of Esther, we finally meet the title character. Her improbable story has all the hallmarks of a fairy tale: an orphan girl—raised in exile by a kindly and wise uncle—rises from poverty to become the queen of an empire. This is not a fanciful bedtime story though. Instead, it is an incredible witness…
Today, we observe Ascension Sunday, perhaps the most neglected of the “five evangelical feasts” which are celebrated in most Christian traditions (along with Christmas, Easter, Good Friday, and Pentecost). This day marks the commemoration of the events of Acts 1:6-11 when Jesus completed His earthly ministry by ascending into Heaven and sitting down at the right hand of the Father.…
Narrative passages of scripture can pose some difficulties for a music director. The choice of psalms and hymns to sing is governed by how best to support the preaching of the Word. When the sermon text is something from the epistles, the prophets, or even from the life of Christ, this work is fairly straightforward since so many hymns are…
In the third chapter of Titus, Paul exhorts the people of God to devote themselves to good works unto the glory of God. This morning, we will examine the repeated emphasis on good works in the Christian life being grounded in the finished work of Jesus Christ (Titus 3:5). The hymns we will sing will cause us to reflect on…