Christ the King Knoxville

Two Very Difficult Verses (Ecclesiastes 5.8-9) 06.12.2023 38:42 ↓

What should these provincial officials be doing? How should the king be oriented toward the economy

The Conquest, Part 1 (Isaiah 56.1-8) 03.12.2023 38:35 ↓

The Lord gathers his people.

Fear God: Worship & Vows (Ecclesiastes 5.1-7) 13.11.2023 39:15 ↓

This passage gives us 3 good reasons to Fear God and two contexts to apply that reverential love for him: worship and vows.

Back to Work (Ecclesiastes 4.4-16) 13.11.2023 40:09 ↓

Work is hard but there is a way to work well.

TULIP (Joint Reformation Day Service 2023) 01.11.2023 1:38:42 ↓

Every year, CTK PCA joins other conservative reformed churches in the area for an evening service on Reformation Sunday. This year we covered the Doctrine of Grace: Man is totally depraved, and yet the people of Christ are unconditionally elected for salvation by God, definitely atoned for by Jesus's blood, irresistibly drawn by Grace through the Spirit's Work, and they will indeed perseve...

Evil Under the Sun (Ecclesiastes 3.15-4.3) 01.11.2023 43:43 ↓

The Lord will judge the righteous and the wicked.

Comfort in God’s Labor (Ecclesiastes 3.9-15) 24.10.2023 44:12 ↓

What can a worker gain from his toil? There is comfort to found in the works of God. He is our only comfort in life and in death.

A Time for Everything (Ecclesiastes 3.1-8) 16.10.2023 44:22 ↓

God has ordained opportunities for us in this life.

Two Views of Toil (Ecclesiastes 2.18-26) 08.10.2023 42:07 ↓

Work produces a fruit from our labor. God means for us to enjoy good gifts under the sun. He has given us the ability to enjoy the fruit of our labor as a gift.

Careening into Nihilism (Ecclesiastes 2.12-17) 01.10.2023 34:41 ↓

We are all going to die. So, we must fear the Lord. Nihilism is not the answer to grievous things under the Sun. Christ is the cure.

Worldly Pleasure (Ecclesiastes 2.1-11) 24.09.2023 40:12 ↓

Worldly pleasure lets us down. Here’s why…

Worldly Wisdom (Ecclesiastes 1.12-18) 17.09.2023 40:21 ↓

Worldly wisdom is is fleeting and frustrating. Both as a means and as an end, worldly wisdom does not do for us what we hope that it will do.

A Most Vaporous Litany (Ecclesiastes 1.4-11) 16.09.2023 47:18 ↓

This is Solomon’s satiric attack upon secularism.

Life Under & Beyond the Sun (Ecclesiastes 1.1-3) 04.09.2023 38:23 ↓

We live life well down here by looking beyond the sun.

The Purpose of Ecclesiastes (Ecclesiastes 12.8-14) 27.08.2023 38:25 ↓

Is Solomon trying to tells us that life is meaningless? No. Life has a purpose: fear God and keep his commandments.

The Burial & Resurrection of Christ 13.08.2023 40:41 ↓

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The King of the Jews, Part 3 13.08.2023 35:43 ↓

Jesus is the king who brought us near to God. He is the King who saves us.

The King of the Jews, Part 2 06.08.2023 39:09 ↓

Jesus was mocked and shamed. He bore our shame upon himself.

The King of the Jews, Part 1 30.07.2023 40:17 ↓

Jesus is king. He is God in the flesh. How did Jew and Gentile alike respond to God as he stood before them? And what is the right way to respond to Jesus?

The King & the Kangaroo Court 23.07.2023 41:57 ↓

Jesus stood alone. He stood alone for our salvation.

The King Whose Word Is True (Mark 14.27-31, 66-72) 12.07.2023 37:12 ↓

Man falls short of God's standard in giving and keeping our word. But the Lord's Word is always fulfilled.

The King’s Arrangements for Us (Mark 14.12-26) 02.07.2023 46:31 ↓

The King provides a way for his people to feast with him.

The King’s Death Arrangements (Mark 14.1-11) 02.07.2023 44:56 ↓

Jesus is worthy of our worship and devotion.

The Olivet Discourse, Part 3 (Mark 13.24-37) 22.06.2023 39:40 ↓

The Kingship of Jesus is a comfort to the Church in the midst of turmoil. He gathers us from the four winds, he guarantees his word, and his gives us assignments in his household.

The Olivet Discourse, Part 2 (Mark 13.14-23) 18.06.2023 40:08 ↓

This is part 2 of 3 on this discourse from Mark’s gospel.