English-Tagalog Expositional Sermons

“I simply taught, preached, wrote God’s Word; otherwise I did nothing. And while I slept, or drank Wittenberg beer with my friends Philip and Amsdorf, the Word so greatly weakened the papacy that no prince or emperor ever inflicted such losses upon it. I did nothing; the Word did everything.” —Martin Luther

“At the end of the book [of Joshua], in his last recorded public act as their leader, Joshua leads the people to renew their covenant with God . . . As Christians, we are called to trust in [Jesus] and to follow his example. We should publicly profess our faith in Christ. We should take vows, if you will, and live to fulfill them, like the people in this book. This is one reason our church covenan...

Question : What is your only comfort in life and in death? Answer :  "That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heave...

“Christian freedom is not ‘I always do what I want.’ Nor is it ‘I always do whatever the other person wants.’ It is “I do what brings glory to God. I do what brings others under the influence of the gospel. I do what leads to peace in the church.” —Andy Naselli and J. D. Crowley

“These slaves of Pharaoh hardly looked like heirs of Yahweh. Surely they would die making Egypt’s bricks rather than live eating Canaan’s figs. But in the fullness of time God sent forth his plagues into Pharaoh’s heart until he relented and, unbelievably, God led his people toward his land. Then, as if time and slavery were not enough, it seemed that God’s own people had conspired to frustrate hi...

“For when man had voluntarily broken all the relation of love and moral good between God and him, had defaced his image—the only representation of his holiness and righteousness in this lower world—and deprived him of all his glory from the works of his hands, and had put himself into the society and under the conduct of the devil; what dishonor could it have been unto God, what diminution would t...

" Breathing—as a metaphor for Christian prayer—captures so much of what prayer should be. It reminds us that prayer is something essential to our existence. Breathing is necessary for everything we do. It enables every activity. Likewise, prayer is basic and vital. It’s tied to both our present existence and perpetual endurance. Prayer is breathing. There’s no better metaphor of what prayer should...

“The most violent expression of God’s wrath and justice is seen in the Cross. If ever a person had room to complain for injustice, it was Jesus. He was the only innocent man ever to be punished by God. If we stagger at the wrath of God, let us stagger at the Cross. Here is where our astonishment should be focused.” —R. C. Sproul

"Time after time God reminds Isreal that they do not deserve his blessings any more than the Egyptians or the Canaanites do. They deserve to be judged and destroyed as much as the pagan peoples do—perhaps even more because of rebelling against God in spite of all their benefits (Num 14:11). But God chose freely to make a name for himself by pouring out undeserved grace on Israel and well-deserved...

"There are two such commanded actions for the local church: baptism and the Lord's Supper: The first is the initial sign of membership in God's people; the second is the continuing sign of membership in God's people. Baptism is the initial sign of belonging to God's people. . . . The Lord's Supper is the continuing sign of belonging to God's people. . . . Like baptism, the Lord's Supper, properly...

"The antidote to spiritual amnesia is making every effort to recall and remember God's gracious deliverance. The fact that you — a sinner who was an enemy of God — are now a beloved child is a miracle. Don't let that wonder ever fade. Remember. Let this act of remembering awaken in you joy in God and a deep sense of gratitude that God loves you, knows you, and keeps you." —Steven Lee

"Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man would stake his life on it a thousand times. This confidence in God's grace and knowledge of it makes all men glad and bold and happy in dealing with God and all His creatures; and this is the work of the Holy Spirit in faith." —Martin Luther

"The only right path is to trust in the Lord. Such trust in the Lord is not an ethereal subjectivism; it is the kind of whole-life commitment ("with all your heart," Solomon says) that abandons self-centered perspective for the Lord's will is, and obeying it regardless of whether or not it is the "in" thing to do. Far from being an appeal to subjective guidance, this trusting the Lord with your wh...

"The scope of what happens in Acts is nothing short of remarkable. Within the space of thirty years, the gospel is preached in the most splendid, formidable, and corrupt cities. It reaches the Holy City (Jerusalem), the City of Philosophers (Athens), the City of Magic (Ephesus), and the Empire (Rome). Its message and work were not done in a corner. Its victories and opposition were not minor...

Come, ye sinners, poor and needy weak and wounded, sick and sore. Jesus ready, stands to save you, full of pity, love, and power. Come ye thirsty, come and welcome. God's free bounty glorify. True belief and true repentance, every grace that bring you nigh. I will arise and go to Jesus; He will embrace me in his arms. In the arms of my dear Savior Oh, there are ten thousand charms. —Joseph Har...

“The unthinkable has taken place: Jesus, the preexistent Word, who had subsisted with God in the beginning; Jesus, the Messiah and Son of God, who was one with the Father and had performed many compelling signs as proof of his messianic identity; this Jesus has been put to death by sinful representatives of humanity—all of us—as the ultimate expression of God’s love (3:16; 13:1; 15:13), accomplish...

"As we read Mark and Encounter Jesus, we are called to follow him and gain comfort from his death as a ransom (10:45), which makes the impossible possible: the salvation of human beings (10:27). The open-ended nature of Mark invites its readers to follow the Lord Jesus and lose their lives for his and the gospel's sake (8:35)." —Peter Orr

"As our king, Jesus addresses the human problem of our need for a righteous ruler, and obedient servant-king. Jesus was King over all creation as the divine Son. In His incarnation, he was also born a king, although His enthronement as the messianic King did not occur until after the work was done at the cross and in His resurrection (Phil 2:8-11). On the cross, Jesus was the King even though...

"What were we made for? What aim should we set ourselves in life? What is the best thing in life, bringing more joy, delight, and contentment than anything else? The answer to all these questions is the same: Knowing God!" — J. I. Packer

“[The Lord] had showered his grace on Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by making a covenant with them and showing them grace again and again. The preservation of the offspring clearly was the Lord’s work, for Abraham’s family survived despite barrenness, sin, stupidity, squabbles, and famine. Genesis teaches that the kingdom will come, for ultimately it depends upon the Lord. It will be realized through...

"The Lord is holy king, the judge rules from heaven His wrath he will surely bring on the man who rebels Oh my sin, oh my sin, How can I be forgiven? There is Justice in Him, is there mercy as well? The Lord is a gracious King for those who believe him His Son is an offering for their sins to atone; I'm redeemed, I'm redeemed! By grace I have received him By his death on a tree I have...

"God's holiness is more than just separateness. His holiness is also transcendent.... When we speak of the transcendence of God, we are talking about that sense in which God is above and beyond us. Transcendence describes His supreme and absolute greatness. The word is used to describe God's relationship to the world. The world has no power over Him. Transcendence describes God in His...

"Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it! Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb; Redeemed through his infinite mercy, His child, and forever, I am."

"The province of faith begins where probabilities cease and sight and sense fail." —George Muller

"But healing is not God's plan for everyone in this life. And there are many other ways to waste our cancer. As I prayed for myself, and continue to do so, I also pray for you that we will not waste this pain. That God knows, and cares, and rules, is enough. The passage of Scripture that came to my mind while I waited for the biopsy was 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10, 'God has not destined us for wrath, b...