Grace Baptist Church – Sheboygan

The gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven, the gospel that John preached and which Jesus fulfilled, is a gospel that calls us away from sin and away from its power over us, to God and to His righteousness. It is a gospel that calls us to repentance and to faith.

Matthew's great goal is to show us that Jesus is God's anointed king. In this passage, he presents Jesus in three ways to us: as God’s obedient Son, as God’s chosen deliverer, and as God’s faithful, lowly servant.

The story of the wise men, who came to visit and worship Jesus is well known, but the significance of why they came isn't always something we stop to think about. In this sermon we notice three things about these men and the lessons they are meant to teach to us.

The birth of Jesus is miraculous in every way, from the way that Jesus was conceived, to the way God intervened with Joseph, and even to Jesus’ name. And while Matthew isn’t as detailed as Luke in terms of what he records about the events leading up to Jesus’ birth, he records the miracle of Jesus’ birth for us to identify him as God’s anointed King, who is the Savior of the world.

The Gospel of Matthew is special. It forms a bridge between the Old Testament and its promises and the New Testament where we see those promises fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus. It announces that God has kept his promises, in the arrival of King Jesus and the establishment of His Kingdom, starting with his lineage.

Solomon has made his case, shared his insight, and given us his instruction. Now it's time for us to choose wisdom.

Wisdom loves God and finds life.

Solomon shares his words with us, to make us wise and to keep us from death. In this passage he tells us the story of the death of a fool, warning us of the emptiness of sin in spite of the way it lures us in with its many promises of satisfaction.

The way for us to avoid calamity and love our neighbor well is to love God and what He loves and to hate what He hates.

Do not settle on the allure of cheap desires, but be satisfied in the deep delight of God as you submit to His design.

Words have power. In this sermon we listen to the instruction of Solomon as he teaches us three important lessons about wisdom and her words.

Solomon has shared his wisdom, calling us prize wisdom and insight. Now we find that Solomon learned this wisdom from his own father, David. In this message we think about the heritage of wisdom and the choice of wisdom.

The way of wisdom teaches us to trust God and to love our neighbor. In this passage we learn three ways that faith in God helps us to love our neighbor as Christ commands.

What would you be willing to give up to get wisdom? Whatever you might give up for wisdom, whatever it might cost you, the blessings of wisdom are far greater.

Wisdom walks with God. Wisdom chases after God. Wisdom finds its joy and its satisfaction in who He is, and it trusts Him for what He’s done. Wisdom honors God, and it enjoys the blessings of God.

Proverbs teaches us to pursue wisdom, but how do we know that we will find it? Here in Proverbs 2, Solomon gives us the answer. He teaches us that wisdom comes from God that He is a glad giver to those who seek Him.

In our passage last week, Solomon urged us to hear his instruction. He opened his heart and his voice to us, calling us to pay attention to what he has to say. In this passage he takes a different approach. He portrays wisdom as a lady, to be desired and to be listened to. That’s really the main point of this passage. Lady Wisdom is speaking to us, and we must listen.

God has designed the family to be a school of wisdom. In this sermon we take a look at that design, and we see how wisdom equips us to resist the allure of evil.

The book of Proverbs is meant to teach us how to live life well in light of eternity. It’s a book that rewards the reader with wisdom, and urges us to take wisdom to heart. In this introduction to the Book of Proverbs we hear four meditations on what wisdom is and how it's meant to affect our lives.

The focus of Isaiah 12 is on worship. But it’s more than an invitation to worship. Really, it’s a promise of worship. It’s a promise of effective salvation, in which God’s people experience and respond to the gracious character of God.

God is a God of prodigals. He is a God who is for prodigals. In this passage, Isaiah puts the fatherly heart of God in perspective for us, showing us that He is a God who recovers prodigals, who restores prodigals, and who uses prodigals to expand His kingdom.