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This sermon continues to explore the doctrine of God's providence, illustrating how He sovereignly permits, prevents, and limits sin to accomplish His ultimate purposes. Through examples such as David's endurance of Shimei's cursing and the consequences of his census, the message emphasizes that human suffering and moral failure are often under divine oversight for the sake of God's glory. The tex...

Is my case hopeless? Some reach that tragic conclusion and position. For 12 years a woman Christ met had suffered. She had tried every remedy available, spending all she had. Yet instead of getting better, grew worse. Her experience is a striking parallel to our spiritual condition until we meet Christ: sin is a problem we can't cure ourselves. But everything changed. What no one else could do, Ch...

God's plan and timing is always perfect. We get ministry opportunities when we are doing what we should. God works in different ways, when God chooses to work through suffering, we must trust Him.

This sermon examines the biblical mandate for church elders to shepherd God's flock, emphasizing that their authority is derived from Christ and exercised through humble service rather than domination. The central message highlights that true pastoral leadership is shaped by the sufferings of Christ and oriented toward the glory that shall be revealed, requiring shepherds to feed the congregation...

"Borrowed Bread — We Know a Man Who Can." The message centers on the truth that we know a Man who can—Jesus—and everything we have becomes useful, fruitful, and sufficient when surrendered into His hands. The feeding of the multitude shows that what appears small and ordinary in our hands can become extraordinary when given to Him. The storm reveals His authority over the natural world, and the de...

1- United in genuine devotion 2- Confident in patterned sufferings

This sermon explores Psalm 11 as a call to trust in God's sovereignty amidst the temptation to flee from suffering. The central message contrasts the unreliable sight of human fear with the reliable reality of God's presence in His holy temple, emphasizing that the Lord sees, tests, and ultimately judges the wicked. By identifying the 'Righteous One' as a Christological figure who endures the cup...

This sermon explores Psalm 45 as a 'Song of Loves' that reveals the Father's commendation of the Son, highlighting Christ's kingship and the grace He extends to His church. The central focus is on verse 8, where Christ's garments are described as smelling of myrrh, aloes, and cassia, symbolizing the pervasive influence of His love and the salvation He has wrought. The preacher connects this imager...

This sermon explores the spiritual danger of 'drying up' or withering, using the account of Jesus cursing the fig tree in Mark 11 as a central illustration. The message identifies five areas where believers may experience spiritual stagnation: church services, suffering, sin, the state of the soul, and the direct relationship with the Savior. It emphasizes that God does not expect perfection or an...

In Romans 1:17, Paul explains that the gospel reveals the righteousness of God, received by faith in Jesus Christ. Dave Jenkins examines justification by faith alone, Christ's imputed righteousness, and the Old Testament foundation of Paul's teaching. This sermon shows why Christian assurance rests on Christ's perfect righteousness and how believers continue living by faith through suffering, temp...

This sermon explores the directives in 1 Peter 5 for believers to humble themselves, cast their cares upon God, and remain sober and vigilant against the devil. The speaker emphasizes that God's promise is not to eliminate suffering but to bring believers through it, using the metaphor of a roaring lion to illustrate that Satan often believes he has already won. Believers are called to resist the...

The sermon examines the divine judgment pronounced upon Solomon for his idolatry and covenant-breaking, highlighting the tension between God's justice and His mercy. It illustrates how God honors His unconditional promises to David, thereby delaying judgment and preserving a remnant, which serves as a typological picture of the mercy believers receive through Jesus Christ. The message emphasizes G...

For four sessions we argued the case that the Christ is Jesus; in this final session we stop arguing and simply look, because there is a difference between examining a diamond's certificate and turning the diamond in the light. The chapter we turn is Isaiah 53, written seven centuries before Bethlehem, and we walk it slowly, stanza by stanza: the Servant God introduces, the Servant despised, the S...

The book of James is written to Believers to teach them the proper response of faith. How does Spirit-wrought faith respond to things which try our faith and our brethren?

What happens when the God we were taught to expect collides with suffering, unanswered prayer, and silence? A personal struggle leads us into the book of Job and the uncomfortable reality of a God whose ways are unfathomable, unsearchable, and inscrutable.

Believers endure because God faithfully preserves His people. Dave Jenkins explains biblical perseverance from Philippians 1:6 and Hebrews 12:1–2, showing how God's grace sustains Christians through suffering, weakness, and struggle. Learn why perseverance does not mean sinless perfection and how fixing your eyes on Christ strengthens you to continue in faith. For more episodes of Contending for t...

This sermon explores the profound nature of true friendship through the account of Job's three friends visiting him in his suffering. It highlights the long journey they took to reach him, their immediate and visceral lamentation upon seeing his condition, and their decision to sit in silence for seven days rather than offer empty words. The message emphasizes that genuine love is demonstrated by...

Scripture: Luke 9:18-27;43-56 Lord's Day 15 1. THE IDEA 2. THE POSSIBILITY 3. THE PURPOSE

9/27/2026 Main Point: Carry the aroma of Christlike compassion by seeing, feeling, and moving toward the suffering.

This sermon explores the doctrine of God's providence through the narrative of Joseph in Genesis 50, emphasizing that God orchestrates events to accomplish His will even amidst human failure and suffering. The central message asserts that God preserves what is a priority to Him, including His creation, His Word, His people, and the redemption plan centered on Christ. By using the metaphor of a che...

This episode explores the central theological claim that humanity's ultimate purpose is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever, as summarized in the Westminster Shorter Catechism. It argues that human beings do not create their own meaning but receive it from the Creator, establishing that all aspects of life, from ordinary activities to profound suffering, are ordered toward God's glory. The teachi...