Glendon Thompson Sermons

Baptists believe that every Christian is a priest unto God. We are able by ourselves to read and interpret Scriptures without a special class of mediators to interpret Scriptures and pray for us. We are a royal priesthood of believers with Jesus, himself, as our great high Priest.  A sermon from 1 Peter 2:1–10. "Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and prec...

We don't always think often on the subject of heaven, but it is a subject that must preoccupy us because the Scriptures speak much of it.  "Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints." Revela...

Hudson Taylor believed in the promises of God and spent many years in China depending on God's promises alone.  "This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." Hebrews 6:19-20 A sermon from Hebrews 6:13-2...

A sermon from Hebrews 6:4–12.  The writer of Hebrews warns against apostasy. Making a spiritual "u-turn" is a serious thing.  "For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since th...

A sermon from Micah 2.  "Woe to those who devise iniquity, and work out evil on their beds! At morning light they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand. They covet fields and take them by violence, also houses, and seize them. So they oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance." Micah 2:1-2  

Is there any real justice? The God we serve is a God of justice. The answers to the great evils of society are to be found in God the Judge.  This sermon is from Micah 1:1–16. "For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place; He will come down And tread on the high places of the earth. The mountains will melt under Him, and the valleys will split like wax before the fire, like waters poured down a...

A sermon from 2 Timothy 1:1–2. "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, a beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord." 2 Timothy 1:1–2  

A sermon from John 2:13–25.  "Jesus answered and said to them, 'Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.' Then the Jews said, 'It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?' But He was speaking of the temple of His body. Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believe...

A sermon from Psalm 39. "I said, 'I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked.' So I remained utterly silent, not even saying anything good. But my anguish increased; my heart grew hot within me." Psalm 39:1-3a

"And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.” So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. And many more believed because of His own word. Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him a...

"Jesus said to them, 'My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!" John 4:34-35   A sermon from John 4:27–38.

"Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” M...

"And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God." Philippians 1:9-11   A sermon from Philippians 1:1–11.

"Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come— that the Christ would suffer, that He would be the first to rise from the dead, and would proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.” Acts 26:22-23   A Sermon from Acts 26. 

"For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him." Luke 19:26 A sermon from Luke 19:11–27.

"And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good? Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that ...

A sermon from Zechariah 13:1–9.

This sermon from John 17:20–26 focuses on the second part of Christ's prayer in John 17.    "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me." John 17:20-21

In John 17, Jesus prayed a tremendous prayer. This sermon focuses on the first part of the prayer for his disciples, from John 17: 6-19.   “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them." John 17:9-10

The most important things are eternal things. We must remember, in the business of life, that there is such a thing as eternity.  "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." John 17:3 A sermon from John 17:1–5.

The writer of Hebrews advances the teaching that the Lord Jesus Christ is our Great High Priest. He moves swifly in chapter five to present the qualifcations of Jesus as the Great High Priest because he knows that merely declaring this would not satisfy his readers - they would require proof.   "And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, called by God...

Is the God of the Old Testament a violent or bloody God? Is He different from the God of the New Testament? This sermon looks at these questions in the context of the zeal of Phinehas in Numbers 25.  "Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 'Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the children of Israel, because he was zealous with My zeal among them,...

We are called to approach God in prayer bodly. This sermon looks at the meaning, manner, and motivation behind the writer's call to draw near the throne of grace.  "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16

At certain points throghout his gospel, Matthew emphasizes the return of Christ. He gives us clues to watch for and outlines the hope that we look forward to. "Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sou...

Fidelity to commitment appears to be something of a rarity today. We are not always moved to keep our word. Especially in marriage. Unwavering commitment to a person, promise, cause, or legitimate position formerly held, is not in our best interest. We want the freedom to be able to break our word. However, the call of God to the Christian is fundamentally a call to whole-hearted commitment.  "See...