Grace Presbyterian Church - Alexandria, LA

Introduction Good Morning. We continue our series in the Apostles’ Creed this morning, and we are nearly finished. This morning we will be focusing on the forgiveness of sins. Next Sunday, Neil Barham will preach on “The Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting,” and then I’ll have a concluding…

Introduction We continue our Sermon Series this Morning on the Third Article of the Creed: The Holy Spirit and His Work in and among the Church, the Body of Christ, the People of God. Now some of you have asked “Why this series?” Is it simply a defense of confessing creeds—well, no. The reason Neil and…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good Morning. We continue our sermon series this morning in the Apostles’ Creed. And I would like to thank Neil for his sermon this past Sunday on our confession concerning the Holy Spirit. By way of reminder, Martin Luther talked about how the Creed had three sections or…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good Morning. We will continue our sermon series this morning in the Apostles’ Creed. We find ourselves at the conclusion of the second article. Martin Luther talked about how the Creed had three sections or he called them three articles . The first article is belief in…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Good Morning. We will continue our sermon series this morning in the Apostles’ Creed. We find ourselves at the conclusion of the second article. Martin Luther talked about how the Creed had three sections or he called them three articles . The first article is belief in…

Introduction I invite you to turn with me in your Bibles to the closing words of the Gospel of Luke. Please go to Luke 24:50-53 . So an easy way to do that is to find the first page of the Gospel of John and go one page to the left and you should be set. Luke 24:50–53 (ESV) And Jesus led them out as…

1 Corinthians 15:3–4 (ESV) For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, I. Introduction: No Apologetics Today II. It’s Not…

Introduction Good morning to all of you. We continue our sermon series this morning called “I Believe” which is a line-by-line journey through the Apostles’ Creed. And you know the line we come to today, I trust. In our wording of the Creed it is the bit where we confess that after Jesus died he descended…

Romans 9:33 (ESV) as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” I. The Insult of the Gospel A. The Active Obedience of Christ B. The Passive Obedience of Christ Thank God for the Active Obedience of Christ.…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome back to our sermon series on The Apostles’ Creed, where we are going line-by-line through one of the earliest Christian Confessions of Faith, and understanding why each line is so important for our understanding of Christianity itself and the work of the Lord Jesus…

Introduction A. Housekeeping I want to start with a matter of internal housekeeping. Sort of a family issue. If you are visiting this morning, I beg your pardon, as this is a family matter we need to take care of. On Sunday, August 4, 2024 (about 2 months ago), I preached a sermon on The Armor of God…

Introduction A. Housekeeping I want to start with a matter of internal housekeeping. Sort of a family issue. If you are visiting this morning, I beg your pardon, as this is a family matter we need to take care of. On Sunday, August 4, 2024 (about 2 months ago), I preached a sermon on The Armor of God…

I Believe in God, the Father Almighty Genesis 1:1 (ESV) In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Exodus 3:14 (ESV) God said to Moses, “ I am who I am .” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘ I am has sent me to you.’ ” I Believe James 2:19 (ESV) You believe that God is one;…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome to the start of our new sermon series on The Apostles’ Creed. We will be going line-by-line through one of the earliest Christian Confessions of Faith, and understanding why each line is so important for our understanding of Christianity itself and the work of the…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome. Today we conclude our sermon series in the Book of Ephesians. It has been no small joy and blessing to walk through this book with you, and it is my hope and prayer that it has borne fruit in your life as it has in mine. Ephesians covers a lot of fundamentals, and…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the 6th Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 21. This is the 49th sermon in our series on Ephesians. We look at the three closing verses of the letter this morning and I think that next week I will preach a survey of Ephesians,…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the 6th Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 10. Our text this morning will be verses 18 thru 20, but we will—for the sake of context read through verses 10-17 one last time today. This will conclude our focus on the armor…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, which you can find on page 1163 in the Bibles in your pews. Our text this morning is verse 18, but for the sake of context in this portion of Paul’s Letter, we will start at verse 10. You can…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 10. Our text this morning is verse 17, but for the sake of context in this portion of Paul’s Letter, we will start at verse 10. You can find that on page 1163 in the navy blue…

Introduction Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 10. Our text this morning is verses 13 and 14, but for reasons that will become evident to you I am going to start by reading our passage from verse 10. You can…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 10. Our text this morning is verses 13 and 14, but for reasons that will become evident to you I am going to start by reading our passage from verse 10. You can find that on…