Living Hope Presbyterian Church Podcast

This week we begin a six-week mini-series on the mediatorial offices of Christ. We will use the scriptures as well as the Reformed Creeds to show how Christ is our Prophet Priest and King, and how each of these offices serves to mediate between God and Man for man's good and God's glory!

This week our Elder Ron Hughes is teaching out of Acts to tie together how God is at work in ALL THINGS throughout history. Looking at Paul's first recorded sermon we will survey the scriptures to see God moving, and then focus particularly on the resurrection of Christ from the dead and it's implications for us today. This sermon was preached on 06/25/23

The last story of the books of Samuel is found in II Samuel 24. We are considering it over two weeks. Last week we looked at II Samuel 24:1-14 - "The Worse than Senseless Census", and we will consider the final half this Sunday, II Samuel 24:15-25 - "The Better than Great Grace." In this, the last story in the book of Samuel, King David calls for a census to be taken of all the...

The Book of II Samuel comes to a close with the hard story of David's foolish census. How do we make sense of this difficult story? Is there grace to be seen in such a violent narrative? This sermon was preached by Pastor John Boyte on 06/11/23.

This week we will be looking at how God works mighty things through ordinary men. As we close out the book of II Samuel the theme of God's work through sinful man is carried through. This sermon was preached by Pastor John Boyte.

What can we do while we wait on the Lord? the Bible is clear that the calling of the Christian is to wait on the Lord, yet that is a hard task! By looking to David's faith and Christ's fulfillment we can learn how God intends for His people to endure while they wait. This sermon was preached by Pastoral Intern Henry Holmberg on 05/28/23

Often in the Bible we are told who we are before being told what we should do. God has saved us through grace alone, and He continues to sanctify us through grace alone. We are, however, charged to live into our holy identity, to "not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind" (Romans 12:2). The Beatitudes roughly follow this pattern as each one informs t...

This week we look at the final song David wrote to the People of Israel. From this final poem, we can glean the major themes of David's life and his beliefs in the covenant keeping God! This Sermon was Preached by Pastor John Boyte on 05/14/2023

In the middle of David's Song, David declares, "The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness...I was also blameless toward Him, and I kept myself from my sin." Many say that David's Song has, as its climax, David's prideful boasting of his own goodness. They see it as David's expression of having earned all the blessings and deliverances God had given him. Howev...

This week we take a deep dive into the "problem" of David proclaiming his own righteousness as grounds to revive the blessings of the Lord. This sermon was preached by Pastor John Boyte on 04/30/23.

The book of Samuel opens with Hannah's song and closes with David's song in II Samuel 22. Hannah's song anticipates all the happenings in the book of Samuel. It also anticipates David's song as well as the coming and work of David's greater son, Jesus. We can say that Hannah's song had a nearer fulfillment in the life of David and a greater fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Hann...

After finishing the main section of II Samuel, we have now entered the appendix or epilogue of the book. In this section of II Samuel, chapters 21-24, the author recounts some events that occurred throughout the course of David's reign. These stories provide concluding perspectives and in a sense, a summary and climax of David's reign. In this light, chapters 21-24 should be considered a v...

Every text of scripture must be read in light of the incarnation, the cross, and the resurrection. Paul opens this glorious chapter of I Corinthians 15 that discusses the truth and importance of Christ’s resurrection by saying:   “Now I make known to you, brothers and sisters, the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, in which you also stand, by which you also are saved, if you...

In II Samuel 3:18, God promised, "By My servant David I will rescue My people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and from the hand of all their enemies." The final chapters of II Samuel, 21-24, serve as an epilogue - a commentary that provides a perspective and conclusion to the story. The second story in the epilogue, II Samuel 21:15-22, recounts four stories of how even in David&#...

The Famine was no ordinary famine. The situation in Israel had become quite desperate. King David sought the Lord to determine if the sin of the nation might lie behind it all. Was the famine a judgment from God? God's answer was yes, the sin of past generations was now at the heart of the current situation. But was there anything that could be done to remove the curse before the whole nation...

What is the story that you live out of? I love stories, and since I was a kid, I have loved to insert myself into the stories I read. This is all fun and entertaining, but when we start living out of stories that do not reflect what we read in the Word, we miss out on our blessed identity in Christ. Our invented stories move us away from mourning over the sin and evil in the world (and in our own...

As Paul closes his letter of encouragement to his friends in Philippi, he instructs them in contentment. The Philippians Church has proven themselves to be fellow ministers of the gospel, and generous benefactors to Paul over the years. Paul desires to both encourage them in their successes, and push them towards the "secret" to contentment that he has found. In looking at the conclusion to the bo...

Chapters 15-18 of II Samuel recorded the awful rebellion of King David’s son, Absalom. For many years Absalom had simultaneously built up his own name and torn his father’s down. Absalom had for years been staging a coup to take over David’s throne and kingdom. In all of this, David’s reign was nearly destroyed and, along with it, the hope of God’s covenant promises. In chapter 19, the death of Ab...

Absalom’s revolt failed as he and 20,000 of his troops perished. Yet, the triumph came at a great cost to the kingdom. Many of those who had been deceived by Absalom and had thus revolted against David were now jockeying for position, in fear of the king's retribution. Some of David’s enemies were angry at him for killing their family and friends who fought against David. Thus, many of them wanted...

Absalom was King Davdi's son, but had also become his greatest enemy. Throughout most of Davdi's reign, by God's grace he served as a long, shepherd king. God has also shaped David into a king who was characterized by justice, righteousness, and truth. All of these were to be characteristics of God's coming Messiah; David displayed them all. Now, amidst the great conflict with his son Ab...

Absalom was King David’s son but had also become his greatest enemy. Throughout most of David's reign, by God's grace, he had served as a loving, Shepherd king. God had also shaped David into a king characterized by justice, righteousness, and truth. All of these were to be characteristics of God’s coming Messiah; David displayed them all. Now, amidst the great conflict with his son Absalom, David...

Absalom had rebelled and led an uprising against his father, King David. He then sought counsel from David's former faithful friend, Ahithophel. All, including King David, knew that Ahithophel's counsel was like the counsel of God. His plans always succeeded as intended. But David prayed that Ahithphel's counsel wouldn't succeed this time. The kingdom of God was at stake! The Lord answered David's...

In II Samuel 15, upon hearing that Ahithophel defected to Absalom's side, David prayed that Ahithophel's counsel would fail so that God's kingdom may succeed. In the second half of chapter 16, Hushai, King David's faithful friend, acted upon the king's plan for him to enter Absalom's presence and serve as an inside man for David. This plan began the unfolding of God's response to David's prayer in...

This sermon was preached by Pastoral Intern Rob Cord on 01/22/23

This sermon was preached by Pastor John Boyte on 01/15/23