Second Presbyterian Church Sermons

Click here to download a PDF of the sermon recap. He who opens the breach goes up before them; they break through and pass the gate,  going out by it. Their king passes on before them,  the LORD at their head. (Micah 2:13) Big Idea : To submit to a King who is a tender Shepherd should be irresistible. And when we submit to this tender Shepherd King, he liberates us from the selfishness t...

Download a PDF of this sermon recap. Then the Lord said, “Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass by them; (Amos 7:8) Big Idea : In these five visions, Amos demonstrates that the Israelites had refused to live worshipfully in three areas: their vocations, their avocations, and in church. Why were they unfaithful in all these areas? Because...

Download a PDF of this sermon recap. Then the Lord said, “Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass by them; (Amos 7:8) Big Idea : In these five visions, Amos demonstrates that the Israelites had refused to live worshipfully in three areas: their vocations, their avocations, and in church. Why were they unfaithful in all these areas? Because...

Download a PDF of the sermon recap “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes! (Amos 6:1) Big Idea : We must repent of complacency because (v. 8). . . Judgment is Coming (vv. 9-14) While it is not the highest motivation for following the Lord, impending judgment...

Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said. Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. (Amos 5:14–15) Big Idea : Sincere worship of God must result in practical deeds of mercy to those in need.   Worship with Since...

Download a PDF of this sermon recap. Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall! My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my...

This message is from the service in which we remembered and celebrated the life of our dear sister, Liza Fletcher. We hope it will comfort those who are grieving with the gospel of Christ, who was and is the Source of Liza's light. Other resources: "Eliza Fletcher's Funeral Light" — The Gospel Coalition

Download a PDF of this sermon recap. And he prayed to the LORD and said, “O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster. (Jonah 4:2) Big Idea : Over the course of time, if you are open to the Spirit&...

Big Idea : The Church of Jesus Christ (a particular people in a particular place) is the refuge from our worst enemies: our personal sin, a fallen world, and ungrateful idolaters. Not only are these enemies displeasing to God, they are ultimately dehumanizing. That means that attachment to a local people and place not only helps us to please God, but it also causes us to flourish as human beings....

Big Idea : The book of Jonah shows numerous miracles of God’s sovereign grace. From the outset, we encounter a God whose tenacious redemption creates joyful ironies of sovereignty. From chapter one, we must believe that God loves sinners (ourselves and others), because he proves it through the perseverance of his sovereign grace. I. Finding while Fleeing (vv. 1-6) The first irony exposed is...

Big Idea : The pouring out of the gift of the Spirit does not merely liberate us from fear and unworthiness but does so in order to set us on the infinitely great mission of expanding the borders of the kingdom of God. God’s grace draws us out of the corner and sets us mission for him.   Vigilant (vv. 1-8) God demonstrates his loving care for us by the way he takes note of those who see...

Big Idea : The pouring out of the Spirit on the Church of Jesus Christ, of which you are a member if you have become a Christ-follower, removes our excuses for being involved in the work of God’s Kingdom. This passage reveals three specific excuses and shows how the Spirit’s power can conquer them as enemies of Kingdom advancement.   Timidity (v. 28) Timidity comes from an attitud...