Second Street PCA

In this sermon we look at what it means to have direct access to God. And since we have access and a great high priest who intercedes for us in Jesus Christ, we are to draw near, hold tight our confession, and to encourage other believers. we are told not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together as is the habit of some.

Hebrews 9:27 "And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment." ` This sermon is about how the only hope for a person to be able to stand in the judgment is in Jesus Christ.

For over a thousand years, sacrifices of animals was offered to God, their blood was spilled, to cove the sin of the people to allow them to live in the land. Then Jesus comes, the final High Priest, and offered Himself as the once for all sacrifice. Therefore, there is no more for us to do to be able to enter into and to remain in God's presence. We are to strive for holiness knowing that we have...

Rev. Rick Clayton

Sermon by Rev. Rick Clayton

This sermon is about the ministry of the Christian's High Priest, Jesus Christ. He is seated in power and the minister of the New Covenant in which He has written the law on our hearts and minds.

This sermon is about progressive sanctification and instantaneous sanctification and justification. Several attributes of Christ are listed in verse 26, and since we are being transformed into Christ's likeness and image, these attributes should be becoming ours as well. The good news is they already are ours through faith in Christ even as we strive to exhibit them in our own lives.

The healing of blind Bartimaeus. Humility and mercy from Christ.

Sermon on drawing near to God.

This sermon looks at hope, not hopefullness, hope. The Christian's hope is external to him/herself. The Christian's only hope is Christ.

This sermon looks at this difficult section of Hebrews. Can a person lose their salvation? Is a warning being made against an event which cannot occur? What is the purpose of this warning? We must pay much closer attention lest we drift away.

In the sermon we explore how Christians need to continually deepen their faith and theological perspectives and understanding. We see that being a victim of persecution or anything else requires us to have a High Priest who deals with us gently but at the same time deals with us as he ought, challenging us to go further.

This sermon is about how Jesus, as our High Priest, is able to sympathize with our weaknesses and able to be genly with the ignorant and wayward. We have a holy God who is able to deal gently with us.

In this sermon we look at the deceitfulness of sin, the need to stay connected to the body of Christ (the Church), and the necessity of examining our hearts today.

The sermon talks about the need for perseverance in the ground for it. Also that we are the House of God and that He, Jesus, is the builder if this house. We are all called brothers. We are all made family in the house of God. This unity, with Christ and with one another is the basis of our strength.

1. Through suffering and death Jesus destroyed the one with the power of death, the Devil. 2. Through suffering and death Jesus propitiated the wrath of God. 3. Through suffering and death Jesus helps His people.

In this sermon we look at the example of Jesus' suffering to give encouragement to those who are now suffering or will suffer. For those in Christ, suffering has redemptive purpose. God reveals Hid very nature in His method of bringing many sons to glory. It demonstrates even more so than creation ex nehilo His power and glory.

The church is still in the world even if not of the world. There will be trials and persecutions. We walk by faith and not by sight. What we will be has not yet been fully revealed but there will be a reversal. We will be rulers with Christ will all things in subjection to Him.

In this sermon we look at God's call for us to clean much more closely to his word. It is our tendency to drift away from what we have heard. We must not only hear but cling to his word. In what ways are you being distracted? What is distracting you? What are you focusing on? We must be careful to pay much closer attention to what we have heard less we drift away from it or it from us.

This sermon focuses on the fact that Jesus is King of all Kings. We explore the implications of this for our lives and how we are to see Satan and the "Ruler of this World" as well as how we are to interact with worldly governments and authorities.

We continue to look at Hebrews to see the Majesty of Jesus Christ. In this sermon we see that he is indeed superior to the angels, and that he is the creator king who is controlled universe. His majesty and might and grace and glory are more than we could possibly imagine. He is greater than any problem we may face.

The Easter 2020 message in the midst of the Corona pandemic. The miracles of Jesus culminate in His resurrection. His resurrection provides for our justification. We are with the disciples on the road to Emmaus as they meet with Jesus (unbeknownst to them at first) and He shows them the necessity of the death and resurrection of the Christ from the Old Testament scriptures.

We begin our series in Hebrews by reading through Habakkuk (of course). Main Theme: What is God doing in the global pandemic? God is Heir, Creator, Sustainer, Redeemer. As such, He uses all things for His own purposes and God has spoken by Son. Gentle and lowly in spirit.

Joshua is now an old man near the end of his life. He leaves his parting words with Israel. We also explore some of the parting words of Jesus and the Apostle Paul. A theme is "A faithless generation can arise right behind a faithful one". How are we to maintain our faithfulness and help to secure the faith of future generations? 1.  Faithfulness to the Written Word of God - "Be very strong t...

Caleb represents for us a believer who followed the Lord with his whole heart. He was promised an allotment of land by Moses. He now comes to Joshua to ask for the promised land. He get it because God honors His promises. What is actually promised to the believer? 1. Christ's presence with us through all circumstances. 2. Trials and tribulations. 3. Heaven, eternal life. The Christian believer is...