Tucker Presbyterian Church Sermons

Proverbs 8 - The Eternal Wisdom of God in Christ Our sermon text this morning is Proverbs 8. You can find that on page 631. There’s really so much here in this chapter… including some profound philosophical themes on the existence of God. How God in all of his wisdom speaks to humanity in different ways. For the kids here, there may be times when you find this particular sermon a little deep. I wa...

Proverbs 7 Beware Seduction's Scheme and Snare Our sermon text is Proverbs 7. You can find that on page 630 in the pew Bible under the chair in front of you. We are down to our last three wisdom lessons. Next week, we’ll cover chapter 8. The week after, we’ll consider chapter 9, which is Solomon’s last opening lesson on wisdom. The timing’s worked out pretty well because after chapter 9, we’ll tak...

Our sermon text this morning is Proverbs 6:20-35. That is found on page 630 in the provided Bibles. Solomon is returning to the sensitive but important topic of adultery. This is his second lesson on the issue. In Chapter 5, he introduced it by making the case for faithfulness in marriage, faithfulness in the pattern of marriage that God designed. When we were in chapter 5, one important thing we...

Our sermon text this morning is Proverbs chapter 5. In the pew Bible, you can find that on page 628. As you are turning there, let me say that three of Solomon’s opening lessons in Proverbs are about matters of sexuality and adultery. That’s what this chapter focuses on, but it’s not just chapter 5 here. The second half of chapter 6, and then all of chapter 7 also deal with this topic. Originally,...

The Road Less Travelled By Proverbs 4 We’ll be looking at Proverbs 4 today. You can find that on page 628 This is Solmon’s 5th lesson on wisdom. In these opening chapters, he’s been answering the “what,” the “why,” and the “how” questions of wisdom. Last week was another “why” answer. Why pursue wisdom? Because the value of wisdom is beyond what we can even imagine. This chapter, chapter 4, answer...

Wisdom’s Blessing: Peace and Life, Now and Forever Proverbs 3:13-35 Our sermon text is Proverbs 3:13-35. Before we look at these verses, I thought a quick review would be helpful. So, if you would actually turn to Proverbs 1. You can find that on page 625 in the pew Bible. One of the difficult things about Proverbs is how every chapter is about some aspect of wisdom. Because of that, some of the p...

Proverbs 3:1-12 Our sermon text this morning is Proverbs 3:1-12. These are arguably the most important words in the book of Proverbs. In a way, they give us the key to understanding every Proverb. It’s easy to go out and cherry pick different proverbs for different occasions, but if you do that, you risk misunderstanding the specific proverbs and you’re likely to misapply them in your life. What t...

Proverbs 2 Seeking and Receiving the Wisdom of God (Rev. Erik Veerman) Our sermon text this morning is Proverbs chapter 2. You can find that on page 626. One thing these opening chapters do is present the case for wisdom. Not human wisdom but God’s wisdom. In particular, the first 4 chapters answer the question: What, Why and how. What is wisdom and why and how should you pursue the wisdom of God?...

Proverbs 1:8-33 - Warning: Danger Ahead Our sermon text starts with Proverbs 1 verse 8 and goes to the end of the chapter. That is found on page 625 of the pew Bible. Last week we ventured into the heart of Proverbs. Wisdom. What is wisdom and where do we begin. As a reminder, there are three components to wisdom – knowledge, righteousness, and discernment. Knowing God and his commands; Reflecting...

Proverbs 1:2-7 The Beginning of Wisdom: Fear the Lord  Our sermon text this morning is Proverbs 1:2-7. You can find that on page 625…  Before we read, let me mention three things: 1. First, Amy, Coleman, and I started a podcast on Proverbs. It’s a weekly discussion about the upcoming verses that we’ll focus on in the sermon. The goal is to help us all engage with the text before Sunday. You can fi...

Proverbs 1:1 Wisdom From the Son of David, King of Israel As you know, we’re starting a new sermon series in the book of Proverbs. We’ll focus on Proverbs 1:1 this morning. But don’t worry, we won’t be going 1 verse at a time. If we did, it would take us about 18 years to finish. Just one verse this morning because we’ll be considering its background and how Proverbs fits within Scripture as a who...

Genesis 50:15-21 A Framework for Life (Rev. Charles Dunahoo)

Romans 7:13-25 The Battle within: The Redeemed Sinner Rev. Erik Veerman 7/23/2023 This morning, we’re wrapping up our summer study of Romans 6-7. One thing we’ve learned is that our justification is the foundation to our sanctification. Our justification is how God has redeemed us and restored us to a right relationship with him. Our sanctification is the ongoing work of God in us as we are confor...

Romans 7:7-12 The Law Revealed what Sin Concealed Rev. Erik Veerman 7/16/2023 Our sermon text this morning is Romans 7:7-12. You can find that on page 1121 in the Pew Bible. One of the things that we’ve seen in Romans 6 and 7 is a series of questions with answers. This is one of the apostle Paul’s literary techniques. He asks a question about an important matter of faith and practice, and then he...

Romans 7:1-6 Freed from the Law to Serve in the Spirit Rev. Erik Veerman 7/2/2023 We’re starting into Romans 7 this morning. This week when I was preparing, I read a helpful description of how chapters 5 through 7 relate. Each chapter presents a different fruit of our justification. Our justification is how God has made us righteous in his sight through Christ. We are justified. •            The f...

Romans 6:23 Earned and Deserved to Unearned and Undeserved Rev. Erik Veerman 6/25/2023 Just one verse this morning. Romans 6:23. This verse is probably one of the top 10 well-known verses in the Bible. We’re not going to stay parked on verse 23 for the whole time. In fact, Romans 6:23 is a good summary chapter 6. The main purpose of Romans 6 is to answer the question in verses 1 and 15. Should we...

Romans 6:12-22 Slaves to Righteousness Rev. Erik Veerman 6/25/2023  A big thank you to David Fraser for preaching last week. Aren’t we always blessed by his rich insights into the Gospel of Mark? A couple of weeks ago we started a summer sermon series in the book of Romans chapters 6 and 7. That will be our focus for the next 5 weeks.  These are two chapters where the apostle Paul answers the ques...

Romans 6:1-11 United in Death and Life Rev. Erik Veerman 6/11/2023 United in Death and Life As some of you are aware, in between our main sermon series, we have been coming back to the book of Romans. In fact, when we launched our church, we started in Romans chapter 8. That was because the pandemic had just started and we needed a Romans 8 kind of encouragement - God’s sovereign assurance. After...

Matthew 20:20-28; Philippians 1:1-2 Deacons: Servant Leaders Rev. Erik Veerman 6/4/2023  In just a couple of weeks will be our third anniversary as a church. It’s hard to believe. A lot has happened since we launched. But I think you would agree, it been encouraging and a blessing.  Part of that was becoming an official church in our denomination. That happened last August where we ordained our fi...

1 Peter 5:1-7 The Shepherd, the Shepherds, and the Sheep Rev. Erik Veerman 5/28/2023 We’re taking a couple of weeks to focus on the church. That is in preparation for officer nominations coming up soon. Last week, pastor Chuck preached on the gifts of the spirit. Those are the various ways that each of us contribute to the life of the church – like service, or teaching, or hospitality, or works of...