Sunday, July 6th
Sing! Sing! Sing!
"...addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart," (Eph 5:19)
Scripture Reading from the Gospel of Luke: Luke 13:1-35
"...that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught."
As you read Luke 13:1-35, look for...
...Jesus trusting in the Father
...Jesus living in awareness of his identity as God's Son
...Jesus pursuing the Father's agenda
...Jesus valuing what God values
...Jesus confessing God before others
...Jesus making time for silence and solitude
...Jesus praying continually
...Jesus loving others sacrificially
*From Ken Boa: "Suggestions on things to note as you read the Gospels and watch Jesus."
Sermon: Lord's Supper-Substitution
Exodus 12
Five statements about substitution
Substitution is God's way
Gen 3:7, 21
Substitution involves death
Lev 17:11
Substitution requires faith
Heb 11:28
Substitution is necessary because of guilt
Ex 4:21-23
Substitution shows mercy and grace
Wednesday, July 9th
Acts 7:54-60
The Stoning of Stephen
54 Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. 55 But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57 But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together at him. 58 Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Glancing Ahead
Sermon Notes for Tomorrow
Use the following as a framework for taking notes during the sermon tomorrow:
Three insights into the love of Christ for the church.
- Christ's love is sacrificial
- Christ's love is sanctifying
- Christ's love is sublime
