A Survey of the Scriptures / Sunday Sermons

Following God’s Unfolding Plan in the Progression of Old Testament Promises

I have very carefully chosen the first four words of my sermon titles in this Bible survey series for a reason. It is my desire that you will see and understand that God has progressively revealed His sovereign plan to us through the Scriptures. Fittingly, it all begins in Genesis, and we see many of the details foreshadowed there, including Christ’s death on the cross.A central part of God’s plan is the nation of Israel, and they find their beginning and their most critical promises in the book of Genesis. As we enter Exodus, their story is developed, and the …

Sunday Sermons

What Has Changed and What is the Same?

We have been studying through the first few books of the Old Testament, and it is very clear that the way we worship God today is quite different than the way it was done back then. This morning, as we set aside time to worship God through the Lord’s Table, I want to highlight some of the significant changes from the Mosaic Covenant to the New Covenant that we come to God under today. I want to highlight why what we have is much better but also remind us of what has not changed. You see, if we don’t remember …

A Survey of the Scriptures / Sunday Sermons

Following God’s Unfolding Plan – The Book of Numbers

Have you ever heard the story of the 12 spies who went to scout out Israel’s Promised Land?  How about the account of how God told Moses to strike the rock with his rod and water came out, forming a continuous stream that supplied the whole nation?  Or how about the next time that they needed water and God told Moses to speak to the rock, but he hit it instead? Do you know why Israel wandered in the wilderness for 40 years?  All these episodes in the early life of the nation of Israel are contained in this fourth …