Tri-Annual Singing!
October 17, 2026
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Category: Obedience
Subject: Obedience
Sermon: Who Can Find a Faithful Man?
A simple premise. To find a faithful man, one must know his attributes. These attributes can be seen by looking at the characters of faithful men such as Abraham, Moses and Daniel.
The Patternists: Conditional Promises
After Moses and a generation died in the wilderness of Judea, Joshua prepared to lead the new generation into the promised land. It is helpful to remember that the previous generation was not allowed to enter into the land because of rebellion against God.
God spoke to Joshua, and said the following: “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you” (Joshua 1:2-5).
Sermon: A Hard Heart
Hebrews 3 uses the Israelites in the wilderness as an object lesson about hardening our hearts against God. How does it happen, and can it happen to us? These are important questions to answer.
Sermon: The Judgment of Stewardship
Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 give us some interesting and important insight into the importance of stewardship, and the reality that judgment comes from God, not man.
Spiritual Surgery
Recently I came across a sermon outline by Joe Price titled Spiritual Surgery. (He preached it a couple of months ago). This article is basically a fleshing out of the three main points in his outline.
The apostle Paul, in Colossians 2, refers to a spiritual circumcision, using the token of the covenant between God and Israel to make an important point. “In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead” (2:11-12).
As physical circumcision was surgical removal (a cutting off, cf. Genesis 17:10-11; Galatians 5:12). Paul uses the same language to indicate they were to remove or put off the body of the sins of the flesh. This was not an unfamiliar concept to the Jews. In fact, Moses said something similar as he called upon the Israelites to repent of their transgressions against God in Deuteronomy 10:16, “Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer.”
The Patternists: Defining “My” God
I came across a survey taken last December by the Pew Research Center. The title of the survey, “When Americans say they believe in God, what do they mean?”
The survey sampling revealed that 80% of people believe in God, and another 9% believe in some kind of higher power/spiritual force. That’s 9 in 10 Americans.
However, of the 80% that believe in God, only 56% percent of them believe in God as described in the Bible. More and more individuals feel free to describe God in their own terms rather than the terms He used to describe Himself!
Sermon: The Preacher and the Penitent
Luke’s narrative of the conversion of Cornelius and his household is unique in its use of two viewpoints to relate the facts. Both the preacher and the penitent are followed, with the two meeting as the gospel is preached and souls are saved.
The Patternists: “Saul died for his unfaithfulness”
1 Chronicles, chapter 10 describes the death of Saul at the hands of the Philistines. As the battle turned against Israel, the King and his three sons all retreated with the Philistines hard on their heals. All three sons were killed, and Saul was wounded by the archers in the Philistine army. Saul requested his armorbearer kill him, “lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me” (vs. 4). When his servant would not, Saul fell upon his sword and died. The Philistines the next day came upon Saul, they beheaded him, and “fastened his head in the temple of Dagon” (vs. 10).
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The Patternists: The Man Who Acts Presumptuously
Deuteronomy 17 proclaimed that idolatry was a sin worthy of death. If the guilt was certain, no trial was necessary. Upon the testimony of two or three witnesses, the idolater was to be taken to the gates of the city, and stoned. “So you shall put away the evil from among you” (vs. 7).
In matters that were difficult to judge, where the guilt or innocence, or the appropriateness of punishment could not easily be determined, instructions were given to go to the priests, Levites and judges (vs. 9). Inquiry would be made, and judgment would be pronounced. When that judgment was pronounced, the Israelites were bound to obey it. “According to the sentence of the law in which they instruct you, according to the judgment which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left from the sentence which they pronounce upon you” (vs. 11).
What if a man was unwilling to submit to the pronouncement of the priests in the matter? He was labeled as presumptuous.
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Sermon: Meditations on God’s Word
The text of Psalm 119:73-80 consists of a number of meditations of the Psalmist upon God’s revealed word, the holy scriptures. They teach the basis of our relationship with God, God’s justness, God’s provision for the obedient, and the shame of man’s disobedience.
The Patternists: “Just as we heed Moses”?????
In Joshua chapter 1, following the death of Moses, it was time for the children of Israel at long last to inherit the land that God had promised to them.
Joshua was chosen by God to lead the people after Moses. God promised him, “No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go” (1:5-7). Joshua had certainly shown himself to be a faithful servant of both Moses and Jehovah. Israel would be well served by his leadership.
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Sermon: Lessons from Peter
Speaker: Tommy Davis
Tommy uses the text of Peter’s epistles to establish lessons to benefit God’s children.
Sermon: God’s Mirror
The text of James 1:22-25 teaches us that we must know how we look to God, that we should seek to improve our look, and that we must look to the reliable “mirror” to ensure that we please Him.
Jesus: An Example in Sacrifice
The apostle Peter calls upon Christians to follow the example of our Lord. “For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow in His steps” (1 Peter 2:21). Paul agreed, encouraging the Corinthians, “Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1).
Peter’s words specifically refer to the suffering of Jesus, as our sacrifice for sin. He did not revile in response when mistreated; He did not threaten; He bore our sins in His own body; He healed us by His own stripes.
As we contemplate the sacrifice of Jesus, it serves as a wonderful example for us to emulate, as His disciples. Consider the following points:
Sermon: Warnings About Disobedience
The Hebrew writer, in chapter 12, gives some strong warnings about the dangers and consequences of disobedience.
