The Witnesses of Jesus: John 5:30-47

We continued this morning in the Gospel of John series at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church.

Title: "The Witnesses of Jesus"

Text: John 5:30-47

Thesis: If the Son only does what the Father does, then the Father must always be bearing witness to the Son; therefore to reject the Son is to reject the Father.

Digression of Progression: Eph. 3:1-13

Here's the sermon audio from this past Sunday at Faith Presbyterian Church (ARP) in Austell, GA.

Text: Eph. 3:1-13

Title: "Digression of Progression"

Thesis: The mystery revealed through the apostles and prophets in the NT is "that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel."

The Authority of Jesus: John 5:19-29

Here's the audio file for the eighteenth sermon in the Gospel of John series preached this Sunday at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church.

Title: "The Authority of Jesus"

Text: John 5:19-29

Thesis: Jesus has authority to save and condemn.

Sermon: The Third Sign: Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

I enjoyed another wonderful Sabbath morning leading worship at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church. We continued in the Gospel of John. This was the seventeenth sermon in the series:

Title: "The Third Sign: Jesus Heals on the Sabbath"

Text: John 5:1-18

Thesis: Jesus' works are God's works, works for which the Sabbath was commanded.

Sermon: The Second Sign: Jesus Heals an Official's Son

From Sunday Jan. 1, 2012 at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church (OPC):

Title: "The Second Sign: Jesus Heals an Official's Son"

Text: John 4:43-54

Thesis: Saving faith looks beyond the temporal to the eternal benefit Jesus came to give.

Sermon: The Magnificat

This past Sunday I had the privilege of preaching at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church. Here's the sermon info:

Title: "The Magnificat"

Text: Luke 1:39-56

Thesis: Mary's song was evidence of the redemptive work of the One in her womb.

Sermon: Food of Earth, Food of Heaven

We enjoyed another wonderful Sabbath with Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church this week. I continued preaching through the Gospel of John. Here's this week's sermon:

Title: "Food of Earth, Food of Heaven"

Text: John 4:27-42

Thesis: The Father gave the Son to gather the nations unto himself by the Spirit.

Sermon: Mountains of Earth, Mountain of Heaven

This past Sunday I preached again at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church in Neon, KY. Here's the sermon:

Title: "Mountains of Earth, Mountain of Heaven"

Text: John 4:16-26

Thesis: The Father gave the Son to gather worshipers by the power of the Spirit.

Sermon: Waters of Earth, Water of Heaven

I was blessed to lead the service of worship this past Lord's Day at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church in Neon, KY. We continued in the Gospel of John series.

Title: "Waters of Earth, Water of Heaven"

Text: John 4:1-15

Thesis: Jesus is greater than Jacob, because He is the giver of eternal life.

Sermon: Words of Earth, Word of Heaven

This week's sermon preached at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church in Neon, KY:

Title: "Words of Earth, Word of Heaven"

Text: John 3:22-36

Thesis: Jesus is the supreme revelation of God to man.

John Calvin: Pimp or Pastor?

For as he who marries a wife does not call and invite his friends to the marriage, in order to prostitute the bride to them, or, by giving up his own rights, to allow them to partake with him of the nuptial bed, but rather that the marriage, being honoured by them, may be rendered more sacred; so Christ does not call his ministers to the office of teaching, in order that, by conquering the Church, they may claim dominion over it, but that he may make use of their faithful labours for associating them with himself....But they who draw the Church to themselves rather than to Christ are guilty of basely violating the marriage which they ought to have honoured....Whoever shall have such affections that, laying aside all regard to himself, he shall extol Christ and be satisfied with seeing Christ honoured, will be faithful and successful in ruling the Church; but, whoever shall swerve from that end in the slightest degree will be a base adulterer, and will do nothing else than corrupt the spouse of Christ.

--John Calvin commenting on John 3:29.

Sermon: Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve

I had the privilege of leading the service of worship at Faith Presbyterian Church (ARP) in Austell, GA this morning. Here's the sermon info:

Title: "Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve"

Text: Joshua 24:14-31

Thesis: The church is called to serve the God that first served it.

Sermon: Love, Light, Life

I had the privilege of leading the service of public worship this past Lord's Day morning at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church in Neon, KY. We continued in the Gospel of John series. Here's the sermon info and audio file:

Title: "Love, Light, Life"

Text: John 3:16-21

Thesis: The love of the Father sent the light of the Son to give us life by the Spirit.

Sermon: Born of Earth, Born of Heaven

This Lord's Day morning I led the service of public worship at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church in Neon, KY. Here's the sermon:

Title: "Born of Earth, Born of Heaven"

Text: John 2:23-3:15

Thesis: Saving faith comes by the new birth.

Sermon: Temple of Earth, Temple of Heaven

We enjoyed another wonderful weekend and Lord's Day with the folks at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church in Neon, KY. The Lord continues to bless his pilgrim people through the ministry of his Word and sacrament. What a gracious God we serve!

I had the privilege of continuing the sermon series through the Gospel of John. Here is this week's sermon:

Title: "Temple of Earth, Temple of Heaven"

Text: John 2:12-22

Thesis: Jesus is zealous to purify his Father's worship. 

Sermon: The First Sign: Jesus Turns Water into Wine

Here is a new sermon audio from this Sunday morning at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church in Neon, KY.

Title: "The First Sign: Jesus Turns Water into Wine"

Text: John 2:1-11

Thesis: Jesus' work is not by man's initiative but God's.

Sermon: The End of the Faithful Witness (Parts 1 & 2)

Here are new sermon audios from this past Lord's Day at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church.

Morning Worship

Title: The End of the Faithful Witness (Part 1)

Text: John 1:35-42

Thesis: The end (or goal) of faithfully bearing witness to Jesus is that he might gather disciples unto himself who might also then go and bear witness of him to others.

Evening Worship

Title: The End of the Faithful Witness (Part 2)

Text: John 1:43-51

Thesis: The end (or goal) of faithfully bearing witness to Jesus is that he might gather disciples unto himself who might also then go and bear witness of him to others.

D. G. Hart: Morality Properly Distinguished from Authority

"Just because I believe drivers who pass me on the right are wrong does not mean that I have the power to pull those drivers over and lock them up in our basement."-D. G. Hart

Sermon: The Faithful Witness (Parts 1 & 2)

This Sunday I again had the privilege of leading worship at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church in Neon, KY. What a wonderful group of sinners these are! I feel right at home among them. The grace of God God in the gospel of Christ is thick in their midst. God is good.

Here's the sermon info for morning and evening worship. You may click the titles to listen to the audio files.

Morning

Text: John 1:19-28

Thesis: To bear witness to Jesus is to testify to his person and his work.

Title: The Faithful Witness (Part 1)

Evening

Text: John 1:29-37

Thesis: To bear witness to Jesus is to testify to his person and his work.

Title: The Faithful Witness (Part 2)

Sermon: The Glory of Jesus' Incarnation

This Sunday evening I had the privilege of leading worship at Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church in Neon, KY. Here's the sermon info:

Text: John 1:14-18

Thesis: Jesus became man so that man would see God.

Title: The Glory of Jesus' Incarnation.