Posts by Scott Roberts (Page 16)
The First Triad of Jesus’ Names in Jude
Jude refers to Jesus by three names: Jesus (5, 6)[1], Jesus Christ(1 – 2x, 4); and our Lord Jesus Christ (17, 21, 24). It is worth noting that Jude often uses threes in his letter and this is but one example of three different ways of referring to the Lord. For example, the recipients of the letter are thrice designated: ‘called’, ‘beloved’ and ‘kept’ (1). There are two triads, each consisting of three examples of judgment: the Exodus people of…
The Bible reveals God and God’s will for us POHFW
Bible Reading, Confessional resources, Worship songs and thoughtful articles related to this week’s sermon question: How can I know God and God’s will for my life.
Romans 3:21-31 Salvation by Grace through Faith POHFW
Preparing our Hearts to Worship In an effort to help you prepare for the January 20, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on the God’s Story of Salvation through the Scriptures. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Salvation by Grace through Faith”. The main Scriptures for the day are Romans 3:21-31. (Pick and choose from the many…
02 Providence POHFW
Preparing our Hearts to Worship In an effort to help you prepare for the January 13, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on the God’s Story of Salvation through the Scriptures. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Providence: God is Good and He cares for you”. The main Scriptures for the day are Genesis 50:20. (Pick and…
God, 3 in 1 POHFW
Preparing our Hearts to Worship In an effort to help you prepare for the January 6, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on the God’s Story of Salvation through the Scriptures. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “God, 3 in 1”. The main Scriptures for the day are Genesis 1:1-3, John 1:1 and 2Corinthians 13:14. (Pick…
The Divine Character of Jesus, Part 2 POHFW
Preparing our Hearts for Worship NOTE: I have opted to reuse the preparatory material from last week a second time. Whatever sections your didn’t complete last time, use for preparing your heart to worship this week. In an effort to help you prepare for the December 23, 2018, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on through Advent. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days.…
An African Brother shares about the Cross and the Redemption
Malamulo Chindongo who pastors in Malawi shares with us about the wonder of the cross and the redemption What did the death of Christ accomplish? Mala Chindongo explains in this video that in Romans 3, the Scripture is clear that all of sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Even though we are filled with sin, Christ’s work on the cross provides a way of redemption – we are bought by the blood of Christ. The Son of…
The Divine Character of Jesus POHFW
Preparing our Hearts for Worship In an effort to help you prepare for the December 16, 2018, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on through Advent. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “The Divine Character of Jesus”.The main Scriptures for the day are Exodus 34:6-7. (Pick and choose from the many resources and options, which I have tried…
Jesus’ Humanity is Essential POHFW
Preparing our Hearts to Worship In an effort to help you prepare for the December 9, 2018, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on through Advent.I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Jesus’ Humanity is Essential”. The main Scriptures for the day are Luke 2:1-7, 1John 4:2-3, and 2John 7. (Pick and choose from the many resources…
What unites denominations – Al Mohler
Mohler begins by defining denominations with this formula: “Theological conviction + Religious Liberty = Denominations” He then goes on to say that what unites the church is gospel proclamation.