How to Download Our New App

Earlier today we launched our new mobile app available on all iOS and Android smart devices (phones, tablets, etc.). This is a great tool for our church to keep our members informed and in touch and it will allow us as a community to better pray for one another.

First, downloading the app is simple.

1. Go to your app store and download the "Church Link" app. It is a free app to download and use.
2. Open the app and allow it to track your location and to send you push notifications. This is very important.
3. Search Frankfort, KY in the city, state search bar or search for "East Frankfort Baptist Church."
4. Select "East Frankfort Baptist Church."

Your done! Now you can start using the app and every time you open the Church Link app it will open to EFBC's app.

This free app comes with a number of important features

1. Access to the entire sermon podcast.
2. Events page where everyone can stay up-to-date with everything that is happening at the church.
3. A prayer wall that allows each user to post prayer requests.
4. Photos from church events.
5. Access to our Facebook page.
6. Access to our website.
7. Access to the Bible.
8. Access to this blog.
9. You can call the church directly from this app.
10. You can get directions to the church.
11. The times of our services is listed.
12. Push notifications that will allow the church to keep everyone updated.

I strongly encourage everyone with smart devices to download and use this app. It is a great tool that is free to use. Also invite your friends, family, and neighbors to use it.

July 2, 2017 | 1 Peter 2:21-25

Here is the sermon from Sunday morning:

²¹ For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, ²² who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; ²³ and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; ²⁴ and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. ²⁵ For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

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June 25, 2017 | Joel 3:1-21: A Day of Judgment

Here is the final sermon in our exegetical series on the book of Joel. I have enjoyed it immensely.

“For behold, in those days and at that time,
When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
² I will gather all the nations
And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat.
Then I will enter into judgment with them there
On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel,
Whom they have scattered among the nations;
And they have divided up My land.
³ “They have also cast lots for My people,
Traded a boy for a harlot
And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

⁴ Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head. ⁵ Since you have taken My silver and My gold, brought My precious treasures to your temples, ⁶ and sold the sons of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their territory, ⁷ behold, I am going to arouse them from the place where you have sold them, and return your recompense on your head. ⁸ Also I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation,” for the Lord has spoken.

⁹ Proclaim this among the nations:
Prepare a war; rouse the mighty men!
Let all the soldiers draw near, let them come up!
¹⁰ Beat your plowshares into swords
And your pruning hooks into spears;
Let the weak say, “I am a mighty man.”
¹¹ Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations,
And gather yourselves there.
Bring down, O Lord, Your mighty ones.
¹² Let the nations be aroused
And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat,
For there I will sit to judge
All the surrounding nations.
¹³ Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.
Come, tread, for the wine press is full;
The vats overflow, for their wickedness is great.
¹⁴ Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
¹⁵ The sun and moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
¹⁶ The Lord roars from Zion
And utters His voice from Jerusalem,
And the heavens and the earth tremble.
But the Lord is a refuge for His people
And a stronghold to the sons of Israel.
¹⁷ Then you will know that I am the Lord your God,
Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain.
So Jerusalem will be holy,
And strangers will pass through it no more.

¹⁸ And in that day
The mountains will drip with sweet wine,
And the hills will flow with milk,
And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water;
And a spring will go out from the house of the Lord
To water the valley of Shittim.
¹⁹ Egypt will become a waste,
And Edom will become a desolate wilderness,
Because of the violence done to the sons of Judah,
In whose land they have shed innocent blood.
²⁰ But Judah will be inhabited forever
And Jerusalem for all generations.
²¹ And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged,
For the Lord dwells in Zion.

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For more:
May 28, 2017 | Joel 1:1-20: A Day of Suffering
June 4, 2017 | Joel 2:1-17: A Day of Grace
June 11, 2017 | Joel 2:18-32: A Day of Restoration 
June 25, 2017 | Joel 3:1-21: A Day of Judgment

June 18, 2017: Matthew 1:18-25: The Simple, Godly Man - Father's Day 2017

Sunday morning we celebrated Father's Day by looking at Matthew 1:18-25. Below you will find the audio and notes from that sermon.

¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. ²⁰ But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. ²¹ She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” ²² Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: ²³ “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.” ²⁴ And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, ²⁵ but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.

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For more:
May 14, 2017 | Proverbs 31: The Value of a Godly Woman
May 8, 2016 | Genesis 1-3 - Dad as Priest-King: Why Being a Man is High Calling From God
May 10, 2015 | 1 Samuel 1:1-20 - Mother's Day 2015
Worship Minimovie: A Very Special Mommy

June 11, 2017 | Joel 2:18-32: A Day of Restoration

Here is the third sermon is our series on Joel taken from Joel 2:18-32 entitled "A Day of Restoration."

¹⁸ Then the Lord will be zealous for His land
And will have pity on His people.
¹⁹ The Lord will answer and say to His people,
“Behold, I am going to send you grain, new wine and oil,
And you will be satisfied in full with them;
And I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.
²⁰ “But I will remove the northern army far from you,
And I will drive it into a parched and desolate land,
And its vanguard into the eastern sea,
And its rear guard into the western sea.
And its stench will arise and its foul smell will come up,
For it has done great things.”

²¹ Do not fear, O land, rejoice and be glad,
For the Lord has done great things.
²² Do not fear, beasts of the field,
For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green,
For the tree has borne its fruit,
The fig tree and the vine have yielded in full.
²³ So rejoice, O sons of Zion,
And be glad in the Lord your God;
For He has given you the early rain for your vindication.
And He has poured down for you the rain,
The early and latter rain as before.
²⁴ The threshing floors will be full of grain,
And the vats will overflow with the new wine and oil.
²⁵ “Then I will make up to you for the years
That the swarming locust has eaten,
The creeping locust, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
²⁶ “You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied
And praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
Then My people will never be put to shame.
²⁷ “Thus you will know that I am in the midst of Israel,
And that I am the Lord your God,
And there is no other;
And My people will never be put to shame.

²⁸ “It will come about after this
That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind;
And your sons and daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will dream dreams,
Your young men will see visions.
²⁹ “Even on the male and female servants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

³⁰ “I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth,
Blood, fire and columns of smoke.
³¹ “The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
³² “And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Will be delivered;
For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
There will be those who escape,
As the Lord has said,
Even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.

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For more:
May 28, 2017 | Joel 1:1-20: A Day of Suffering
June 4, 2017 | Joel 2:1-17: A Day of Grace
June 11, 2017 | Joel 2:18-32: A Day of Restoration 

June 4, 2017 | Joel 2:1-17: A Day of Grace

Sunday morning we continued our series on the book of Joel looking at Joel 2:1-17. Below you will find both the sermon audio and the notes.

Blow a trumpet in Zion,
And sound an alarm on My holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
For the day of the Lord is coming;
Surely it is near,
² A day of darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness.
As the dawn is spread over the mountains,
So there is a great and mighty people;
There has never been anything like it,
Nor will there be again after it
To the years of many generations.
³ A fire consumes before them
And behind them a flame burns.
The land is like the garden of Eden before them
But a desolate wilderness behind them,
And nothing at all escapes them.
⁴ Their appearance is like the appearance of horses;
And like war horses, so they run.
⁵ With a noise as of chariots
They leap on the tops of the mountains,
Like the crackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble,
Like a mighty people arranged for battle.
⁶ Before them the people are in anguish;
All faces turn pale.
⁷ They run like mighty men,
They climb the wall like soldiers;
And they each march in line,
Nor do they deviate from their paths.
⁸ They do not crowd each other,
They march everyone in his path;
When they burst through the defenses,
They do not break ranks.
⁹ They rush on the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They enter through the windows like a thief.
¹⁰ Before them the earth quakes,
The heavens tremble,
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
¹¹ The Lord utters His voice before His army;
Surely His camp is very great,
For strong is he who carries out His word.
The day of the Lord is indeed great and very awesome,
And who can endure it?
¹² “Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
“Return to Me with all your heart,
And with fasting, weeping and mourning;
¹³ And rend your heart and not your garments.”
Now return to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness
And relenting of evil.
¹⁴ Who knows whether He will not turn and relent
And leave a blessing behind Him,
Even a grain offering and a drink offering
For the Lord your God?
¹⁵ Blow a trumpet in Zion,
Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly,
¹⁶ Gather the people, sanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and the nursing infants.
Let the bridegroom come out of his room
And the bride out of her bridal chamber.
¹⁷ Let the priests, the Lord’s ministers,
Weep between the porch and the altar,
And let them say, “Spare Your people, O Lord,
And do not make Your inheritance a reproach,
A byword among the nations.
Why should they among the peoples say,
‘Where is their God?’”

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For more:
May 28, 2017 | Joel 1:1-20: A Day of Suffering
June 4, 2017 | Joel 2:1-17: A Day of Grace

"The Insanity of God" Showing This Sunday Evening

Sunday evening we are meeting at 5 pm to watch the important and powerful film "The Insanity of God" based on the best-selling book of the same name (you can buy it here). Below you is the trailer for the film. I cannot emphasize enough how good this film is and I strongly encourage all of our members to come and be sure to invite a friend or neighbor.

Worship Minimovie: The Prophecy of Joel

May 28, 2017 | Joel 1:1-20: A Day of Suffering

Sunday morning we began a new sermon series on the book of Joel. Here is the first sermon of that series taken from Joel 1:1-20.

The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel:

² Hear this, O elders,
And listen, all inhabitants of the land.
Has anything like this happened in your days
Or in your fathers’ days?
³ Tell your sons about it,
And let your sons tell their sons,
And their sons the next generation.

⁴ What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten;
And what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten;
And what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten.
⁵ Awake, drunkards, and weep;
And wail, all you wine drinkers,
On account of the sweet wine
That is cut off from your mouth.
⁶ For a nation has invaded my land,
Mighty and without number;
Its teeth are the teeth of a lion,
And it has the fangs of a lioness.
⁷ It has made my vine a waste
And my fig tree splinters.
It has stripped them bare and cast them away;
Their branches have become white.

⁸ Wail like a virgin girded with sackcloth
For the bridegroom of her youth.
⁹ The grain offering and the drink offering are cut off
From the house of the Lord.
The priests mourn,
The ministers of the Lord.
¹⁰ The field is ruined,
The land mourns;
For the grain is ruined,
The new wine dries up,
Fresh oil fails.
¹¹ Be ashamed, O farmers,
Wail, O vinedressers,
For the wheat and the barley;
Because the harvest of the field is destroyed.
¹² The vine dries up
And the fig tree fails;
The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree,
All the trees of the field dry up.
Indeed, rejoicing dries up
From the sons of men.

¹³ Gird yourselves with sackcloth
And lament, O priests;
Wail, O ministers of the altar!
Come, spend the night in sackcloth
O ministers of my God,
For the grain offering and the drink offering
Are withheld from the house of your God.

¹⁴ Consecrate a fast,
Proclaim a solemn assembly;
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
To the house of the Lord your God,
And cry out to the Lord.
¹⁵ Alas for the day!
For the day of the Lord is near,
And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
¹⁶ Has not food been cut off before our eyes,
Gladness and joy from the house of our God?
¹⁷ The seeds shrivel under their clods;
The storehouses are desolate,
The barns are torn down,
For the grain is dried up.
¹⁸ How the beasts groan!
The herds of cattle wander aimlessly
Because there is no pasture for them;
Even the flocks of sheep suffer.
¹⁹ To You, O Lord, I cry;
For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness
And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.
²⁰ Even the beasts of the field pant for You;
For the water brooks are dried up
And fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

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For more:
May 28, 2017 | Joel 1:1-20: A Day of Suffering

"Seventy Times Infinity" Sermon Series

For the last few weeks we have been discussing the central Christian doctrine of forgiveness. To be a follower of Christ is to practice forgiveness. Below you will find all the links and resources from that series.

Sermons

April 23, 2017 | Isaiah 6:1-18: Good News, Your Despicable 
April 23, 2017 | Psalm 51
April 30, 2017 | Matthew 18:21-35: When I Am Sinned Against
April 30, 2017 | 1 Corinthians 13: Practicing Forgiveness in Marriage
May 7, 2017 | Luke 15:11-24: When I Sin Against
May 21, 2017 | Luke 22:31-34 - What in Intercession?: The Link Between Prayer and Forgiveness


Other Links

"Seventy Times Infinity" Sermon Series Video
"Reasons to Forgive": Two Sermons Preached by John MacArthur


Other Series
"Famous Last Words" Sermon Series
"What Does Theology Have to Do With the Price of Bread in China?" Sermon Series
"The Gospel According to Exodus" Sermon Series
"Roadblocks to Faith" Sermon Series
"The Beatitudes" Sermon Series
"The Gospel Is . . ." Sermon Series on Galatians

May 21, 2017 | Luke 22:31-34 - What in Intercession?: The Link Between Prayer and Forgiveness

Sunday morning we finished our forgiveness series "Seventy Times Infinity" by looking at the connection between intercessory prayer and forgiveness.

³¹ “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; ³² but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” ³³ But he said to Him, “Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!” ³⁴ And He said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

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For more:
April 23, 2017 | Isaiah 6:1-18: Good News, Your Despicable 
April 23, 2017 | Psalm 51
April 30, 2017 | Matthew 18:21-35: When I Am Sinned Against
April 30, 2017 | 1 Corinthians 13: Practicing Forgiveness in Marriage
May 7, 2017 | Luke 15:11-24: When I Sin Against  
May 21, 2017 | Luke 22:31-34 - What in Intercession?: The Link Between Prayer and Forgiveness
"Seventy Times Infinity" Sermon Series Video
"Reasons to Forgive": Two Sermons Preached by John MacArthur

Worship Minimovie: Hi Mom!

The funniest part is that the kid plays for the Wildcats and he's playing in the national championship. Hilarious!

May 14, 2017 | Proverbs 31: The Value of a Godly Woman

Sunday morning we celebrated Mother's Day by looking at Proverbs 31:10-31.

¹⁰ An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above jewels.
¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
¹² She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
¹³ She looks for wool and flax
And works with her hands in delight.
¹⁴ She is like merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
¹⁵ She rises also while it is still night
And gives food to her household
And portions to her maidens.
¹⁶ She considers a field and buys it;
From her earnings she plants a vineyard.
¹⁷ She girds herself with strength
And makes her arms strong.
¹⁸ She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
¹⁹ She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her hands grasp the spindle.
²⁰ She extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
²¹ She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
²² She makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
²³ Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
²⁴ She makes linen garments and sells them,
And supplies belts to the tradesmen.
²⁵ Strength and dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.
²⁶ She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
²⁷ She looks well to the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
²⁸ Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
²⁹ “Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all.”
³⁰ Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
³¹ Give her the product of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.

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For more:
May 14, 2017 | Proverbs 31: The Value of a Godly Woman
May 8, 2016 | Genesis 1-3 - Dad as Priest-King: Why Being a Man is High Calling From God
May 10, 2015 | 1 Samuel 1:1-20 - Mother's Day 2015
Worship Minimovie: A Very Special Mommy

May 7, 2017 | Luke 15:11-24: When I Sin Against

I apologize for the delay, I have been at the Mission Board meeting at the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Here is the sermon from Sunday morning continuing our series on forgiveness taken from Luke 15:11-24.

¹¹ And He said, “A man had two sons. ¹² The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his wealth between them. ¹³ And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living. ¹⁴ Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished. ¹⁵ So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. ¹⁶ And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to him. ¹⁷ But when he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger! ¹⁸ I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight; ¹⁹ I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men.”’ ²⁰ So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. ²¹ And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ ²² But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; ²³ and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; ²⁴ for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.

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For more:
April 23, 2017 | Isaiah 6:1-18: Good News, Your Despicable 
April 23, 2017 | Psalm 51
April 30, 2017 | Matthew 18:21-35: When I Am Sinned Against
April 30, 2017 | 1 Corinthians 13: Practicing Forgiveness in Marriage
May 7, 2017 | Luke 15:11-24: When I Sin Against  
"Seventy Times Infinity" Sermon Series Video
"Reasons to Forgive": Two Sermons Preached by John MacArthur

Worship Minimovie: Forgive

April 30, 2017 | 1 Corinthians 13: Practicing Forgiveness in Marriage

Here is the sermon from Sunday evening continuing our series on forgiveness taken from 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. In this sermon, we zeroed in on applying forgiveness to our marriages.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. ² If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. ³ And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.
⁴ Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, ⁵ does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, ⁶ does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; ⁷ bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

⁸ Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. ⁹ For we know in part and we prophesy in part; ¹⁰ but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away. ¹¹ When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. ¹² For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. ¹³ But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

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For more:
April 23, 2017 | Isaiah 6:1-18: Good News, Your Despicable 
April 23, 2017 | Psalm 51
April 30, 2017 | Matthew 18:21-35: When I Am Sinned Against
April 30, 2017 | 1 Corinthians 13: Practicing Forgiveness in Marriage
"Seventy Times Infinity" Sermon Series Video
"Reasons to Forgive": Two Sermons Preached by John MacArthur

April 30, 2017 | Matthew 18:21-35: When I Am Sinned Against

Here is the second sermon from our series on forgiveness entitled "Seventy Times Infinity" from Sunday morning taken from Matthew 18:21-35:

²¹ Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” ²² Jesus *said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

²³ “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. ²⁴ When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. ²⁵ But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made. ²⁶ So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’ ²⁷ And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt. ²⁸ But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’ ²⁹ So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’ ³⁰ But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed. ³¹ So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened. ³² Then summoning him, his lord *said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. ³³ Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’ ³⁴ And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him. ³⁵ My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”

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For more:
April 23, 2017 | Isaiah 6:1-18: Good News, Your Despicable 
April 23, 2017 | Psalm 51
April 30, 2017 | Matthew 18:21-35: When I Am Sinned Against
"Seventy Times Infinity" Sermon Series Video
"Reasons to Forgive": Two Sermons Preached by John MacArthur

April 23, 2017 | Psalm 51

Here is the sermon from Sunday evening taken from Psalm 51.

Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
² Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity
And cleanse me from my sin.
³ For I know my transgressions,
And my sin is ever before me.
⁴ Against You, You only, I have sinned
And done what is evil in Your sight,
So that You are justified when You speak
And blameless when You judge.

⁵ Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
⁶ Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,
And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.
⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness,
Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.
⁹ Hide Your face from my sins
And blot out all my iniquities.

¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
¹¹ Do not cast me away from Your presence
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
¹² Restore to me the joy of Your salvation
And sustain me with a willing spirit.
¹³ Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners will be converted to You.

¹⁴ Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation;
Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
¹⁵ O Lord, open my lips,
That my mouth may declare Your praise.
¹⁶ For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering.
¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

¹⁸ By Your favor do good to Zion;
Build the walls of Jerusalem.
¹⁹ Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices,
In burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.

Audio


For more:
April 23, 2017 | Isaiah 6:1-18: Good News, Your Despicable 
April 23, 2017 | Psalm 51 
"Seventy Times Infinity" Sermon Series Video
"Reasons to Forgive": Two Sermons Preached by John MacArthur

April 23, 2017 | Isaiah 6:1-18: Good News, Your Despicable

Sunday morning we began a new series entitled "Seventy Times Infinity" on forgiveness. Here is the first sermon of that series taken from Isaiah 1:1-18 entitled "Good News, Your Despicable."

 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem, which he saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

² Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth;
For the Lord speaks,
“Sons I have reared and brought up,
But they have revolted against Me.
³ “An ox knows its owner,
And a donkey its master’s manger,
But Israel does not know,
My people do not understand.”

⁴ Alas, sinful nation,
People weighed down with iniquity,
Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who act corruptly!
They have abandoned the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away from Him.

⁵ Where will you be stricken again,
As you continue in your rebellion?
The whole head is sick
And the whole heart is faint.
⁶ From the sole of the foot even to the head
There is nothing sound in it,
Only bruises, welts and raw wounds,
Not pressed out or bandaged,
Nor softened with oil.

⁷ Your land is desolate,
Your cities are burned with fire,
Your fields—strangers are devouring them in your presence;
It is desolation, as overthrown by strangers.
⁸ The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard,
Like a watchman’s hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.
⁹ Unless the Lord of hosts
Had left us a few survivors,
We would be like Sodom,
We would be like Gomorrah.

¹⁰ Hear the word of the Lord,
You rulers of Sodom;
Give ear to the instruction of our God,
You people of Gomorrah.
¹¹ “What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?”
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle;
And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.
¹² “When you come to appear before Me,
Who requires of you this trampling of My courts?
¹³ “Bring your worthless offerings no longer,
Incense is an abomination to Me.
New moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies—
I cannot endure iniquity and the solemn assembly.
¹⁴ “I hate your new moon festivals and your appointed feasts,
They have become a burden to Me;
I am weary of bearing them.
¹⁵ “So when you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you multiply prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

¹⁶ “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight.
Cease to do evil,
¹⁷ Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow.

¹⁸ “Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool.

 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem, which he saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Audio


For more:
April 23, 2017 | Isaiah 6:1-18: Good News, Your Despicable
"Seventy Times Infinity" Sermon Series Video

"Reasons to Forgive": Two Sermons Preached by John MacArthur

"Reasons to Forgive": Two Sermons Preached by John MacArthur

Sunday morning we are beginning a new sermon series on forgiveness, This week I have been reading and studying this great doctrine and commandment. I want to recommend the following 2-part sermon from John MacArthur on the Reasons to Forgive.

"Seventy Times Infinity" Sermon Series Video

Sunday morning we are starting a new sermon series on forgiveness we've entitled "Seventy Times Infinity." Here is a fun little video we put together for it.

Worship Minimovie: The Reality of the Resurrection

April 16, 2017 | Genesis 22:1-14: Where is the Lamb? - Easter 2017

Here is the sermon from Easter morning at the regular worship service taken from Genesis 22:1-14:

Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” ² He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.” ³ So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. ⁴ On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place from a distance. ⁵ Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey, and I and the lad will go over there; and we will worship and return to you.” ⁶ Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together. ⁷ Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” And he said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” ⁸ Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together.
 
⁹ Then they came to the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. ¹⁰ Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. ¹¹ But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” ¹² He said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” ¹³ Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered him up for a burnt offering in the place of his son. ¹⁴ Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide, as it is said to this day, “In the mount of the Lord it will be provided.”

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For more:
February 7, 2016 | Mark 2:1-12

"The Gospel According to the Gospel According to Mark" Sermon Series (Thus Far)

Every year since I began my preaching ministry from early January to the Palm Sunday, I prefer to preach on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. For the last two years we have continued this tradition by exploring the Gospel of Mark. Below you will find all the sermons and resources for this series thus far (we are about halfway through the second Gospel now).


Sermons

January 10, 2016 | Mark 1:1-15: Jesus is the Gospel, Stupid
January 17, 2016 | Mark 1:16-20: The Correlation Between Repentance and Obedience, or, If Jesus Jumped Off a Bridge Would You Follow?
January 24, 2016 | Mark 1:21-28 - This Means War!
January 31, 2016 | Mark 1:29-45: Rusted and Weathered
February 7, 2016 | Mark 2:1-12
February 14, 2016 | Mark 2:13-17: God Helps Those Who Cannot Help Themselves
February 21, 2016 | Mark 2:18-22
February 28, 2016 | Mark 2:23-28
March 6, 2016 | Mark 3:1-6 
March 13, 2016 | Mark 3:7-19 - How to Change the World
March 20, 2016 | Mark 3:20-35
January 1, 2017 | Mark 4:1-20: The Parable of the Soils, Part 1
January 1, 2017 | Mark 4:1-20: The Parable of the Soils, Part 2
January 15, 2-17 | Mark 4:21-25 - Hide It Under a Bushel?: The Beauty and Blessing of Taking the Gospel Seriously
January 22, 2017 | Mark 4:26-34: The Kingdom of God is Coming. Wait For It Y'all
January 29, 2017 | Mark 4:35-41: We Have Nothing to Fear But God Himself
January 29, 2017 | Jonah: God Pursues 
February 5 2017 | Mark 5:1-20: What Can Wash Away My Stains?
February 12, 2017 | Mark 5:21-43
February 19, 2017 | Mark 6:1-6: The Nazarene School of Rejection
February 26, 2017 | Mark 6:7-13: When Disciples Become Ambassadors
March 5, 2017 | Mark 6:14-32 - Something Worth Losing Your Head Over: Why Repentance is Truly Liberating
March 12, 2017 | Mark 6:33-56 (unavailable) 
March 19, 2017 | Mark 7:1-13: Here Comes Trouble: Why Hypocrisy is Both a Religious and Heart Issue, Part 1
March 26, 2017 | Mark 7:14-23 - Here Comes Trouble: Why Hypocrisy is Both a Religious and Heart Issue, Part 2
April 2, 2017 | Mark 7:24-37: God Owes You Nothing, Yet Jesus is More than Enough 


Other

The Bible Project: Mark
Peter as Eyewitness in the Gospel of Mark
A Few Thoughts on the Gospel of Mark from Ben Witherington
Bibledex on Mark  
Recommended Reading on Idolatry


Other Series

"Famous Last Words" Sermon Series
"What Does Theology Have to Do With the Price of Bread in China?" Sermon Series
"The Gospel According to Exodus" Sermon Series
"Roadblocks to Faith" Sermon Series
"The Beatitudes" Sermon Series
"The Gospel Is . . ." Sermon Series on Galatians
"The Gospel According to the Gospel According to Mark" Sermon Series (Thus Far)

Worship Minimovie: God With You

Worship Minimovie: Our King

April 9, 2017 | Light Among the Nations, Part 2

Sunday evening we finished our brief study of the meta-narrative of Scripture with emphasis on the theme of God's people being a light among the nations.


Audio


For more:
January 10, 2016 | Mark 1:1-15: Jesus is the Gospel, Stupid
January 17, 2016 | Mark 1:16-20: The Correlation Between Repentance and Obedience, or, If Jesus Jumped Off a Bridge Would You Follow?
January 17, 2016 | Malachi 3:13-4:6: Is it Vanity to Worship God?
January 24, 2016 | Mark 1:21-28 - This Means War!
January 31, 2016 | Mark 1:29-45: Rusted and Weathered
February 7, 2016 | Mark 2:1-12
February 14, 2016 | Mark 2:13-17: God Helps Those Who Cannot Help Themselves
February 21, 2016 | Mark 2:18-22
February 28, 2016 | Mark 2:23-28
March 6, 2016 | Mark 3:1-6 
March 13, 2016 | Mark 3:7-19 - How to Change the World
March 20, 2016 | Mark 3:20-35
January 1, 2017 | Mark 4:1-20: The Parable of the Soils, Part 1
January 1, 2017 | Mark 4:1-20: The Parable of the Soils, Part 2
January 15, 2-17 | Mark 4:21-25 - Hide It Under a Bushel?: The Beauty and Blessing of Taking the Gospel Seriously
January 15, 2017 | John 9
January 22, 2017 | Mark 4:26-34: The Kingdom of God is Coming. Wait For It Y'all
January 29, 2017 | Mark 4:35-41: We Have Nothing to Fear But God Himself
January 29, 2017 | Jonah: God Pursues 
February 5 2017 | Mark 5:1-20: What Can Wash Away My Stains?
February 5, 2017 | On Spiritual Warfare, Part 1
February 12, 2017 | Mark 5:21-43
February 19, 2017 | Mark 6:1-6: The Nazarene School of Rejection
February 19, 2017 | On Spiritual Warfare, Part 2
February 26, 2017 | Mark 6:7-13: When Disciples Become Ambassadors
March 5, 2017 | Mark 6:14-32 - Something Worth Losing Your Head Over: Why Repentance is Truly Liberating
March 5, 2017 | Judges 13-16 - Samson: Let the Strong Say I Am Weak
March 12, 2017 | Mark 6:33-56 (unavailable) 
March 12, 2017 | John 6:1-40: The Bread of Life
March 19, 2017 | Mark 7:1-13: Here Comes Trouble: Why Hypocrisy is Both a Religious and Heart Issue, Part 1
March 19, 2017 | Exodus 20:1-18: The Ten Commandments
March 26, 2017 | Mark 7:14-23 - Here Comes Trouble: Why Hypocrisy is Both a Religious and Heart Issue, Part 2
April 2, 2017 | Mark 7:24-37: God Owes You Nothing, Yet Jesus is More than Enough 
April 2, 2017 | A Light Among the Nations, Part 1
April 9, 2017 | Light Among the Nations, Part 2

April 9, 2017 | Mark 8:1-26 - You Cannot See the Kingdom Clearly Without the Cross

Here is the sermon from Sunday morning from Mark 8:1-26 which draws our study of Mark's Gospel for the year to a close. Lord willing we will pick up where we left off next January.

In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and *said to them, ² “I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat. ³ If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” ⁴ And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” ⁵ And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” ⁶ And He *directed the people to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve to them, and they served them to the people. ⁷ They also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them, He ordered these to be served as well. ⁸ And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. ⁹ About four thousand were there; and He sent them away. ¹⁰ And immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of Dalmanutha. 

¹¹ The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him. ¹² Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” ¹³ Leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

¹⁴ And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them. ¹⁵ And He was giving orders to them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” ¹⁶ They began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. ¹⁷ And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart? ¹⁸ Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember, ¹⁹ when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They *said to Him, “Twelve.” ²⁰ “When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.” ²¹ And He was saying to them, “Do you not yet understand?”

²² And they *came to Bethsaida. And they *brought a blind man to Jesus and *implored Him to touch him. ²³ Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” ²⁴ And he looked up and said, “I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around.” ²⁵ Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. ²⁶ And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”

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Notes


For more:
January 10, 2016 | Mark 1:1-15: Jesus is the Gospel, Stupid
January 17, 2016 | Mark 1:16-20: The Correlation Between Repentance and Obedience, or, If Jesus Jumped Off a Bridge Would You Follow?
January 17, 2016 | Malachi 3:13-4:6: Is it Vanity to Worship God?
January 24, 2016 | Mark 1:21-28 - This Means War!
January 31, 2016 | Mark 1:29-45: Rusted and Weathered
February 7, 2016 | Mark 2:1-12
February 14, 2016 | Mark 2:13-17: God Helps Those Who Cannot Help Themselves
February 21, 2016 | Mark 2:18-22
February 28, 2016 | Mark 2:23-28
March 6, 2016 | Mark 3:1-6 
March 13, 2016 | Mark 3:7-19 - How to Change the World
March 20, 2016 | Mark 3:20-35
January 1, 2017 | Mark 4:1-20: The Parable of the Soils, Part 1
January 1, 2017 | Mark 4:1-20: The Parable of the Soils, Part 2
January 15, 2-17 | Mark 4:21-25 - Hide It Under a Bushel?: The Beauty and Blessing of Taking the Gospel Seriously
January 15, 2017 | John 9
January 22, 2017 | Mark 4:26-34: The Kingdom of God is Coming. Wait For It Y'all
January 29, 2017 | Mark 4:35-41: We Have Nothing to Fear But God Himself
January 29, 2017 | Jonah: God Pursues 
February 5 2017 | Mark 5:1-20: What Can Wash Away My Stains?
February 5, 2017 | On Spiritual Warfare, Part 1
February 12, 2017 | Mark 5:21-43
February 19, 2017 | Mark 6:1-6: The Nazarene School of Rejection
February 19, 2017 | On Spiritual Warfare, Part 2
February 26, 2017 | Mark 6:7-13: When Disciples Become Ambassadors
March 5, 2017 | Mark 6:14-32 - Something Worth Losing Your Head Over: Why Repentance is Truly Liberating
March 5, 2017 | Judges 13-16 - Samson: Let the Strong Say I Am Weak
March 12, 2017 | Mark 6:33-56 (unavailable) 
March 12, 2017 | John 6:1-40: The Bread of Life
March 19, 2017 | Mark 7:1-13: Here Comes Trouble: Why Hypocrisy is Both a Religious and Heart Issue, Part 1
March 19, 2017 | Exodus 20:1-18: The Ten Commandments
March 26, 2017 | Mark 7:14-23 - Here Comes Trouble: Why Hypocrisy is Both a Religious and Heart Issue, Part 2
April 2, 2017 | Mark 7:24-37: God Owes You Nothing, Yet Jesus is More than Enough 
April 2, 2017 | A Light Among the Nations, Part 1
April 9, 2017 | Mark 8:1-26 - You Cannot See the Kingdom Clearly Without the Cross