Introduction A. When Stephen dies, the gospel begins to leave the confines of Jerusalem and permeate Judea and Samari...
The Joy of Salvation (PM)
Introduction A. When Judah’s captors asked them to sing a song of Zion, they said, “How can we sing the Lord’s song in a fo...
The Foundation of Joy (AM)
Introduction: I. Everyone wants joy or happiness in life. A. Research shows that when asked, “What is the most importa...
Joyful Worship (AM)
Introduction A. Sometimes it is easier to be joyful than others (cf. Psalms 126; 137). B. When we come together to worsh...
Matthew 5: The Blessed of God
The Sermon on the Mount begins in Matthew 5 and extends to chapter 7. Many consider it to be the greatest sermon ever preached. In fact, this sermon has been the most often and extensively quoted section in Scripture by Christian writers from the first until the fourth centuries (Quarles, 2011, p. 2). New Testament scholar and historian, Luke T. Johnson, pointed out that “the Sermon on the Mount has been considered an epitome of the teaching...