Watching and Waiting

Watching and Waiting

Father in heaven, help us now as we come to your Word. We want to be a confident people, you want us to be an assured people, but oh Lord may we not be a presumptuous people. Help us to have a keen eye to see our own sin and hypocrisy and then to cast…

When Jesus Speaks Against You

When Jesus Speaks Against You

The text this morning comes from Matthew’s Gospel, first book in the New Testament, Matthew chapter 21, looking at verses 33 through 46 as we continue with this series leading up to Easter and these parables that Jesus tells during Holy Week. These conflicts in and around the temple on this one Tuesday, as He…

The Other Two Sons

The Other Two Sons

Father, we have just sung these words and we trust that we paid attention to the words that we were signing and so we ask again truly from the bottom of our hearts that you would show us Christ. I need your help to preach, I am inadequate in myself for the task so send…

Steady On

Steady On

Our Heavenly Father as we have sung so it is our prayer not yet I, but through Christ in me. That is my prayer as I preach that I might decrease and Christ would increase, give me humility of mind and heart and yet confidence and boldness in Your Word and give to all of…

The Lord is Our Midst

The Lord is Our Midst

Our Father in heaven as we come now to Your Word we ask once again not merely out of habit, but out of a sense of our need that you would help us help me to speak only what is true and helpful, give me humility that I might decrease and Christ would increase and…

Other Refuge Have I None

Other Refuge Have I None

Gracious Heavenly Father help us now as we come to Your Word that you might give us ears to hear, that you might save sinners, that you might bring back prodigals. Give me strength and health and humility to preach Your Word and send your spirit to provide an unction on both the preacher and…