Sermons tagged #Goodness

This sermon was preached on September 17, 2023 at Antioch Presbyterian Church, a mission work of Calvary Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America located in Woodruff, South Carolina. Pastor Zachary Groff preached this sermon entitled "Judgment & Salvation" on Matthew 11:20-30. For more information about Antioch Presbyterian Church, please visit antiochpca.com or contact us at [email protected].

Mankind has always struggled with fairness. God at times seems unfair. This message addresses this topic.

As part of Antioch Presbyterian Church's 180th Anniversary Celebration, Pastor Zachary Groff delivered an address on the congregation's history entitled, "The Story of Old Antioch Church (1843-2023): 180 Years of Proclaiming Christ at the Crossroads of Greenville & Spartanburg Counties."

The Matt Slick Live daily radio show broadcast is a production of the Christian Apologetics Research Ministry (CARM). During the show, Matt answers questions on the air, and offers insight on topics like The Bible, Apologetics, Theology, World Religions, Atheism, and other issues!  The show airs live on the Truth Network, Monday through Friday, 6-7 PM, EST (3-4 PM, PST) You can also email questions to Matt using: [email protected], Please put "Radio Show Question" in the Subject line! You can also watch a live stream during the live show on RUMBLE! Time stamps are approximate due to commercials being removed for PODCAST. Topics include: 05- Goodness, Wickedness, Righteousness, Sinfulness. 23- Joyce Meyer the heretic. 30- NAR, New Apostolic Reformation, WOF, Word of Faith. 39- Hermeneutics.

This is live teaching in which we focus on exposition from scripture. The focus may be on exegesis of the passage, categorical doctrine related to the passage, or the isagogics that assist us in understand the setting and context that impacts interpretation. These teachings are all part of a series, and some information mentioned may depend on previous teaching in the series. This is number 16 in our Names of God Series, with a focus on YHWH, and his attribute of HESED. Our special name for this teaching is Your Savior — Moshi'ekha -- מוֹשִׁיעֶךָ.

One sixteenth century confession says that "nothing happens in this world without [God's] orderly arrangement." Actually, every reformed confession says this, or something similar. "God's sovereignty"—his freedom from external control—"is the marrow of doctrinal Calvinism."[i] But is God's sovereignty real? Is God truly in control of everything? And if so, how should God's absolute rule affect the way we live?

Final sermon in the series on Psalm 23. A Place of Safety A Place of Satisfaction

In the face of many persecutions and pains, David gives himself to awed meditation on the goodness of God. He speaks with happy confidence on that goodness stored up and worked out. He identifies the blessed companions who share in this divine bounty: all who fear the Lord and put their trust in him. From all this we can draw a number of useful lessons for ourselves.

In verse 14 Paul speak so highly of this Roman church, and it should be our thought and concern that we too should be seen by others and spoken highly of, especially among our own brothers and sisters in Christ.

5 Year Anniversary Sunday

Worship is rooted in knowing God and understanding who he is and our relation to him. Psalm 100 illustrates what it means to sing praises with understanding.

This is perhaps the best-known and most-beloved Psalm in the psalter. It speaks familiar words of comfort and hope to every generation. But there's even more encouragement here when the ancient/pastoral context is better understood.

We are created in the image of God, yet in our sin we are nothing like Him and will be eternally separated from Him in death } Titus 3:4-7 is the BUT GOD answer to that tension The Appearance of Salvation (v. 4) The appearing of hope, saving grace, and Christ's return is a theme in Titus God's gracious self-revelation is a theme of the faithful Christian life When we struggle to live faithfully, we're failing to fully grasp the significance of God's gracious self-revelation through Christ GOODNESS: affectionate concern for humanity In spite of our sin and rebellion, God presses His KINDNESS upon us so that we cannot escape it The How of Salvation (v. 5-6) In the Greek, v. 5 begins with "NOT because of works . . . " Salvation is NOT performance based; no type or number of good deeds can save us God is in His nature merciful He never begrudges showing mercy That we believe at all is God's work in us A creating God always creates new things REGENERATION = new birth } there is a spiritual washing of a dead heart by the Holy Spirit God is NEVER stingy with His promises and fulfilments, giving us the richest thing He has to offer -- Himself The Why of Salvation (v. 7) JUSTIFIED: declared not guilty because of Christ's work on the cross Anything other than hell is more grace than we deserve, yet we are made heirs of eternal life in the household of God The So What of Salvation Don't do the old sinful things -- repent and replace them with new, good things, bringing glory to God