Sermons tagged #Sight

John 12:37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: 38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? 39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. 41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. 42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: 43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. 44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. 46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. 47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. 49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

We start by looking at one passage that we missed last week on our understanding the Mystery that I missed in my notes. We then tackle a new passage written by Paul to the Thessalonian church. Where he is praying bearing in mind their work of faith, labor of love and steadfastness of hope. We examine these ideas in Christianity as the three graces, sometimes abbreviated to Faith, Hope, and Love.

Go to the Lord with confidence when praying specifically for godly things. We must strive together and pray for His kingdom to come.

Psalm 130:1-8 John 8:12-30

A. In Heaven we will be WITH GOD... B. In Heaven we will SEE GOD...

Security of forgiveness for the paralyzed. (Matthew 9:1-6, Romans 3:21-26, Hebrews 8:10-12, Psalm 103:10-13) Sight for the blind. (Matthew 9:4-6, Mark 2:6-11, John 8:12, Mattthew 5:3) Strength to endure through obstacles. (Matthew 9:1-2, Mark 2:1-5, Luke 5:17-20, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18)

In this message "In the Sight of God and Man" we consider our subject under these headings, 1) Integrity in the Act of Grace in the Sight of God & Man, 2) Honor in the Sight of God & Man, and 3) Authenticated love in the Sight of God & Man. As always I claim no originality, but will quote, cite, refer to various sources including; R. Kent Hughes, Ortlund, Kistemaker, Naylor, Wilson, Ryken, and many others.

We come this evening to an absolutely incredible account of the Mediator's work. What we see is that Moses dares to make his requests of Yahweh on the basis of Yahweh's covenant — as he has before. But then he takes it further, and also appeals on the basis of God's gracious attachment to him, Moses. "Save them because you know me and are gracious to me!" That's the core of the Mediator's appeal. It's jaw-dropping, firstly because knowing Moses seems like such a shaky basis on which to save 2 million people, and secondly because it's not shaky at all. Instead, it's a preview of Christ's own mediatorial intercession. Jesus pleads with His Father to save us, and the argument that He has is "You know me and trust me." Wow. Double wow! Moses is already thinking, acting, and arguing like the ultimate Mediator. He is prepared to go to bat for Israel on the basis that God knows him by name and has shown grace to him. In the process of mediating like this, Moses learns God's ways, and finds even greater favor in His sight.

The Gospel of the Kingdom - Message 98 - Sight for the Blind - Matthew 20:29-34. Moving from Jericho toward Jerusalem for the Triumphal Entry, Jesus encounters two blind beggars and heals them. These men could not see what Jesus had done but they had heard who He was and what He could do! They cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us!" And He did.

Our special message for our VBS Sunday

How much of our lives are we living with our minds at war with the world trying to convince us their lies are truth? Covid is a great example.

It is crucial to understand the large-scale narrative arc of these chapters before looking more closely at the details. God reiterates His promise to accompany Israel in His angel, only to have Moses insist twice that Israel won't budge without Him. And so the issue of the "God to go before us" comes to a head: Is Yahweh going to accompany Israel? Moses boldly insists that God come with them, and in response God graciously reveals Himself to Moses and promises to accompany Israel. The passage is stunning in its magnitude. In it, God reveals Himself as one who acts for His people for the Mediator's sake; He shows Himself to be the God who goes with His people despite their sin; He shows Himself to be the God who keeps and renews the covenant even after His people shatter it; and He even shows Himself to be the God whose glory is contagious, making the face of His servant shine. The glory of God is writ so large in the text before us that we are only going to be able to hit the highest points in our sermon this evening. Over the next month or so I hope to discuss most of this passage in more detail. But tonight, we will see the large-scale movement of the passage, which is this: God refuses to travel in Israel's midst, but through Moses' intercession He agrees to do so after all, and condescends to reveal His glory to Moses, renew the covenant with Israel, and even make Moses' face shine with Divine glory.

In this passage from Luke 4 Christ preaches Christ. He is the need of the Sinner. By declaring himself from the scriptures, the eyes of all are fastened on him. He describes who he came to save with "Grace words". These words describe what God in Christ has done for the Sinner. Not what the sinner does for God. That's grace and reveals what Christ works in his redeemed child. To reveal who his children are, Christ preaches the grace of God in saving whom he will save. The Jews present were angered by this grace of God and sought to kill Christ, but he passed right through them. Let us bow before Sovereign, Almighty God and beg Christ not to pass us by.

Before the foundation of the world, the Father chose a people in Christ to be holy, unblameable and unreproveable in his sight through grace. This Christ accomplished for the elect people of God. They are faultless now and they shall be preserved and kept in Christ unto the end. And shall stand before God in Christ in through all eternity in Christ.

Because Jesus is the light of the world, I must confess Him as the only hope for salvation and the only cure for my natural condition of spiritual blindness.

The world is full of people today who are living in direct violation of God's word. When we stand before Him we will be judged by His word and what we did with it. What is it that we are desiring of God? If we want to change our life, if we come to the Lord with faith, He will give us the desire of our hearts.