12/15/24 Worship Service & Sermon: When the Time Has Fully Come - Galatians 4:4-5

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12/15/24 Worship Service & Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Scripture: Galatians 4:4-5
Title: When the Time Has Fully Come
Worship Leader: Luke Stoltzfus
Speaker: Steve Estes

NIV: But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.

ESV: But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

Notes:

1. "When the time had fully come, GOD sent his Son"
A. The Father behind the Christmas story
B. God moved toward us

2. "When the time had fully come, God sent his SON"
A. Doctrine of the Holy Trinity
B. Relationship of love
C. Relationship of likeness
D. The self-existent Son

3. "When the time had fully come, God SENT his Son"

4. "When the TIME HAD FULLY COME, God sent his Son"
A. God sent His Son when He alone knew the time was perfect
B. God sent His Son when the means were in place to spread the good news
C. God sent His Son when the felt need for Him had ripened
D. God sent His Son when the time had fully come

#God #Jesus #time

9/15/24 Worship Service & Sermon: The Heights of His Holiness - Leviticus 14:33-56

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9/15/2024 Worship Service & Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA

Worship Leader: Tyler Estes
Sermon: David Royes
Scripture: Leviticus 14:33-56
Title: The Heights of His Holiness

Notes:

1. The Holiness of God in His Sovereignty
A. God's promises are sure
B. God's providence is real

2. The Holiness of God in His Separation
A. Uncleanness is contagious
B. Uncleanness is deep-seated
C. Uncleanness is persistent
D. Uncleanness renders something fit for destruction

3. The Holiness of God in His Son
A. Provision for the cleansing of uncleanness
B. A High Priest who is also a carpenter

4. Applications
A. Do not despair over the shame you feel today
B. There is great purpose in seemingly insignificant obedience to God

#holiness #uncleanness #God

7/21/2024 Worship Service & Sermon: The Death of Ahab - 1 Kings 22

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7/21/2024 Worship Service & Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA

Scripture: 1 Kings 22
Title: The Death of Ahab
Worship Leader: TJ Waldy
Speaker: Steve Estes

Notes:

1. A meeting between Ahab and Jehoshaphat
A. The significance of Gilead
B. Ahab proposes to retake Ramoth Gilead
C. Jehoshaphat's request

2. Pressure on Micaiah
A. The pressure in general
B. One pressure in particular

3. Micaiah speaks the truth
A. Micaiah's sarcastic sycophantic answer
B. Micaiah's serious, truthful answer
C. Micaiah recounts his vision

4. Micaiah is punished for speaking the truth
A. Zedekiah slaps Micaiah
B. Ahab incarcerates Micaiah

5. Ahab dies in battle
A. The battle proper
B. God's sovereignty in the battle
C. Ahab's burial
D. A summary of Ahab's life

6. A final word

#ahab #jehoshaphat #micaiah #God

6/25/2023 Worship Service & Sermon: God, Humans, Hatfields and McCoys - 2 Corinthians 5:18-21

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6/25/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Mike Colbert
Speaker: Steve Estes
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18-21
Title: God, Humans, Hatfields and McCoys

All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Notes:

1. Hatfields and McCoys
A. Who were they?
B. The Civil War
C. The hog incident
D. Roseanna and Johnse
E. Other incidents

2. Our distance from God is like the Hatfields vs. McCoys in that there is real hostility from both sides
A. Hostility from humans toward God
B. God at odds with humans

3. How our distance from God is unlike the story of Hatfields and McCoys
A. H&M hated each other for the other's wickedness; humans dislike God for His righteousness
B. Because of His love, God's desire is to restore friendship with us

Benediction: To every follower of Jesus: "Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation." (Colossians 1:21-22)

To every not-yet follower: "Come! Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life." (Revelation 22:17)

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen

#reconciliation #imputedrighteousness