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Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Luke 2:8-21)

Title: Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Passage: Luke 2:8-21

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: December 27, 2020

When we read Luke 2, we think of the Christmas story. As we read these verses carefully, however, we soon find out that the text is as much about the word of the Lord as it is about anything else. The significance about who Jesus is comes not from the experience in time. The real significance is about who this baby s comes from what the divine herald told the shepherds about this baby.

Once in Royal David’s City(Luke 2:1-7)

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Title: Once in Royal David’s City

Passage: Luke 2:1-7

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: December 20, 2020

This passage is indeed an account of the birth of births, the coming of the son of sons. Gabriel said that of this baby that he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. Yet his birth is more in line with the humility of Mary sung in the Magnificat in chapter 1.

  1. The Haughtiness of the Roman Caesar
  2. The Hand of the Sovereign God
  3. The Humility of the Davidic King

Benedictus, (Luke 1:57-80)

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Title: Benedictus

Passage: Luke 1:57-80

Speaker: Pastor Ryan, Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: December 13th 2020

Luke gives at least two important lessons from the birth of John. I hope as we consider this passage that our own faith in Christ will be strengthened like that of Zachariah’s.

  1. Zechariah’s faith
  2. Zechariah’s Prophecy

Catechism 93

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Series: Catechism

Segment #93

Topic: Question 93

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday School

Date: December 6, 2020

Joy to the World(Luke 1:39-56)

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Title: Joy to the World

Passage: Luke 1:39-56

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: December 6, 2020

In this text we have not one but two women prophesying God’s Word for the world. God uses these two very different women to teach the truth about Jesus Christ. The Spirit wants us to listen to them. Yet what really shines here is the exuberant joy shared by these two women over Christ.

  1. Elizabeth’s Joyful Blessings
  2. Mary’s Joyful Praise

The Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38) – corrected

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Passage: Luke 1:26-38

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: November 29th, 2020

Last week, we looked at Gabriel’s announcement of the birth of John the Baptist yo Zachariah. This passage, where the birth the Christ is announced to he virgin Mary, is known to Christians as the annunciation. As Luke tells us of the annunciation, there are three central lessons important for us to notice.

Catechism 91, and 92 Pastor Ryan Martin

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Q. What are the words, “until he come,” which are used by the apostle Paul in reference to the Lord’s supper?

A. They plainly teach us the Lord Jesus Christ will come a second time, which is the joy and hope of all believers.

Q. Why does the holy spirit give spiritual gifts to believers?

A. The Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts to believers as he wills for the glory of God and common good of Christ’s body, the church, even as the body consists of many members, so that the whole body may be equipped and built up in love.

Series: Catechism

Segment #1

Topic: Question 91, and 92

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday School

Date: November 22, 2020

Here Comes the Baptist(Luke 1:5-25)

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Title: Here Comes the Baptist

Passage: Luke 1:5-25

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: November 22, 2020

The opening story to Luke’s gospel is one where the people of Israel were in a kind of “dark ages” marked by silence from the Lord. Then the Lord bursts into the nations life with a scene that sounds very much like the lords intervention with Abraham nearly 20000 Earlier. There are three important themes in this passage that Luke wants us to see:

  1. The miraculous birth of John
  2. The ministry of John
  3. The unbelief of Zechariah

Daniel in the Den of Lions

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Series: Daniel

Segment: #11

Topic: Daniel in the Den of Lions,

Speaker: Dr. Eric White

Service: Midweek Bible Study

Date: November 18th, 2020

Preface To The Good News

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Title: The Preface to the Good News

Passage: Luke 1: 1-4

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: November 15, 2020

As Luke lays out his purposes and plans for this book, we learn important facets of the Christian faith. I want you to see four of those this morning.