Tag Archives: God’s Grace

Obligated to Give Thanks (2 Thessalonians 1:3-4)

Title: Obligated to Give Thanks

Passage: 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: August 8th, 2021

That Paul says he has a holy obligation to God in these verses ought to cause us to think for ourselves – am I under any such obligation to God? Yes, all believers are obligated to thank God. Why? To answer this, we must first answer why Paul feels an obligation of gratitude to God as he thinks of the Thessalonians. Why does Paul sense a duty to give thanks to God?

  1. For God’s Grace in General
  2. For God’s Spiritual Work in Believers
  3. For God’s Answering Prayer

Who is a God Like You? (Micah 7:18-20)

Title: Who is God Like You?

Passage: Micah 7:18-20

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: March 28, 2021

Micah ends his prophecy with a beautiful hymn to the glory of God. He begins, Who is a God like you? The point is that Yahweh is God alone and is most glorious. What is it about God that makes him so glorious?

  1. The Grace of God
  2. The Delight of God
  3. The Future Forgiveness of God
  4. The Faithfulness of God

It Is God Who Justifies (Romans 8:33)

Title: It Is God Who Justifies

Passage: Romans 8:33

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Communion Service

Date: May 12, 2019

The Glory of the LORD Filled the Tabernacle (Exodus 40)

Title: The Glory of the LORD Filled the Tabernacle

Passage: Exodus 40

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: April 28, 2019

The main character of this chapter is God. This narrative about the Tabernacle is given to help men know God. This has been a theme of Exodus. In 6:7, the Lord said, “I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the LORD your God.” This story about the Tabernacle helps us know God. Such knowledge demands certain responses of us. So how does the Tabernacle reveal God to us?

The Effects of Yahweh’s Grace

Title: The Effects of Yahweh’s Grace

Passage: Exodus 34:10-17

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: March 24, 2019

In the beginning of Exodus 34, God told Moses to make two new tablets. this is a signal really for what will follow in chapters 34-35:3. At the core of Exodus 34 is a reestablishment of the covenant God gave in Exodus 20-23 and ratified in chapter 24. Verses 6-7 are crucial. But they are part of a bigger picture in this passage related to the covenant, which still hangs in the balance. This passage shows the effects of God’s grace. As the text continues, we begin to understand more the relationship of God’s grace to his dealings with Israel.

The Grace & Glory of YAHWEH

Title: The Grace & Glory of YAHWEH

Passage: Exodus 34:1-9

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: March 17, 2019

This passage follows God’s allowance in 33:17 that God would still dwell with his people Israel despite their heinous sin at Sinai. This passage reveals who God is and why he does not abandon Israel. As it shows us who God is, this passage is meant to drive us to worship.