Sunday morning sermons online
The "Sunday
Sermon Online" is a brand new feature of the Tyrone Covenant Presbyterian
Church website. Here is an overview for those of you that are interested in
listening to the Sunday morning service.
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May 4,
2008 10:15am Pastor James Mascow
Sermon Notes:
Job 3:23-26 & I
Peter 4:12-13
Dear
friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though
something strange were happening to you.
But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of
Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 1
Peter 4:12-13
I. Why
did God Allow This?
Why
is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? For
sighing comes to me instead of food; my groans pour out like water.
II. What I
Feared Has Come
What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.
III.
Longing
for Peace
I
have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil.
April 27,
2008 10:15am Pastor James Mascow
The Blessing of God in the Sufferings of Life (Part 2)
Sermon Notes:
Job 2
His wife said to him, “Are you still holding on to
your integrity? Curse God and die!” He replied, “You are talking like a
foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” In all
this, Job did not sin in what he said.
The purpose of life is not to avoid pain and
suffering, but to see the hand of God in everything, and to glorify Him in
all that comes your way. Pain and suffering have at least five redemptive
purposes which we’ll be going over this Spring:
-
Suffering shatters our illusion of
self-sufficiency.
-
Suffering causes us to look beyond this world
and to seek God more earnestly.
-
Suffering helps us to identify more with the
heart of God rather than the pleasures of the flesh.
-
Suffering allows us to more deeply appreciate
all the promises of the Gospel, especially the promise, “I will never
leave or forsake you.”
-
Suffering draws us closer to Jesus Christ, who
suffered for you.
I. A Strong Foundation
II. Painful
Trials
III. Faith Under Fire
April 20,
2008 10:15am Pastor Mark Hudson
A kind of Lamenting that is Spiritual
Sermon Notes:
Lamentations 3: 1, 19-23, 31-43
I. Expressing Grief to God and others
can be spiritual. 1, 19,20, 43-48
II. God is the beginning, end, and
middle of your grief . . .
and your hope. 1-9, 10-16,
37-38
III. Expressing Hope during loss is also
deeply spiritual. 19-26, 40-41
For those who lament
-
Recognize the difference between
complaining and expressing grief
-
Honesty does mean you may say anything
and everything
-
While it feels counter-intuitive, you
need others
-
You are changing, but you are not alone.
For those who listen to laments
-
Listen– (relentlessly pursue
understanding) with compassion
-
Ask Questions
-
Be Patient
-
Get others involved
-
Recognize their needs. Listening to you
may not be a need they have
-
When you
do speak, don't say . . .
I know how you
feel
I have
experienced the same thing
April 13,
2008 10:15am Pastor James Mascow
The Blessing of God in the Sufferings of Life
Sermon Notes:
I. THE BLESSINGS OF LIFE
1In
the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless
and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
2He
had seven sons and three daughters,
3and
he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of
oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was
the greatest man among all the people of the East.
Job 1:1-3
II.
THE
FRAILTY OF LIFE
8Then
the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one
on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and
shuns evil.” 9“Does
Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied.
10“Have
you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You
have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread
throughout the land.
11But
stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse
you to your face.” Job 1:8-11
III. THE
PURPOSE OF LIFE
20At
this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the
ground in worship
21and
said:
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will
depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD
be praised.” 22In
all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.
Job 1:20-22
9His
wife said to him, “Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and
die!”
10He
replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from
God, and not trouble?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
Job 2:9-10
April 6,
2008 10:15am Pastor James Mascow
The Wide & Narrow Way “Enter
through the narrow gate.
Sermon Notes:
For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads
to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and
narrow the road that leads to life,
and only a few find it.
Matthew 7:13-14
The Doctrine of HELL
(1) Sheol or “the grave” is used in the Old Testament to mean the place of
the dead, generally thought to be under the earth.
(2) Hades is the Greek word for the underworld, the realm of the dead. It is
the word used in the New Testament for Sheol.
Revelation 20:13-14
The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the
dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had
done. 14Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of
fire is the second death.
(3) Gehenna, or hell, was named after the Valley of Hinnom near Jerusalem
where children were sacrificed by fire to the pagan gods (see 2 Kings 23:10;
2 Chronicles 28:3). This is the place of eternal fire (Matthew 5:22; 10:28;
Mark 9:43; Luke 12:5; James 3:6; Revelation 19:20) prepared for the devil,
his angels, and all those who do not believe in God (Revelation 20:9-10).
This is the final and eternal state of the wicked after the resurrection and
the Last Judgment. When Jesus warns against unbelief, he is trying to save
us from agonizing punishment.
Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.
Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 5:29 - 30
If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is
better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be
thrown into hell. 30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off
and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than
for your whole body to go into hell.
Matthew 23:15
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel
over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make
him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
Matthew 25:41
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed,
into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Revelation 20: 11-15
11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and
sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12And I saw the
dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened.
Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged
according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13The sea gave up
the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in
them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. 14Then death
and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second
death. 15If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was
thrown into the lake of fire.
Luke 16:19-31 (The rich
man and Lazarus)
· Hell may be in your future, even if you are presently prospering.
· Hell is a place of eternal torment and agony.
· Hell is a place without hope.
· Hell can be avoided.
I. THE GREAT DIVIDE/ MYSTERY
A. Three basic views concerning life after death
1. When you die, _______________________________
2. When you die, _______________________________
3. When you die, _______________________________
B. Three views about the Hereafter
1. Heaven or hell is _____________________________
2. Heaven or hell is _____________________________
3. Heaven or hell is _____________________________
II. HEAVEN AND HELL
1. Heaven is the place where God lives. Hell is ___________
_________________________________________
2. Heaven is the place where redeemed sinners will dwell for eternity.
Hell is the eternal ___________________________
3. Heaven is a place of unspeakable beauty and joy. Hell is a place of
unspeakable _______________________________
III. QUESTIONS ABOUT HELL
1. Isn’t hell just a scare tactic invented by the church to keep people in
line?
2. Isn’t hell just a symbolic term?
3. Won’t God give people a second chance to avoid going to hell?
4. What about those who don’t know Christ through no fault of their own?
5. Should we fear hell?
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of
heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many
will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name,
and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will
tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ Matthew
7:21-23
March 30,
2008 10:15am Pastor Mark Hudson
Christ Authority in His Ascension
Sermon Notes
17I
keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may
give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him
better.
18I
pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you
may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious
inheritance in the saints,
19and
his incomparably great power for us who believe.
That
power is like the working of his mighty strength,
20which
he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his
right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far
above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can
be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
22And
God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over
everything for the church,
23which
is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
Ephesians 1:17-23
I. God gave Christ Authority
A. He places
under 1:22
B. He places over 1:20,21
II. God gave Christ the Highest
Authority
A. In the Present
Age 1:21
B. In the Future Age 1:21
C. Far above all Authority 1:21
III. God gave Christ Authority for the Church
March
23, 2008 10:15am Pastor James Mascow
Love That Could Not Be Extinguished
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Sermon Notes
1 John 4:7-21
Love is More Powerful than Hate
7Dear
friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who
loves has been born of God and knows God.
8Whoever
does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Life is More Powerful than Death
9This
is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the
world that we might live through him.
10This
is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an
atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Faith is More Powerful than Fear
12No
one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his
love is made complete in us…. 18There is no fear in love. But
perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The
one who fears is not made perfect in love.
March
9, 2008 10:15am Pastor Mark Hudson
Why Christ's Death is Like the Passover
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Sermon Notes
Exodus 12:12-30
I.
Passover was clearly to all who would listen
Ex.
3:7-10; 4:29-31; 5:1-10:28ff
The Gospel is always
being . Acts 1:8
God is a God and announces, proclaims, warns,
pleads, invites, offers. . . Mk 1:15
The church is to preach. II Tim 4:2
II. God's fell on Egypt 12: 29-30
The backdrop of the
gospel is 2 Thess 1:5-9
God's judgment was poured out on II Corin 5:21
Part of the church's message is to
announce God's impending ______
and Rom 1:18-3:20
III.
God's death angel because of the
lamb's blood
Ex. 12:23
Christ, as the innocent lamb of God,
His blood so we can be completely forgiven John
1:29
God's judgment
us due to His Son. John 3:36
This message of God's grace is the constant of
the church's message and life. II Corin 5:18-20; Eph 4:32
IV.
Those who the blood on the door jambs escaped death
(Egyptian or Hebrew).
Ex 12:23
If Christ's blood “
” you, you will escape death I Jn 1:7
Genuine belief requires Jam.
2:17
can respond to
the gospel by faith. Eph 2:8
March
2, 2008 10:15am Pastor James Mascow
Submitting To One Another Part Two
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Sermon Notes
Ephesians 5:21-33
I.
Children: OBEY
1Children,
obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and
mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—
“that it may
go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
II. Father: TEACH
4Fathers, do not exasperate your
children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
III. Slaves:
SERVE
5Slaves,
obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart,
just as you would obey Christ.
6Obey them
not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ,
doing the will of God from your heart. 7Serve
wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men,
8because you
know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is
slave or free.
IV.
Masters: VALUE
9And masters, treat your slaves in the same way.
Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours
is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
February
24, 2008 10:15am Pastor James Mascow
Submitting To One Another
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Sermon Notes
Ephesians 5:21-33
I. Submission
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
II. Wives & Husbands
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of
the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the
Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to
their husbands in everything.
III. Husbands & Wives
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up
for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the
word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or
wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands
ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves
himself.
IV. Christ & the Church
After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just
as Christ does the church— for we are members of his body. "For this reason a
man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will
become one flesh." This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and
the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves
himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
February
17, 2008 10:15am Pastor James Mascow
Finding Out What Pleases The Lord
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Sermon Notes
Ephesians 5:8-20
1.___________________________________________
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.
Live as children of light 9(for the fruit of the light consists in all
goodness, righteousness and truth)
2.___________________________________________
11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather
expose them. 12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in
secret. 13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, 14for it is
light that makes everything visible.
3. ______________________________________________
“Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
4. _____________________________________________
15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,
making
the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
5. _____________________________________________
17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will
is.
6. _____________________________________________
18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead,
be filled with the Spirit.
7. _____________________________________________
19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing
and make music in your heart to the Lord,
8. _____________________________________________
20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
February
10, 2008 10:15am Pastor Mark Hudson
Former Adversaries in the Community
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Sermon Notes
Ephesians 3:1-13
Thesis: The key that brings former
adversaries into community is Christ
I.
Paul Receives Revelation from God
1For
this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you
Gentiles— 2Surely you
have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for
you, 3that is, the
mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
4In reading this,
then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
5which was not made
known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit
to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6This
mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with
Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in
Christ Jesus.7I
became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through
the working of his power.
Ephesians
3:1-7 ( NIV )
II. We Share
in Preaching Paul's Gospel
8Although I am less
than the least of all God’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to
the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
9and to make plain to everyone the
administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God,
who created all things. 10His
intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should
be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
11according to his eternal
purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
12In him and through faith in him
we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Ephesians 3:8-12 ( NIV )
III.
Believers Suffer because of the Gospel
13I
ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you,
which are your glory. Ephesians 3:13 ( NIV )
Proclaiming the Supremacy of Jesus Christ in
the Salvation of
Sinners for the glory of the one true God.
February 3, 2008 10:15am Pastor James Mascow
A Fragrant Offering of Jesus Christ
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Sermon Notes
Ephesians 5:1-7
I. A Fragrant Offering
Be imitators
of God, therefore, as dearly loved children
2and
live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a
fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
II.
A Holy People
3But
among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind
of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.
4Nor
should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of
place, but rather thanksgiving.
III. The Wrath of God
5For
of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a man is
an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God
6Let
no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath
comes on those who are disobedient.
7Therefore
do not be partners with them.
January
27, 2008 10:15am Pastor James Mascow
In Your Anger, DO NOT SIN
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Sermon Notes
Ephesians 4:20-32
Therefore each
of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are
all members of one body. “In your anger do not sin” : Do not let the sun go down
while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
I. The Anatomy of Anger
1.______________________________
2.__________________________
3.__________________________
II. When Anger Becomes Sin
1.__________________________
2.__________________________
III. Speaking Truth in Love
29Do
not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful
for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who
listen. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you
were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Get rid of all bitterness,
rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be
kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ
God forgave you.
1._________________________
2._________________________
Proclaiming
the Supremacy of Jesus Christ in the Salvation of Sinners for the glory of the
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