Paster Scott’s sermon Sunday focused attention on the primary focus of Luke was the fact that John the Baptizer was great in God’s eyes. He was great before he had accomplished anything. He was great before he began is “mission work”. God had called him to be the forerunner of Jesus and he was – […]
Its altogether fitting that Blair Smith would share this past Sunday on the subject of “Thanksgiving”. Sure, Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday as many non-Americans have said. Yet what began both as a time for being thankful for our situation and for what we have as well as thanking the God who gave these […]
This is the first in a five part teaching series on the “Five Solas” – which have a distinctly Reformed flavor. SB_5SolasIntro_Shaw
“The End”. Well, sort of. Today’s sermon ended Pastor Scott’s series on Zechariah. Chapter 14 is primarily a message of hope for God’s people. It also parallels a number of themes found in the New Testament. SB_20151122_Shaw
Chapter 13 in the Prophet Zechariah is one of hope and reassurance. As Zechariah begins to wind down he assures his hearers that God will indeed provide help and cleansing to those whom he has called and who put their hope in him. SB_20151115_Shaw
The tone of chapter 12 shifts back to that of hope and encouragement. The prophet tells of the dominance and greatness of Israel – God’s people. The source of all these benefits is the fact that God Himself is their God. SB_20151108_Shaw
Chapter 11 of Zechariah’s prophecy is a rather strange one. It beings with poetry, then a section of prose, then back to poetry again. A bit different than the rest of the book thus far. And this chapter really needs to be understood in light of literary styles and poetic inferences. Pastor Scott does a […]
Reading chapter 10 of Zechariah and you think you’ve heard this before. And well you might. Pastor Scott’s sermon on chapter 10 Sunday explained how Zechariah reviews for the Israelites some basic concepts of how God would be there to help them, how their God is so different from other gods and how God’s help […]