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Sermon on Acts 24:1-27 – “Paul Before Felix”
Sermon Text [Act 24:1-27 ESV] 1 And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before the governor their case against Paul. 2 And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: “Since through you we enjoy…
Sermon on 1 Samuel 9:1-27 – “Saul’s Providential Path”
Sermon for Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Psa 33:1-12 ESV] 1 Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. 2 Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! 3…
Sermon on 1 Samuel 8:1-22 – “Government of the People”
Sermon for Sunday, November 26th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Deu 4:1-8 ESV] 1 “And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that…
Sermon on Acts 23:12-35 – “Night Ride out of Jerusalem”
Sermon for Sunday Evening, November 19th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Sermon Text [Act 23:12-35 ESV] 12 When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who made this…
Sermon on 1 Samuel 7:1-17 – “Water, Thunder, and Stone”
Sermon for Sunday, November 19th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Jos 24:14-15 ESV] 14 “Now therefore fear the LORD and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and…
Sermon on Acts 22:30 – 23:11 – “Paul’s Defense to the Council”
Sermon for Sunday Evening, November 12th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Sermon Text [Act 22:30 ESV] 30 But on the next day, desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet,…
Sermon on 1 Samuel 6:1–7:2 – “God’s Dangerous Holiness”
Sermon for Sunday, November 12th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Isa 6:1-7 ESV] 1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the…
Sermon on Acts 21:27 – 22:29 – “Paul’s Defense to the Jews”
Sermon for Sunday Evening, November 5th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Sermon Text [Act 21:27-40 ESV] 27 When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, 28 crying out, “Men…
Sermon on 1 Samuel 5:1-12 – “God Smashes Idols”
Sermon for Sunday, November 5th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [1Sa 5:1-12 ESV] 1 When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of…
Sermon on 1 Samuel 4:1-22 – “The Glory Departed”
Sermon for Sunday, October 29th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [1Sa 4:1-22 ESV] 1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek. 2…
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Sermon on Acts 21:17-26 – “When Others are Blessed”
Sermon for Sunday Evening, October 22nd, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Introduction Luke is back with Paul here as he write “WE had come to Jerusalem.” They’ve made it. This was their destination, to reach Jerusalem. And despite the hardships of travel in the ancient…