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Who Are You? | Sermon

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on John 1:19-23 on December 19, 2021, for the Fourth Sunday in Advent (Rorate Coeli). 

Who are

Sermon Notes

John was asked, “Who are you?” Who was he?

Who was John’s voice for, the Jews alone?

How do pastors answer the question, “Who are you?”

Today’s question is asked of you, too. “Who are you?”

Re-read the Gradual (Psalm 145:18, 21). Do you call on the Lord in truth? Does your mouth speak the praise of the Lord?

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Blessed Not Offended | Sermon

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on Matthew 11:6 on December 12, 2021, for the Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete). 

Scandalized

Sermon Notes

What is the Greek word for “offended”? What English word does it give us? What is its literal translation?

What is the question that John the Baptizer asks? (Matt. 11:3)

What is Jesus saying to the person who finds it scandalous to think He is the Christ?

Why are we focusing on the blessing of not being offended by Jesus on Gaudete Sunday?

What do the scandalized (offended) reject?

You rejoice because you know your iniquity has been _____________.

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Marriage, Membership, and the Majestic Word of the Lord | Sermon

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on marriage, church membership, and the majestic Word of the Lord on December 5, 2021, for the Second Sunday in Advent (Populus Zion). 

Marriage, Membership, and the Majestic Word of the Lord (1)

Sermon Notes

How is marriage bigger than one man and his wife?

Who else is involved in the public pledge of sacrificial love that husband and wife make in Holy Matrimony?

What has the Affirmation of Holy Matrimony impressed upon us this morning?

What will pass away? What will not pass away? How does this encourage you?

Why do we welcome one another and new members?

After the sermon, consider the membership questions that Pastor will ask. If you’re already a member, is your answer still, “I do”? If you are not a member and can answer “I do” to the questions, please schedule a time to speak with Pastor about uniting your voice with ours to the glory of God!

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Ad Te Lavavi | Sermon

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Pastor Bramwell preached this sermon on Romans 13:8-14 on November 28, 2021, the First Sunday in Advent (Ad Te Levavi).

Ad Te LevaviRomans 13:8-14

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

Sermon Notes

What is the name of the first Sunday in Advent? From where does it get its name? What is the English translation?

What does every Christian want to be taught?  Why?

Why did Jesus come into the world to die for you on the cross?

Jesus loves you and was sacrificed for you. How does this affect what you do for others?

Why were God’s commandments given to us?  

What is the result of Jesus’ love for you? 

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