Protection on SermonAudio

This sermon explores Psalm 61 as a model for the believer's journey from desperate prayer to confident praise, highlighting God's role as a protective shelter and strong tower.

This sermon explores Psalm 127 to demonstrate that human effort in building, watching, and working is ultimately vain unless God is the primary agent. The text contrasts the fleeting nature of earthly achievements and self-made kingdoms with the enduring reality of God's house, which is built by Christ. It highlights the biblical view of children not as burdens but as a divine heritage and spiritual blessing, connecting this to the promise in 2 Samuel 7 that God will establish a house for David that will last forever. The preacher emphasizes that while believers are called to labor in the vineyard, their work is not in vain because it is grounded in the resurrection and the unshakable kingdom of Christ. The tone is pastoral and encouraging, urging the congregation to rest in God's sovereignty and to view their service and family life through the lens of eternal hope.

Berean Adult Sunday School class. A deep dive into Obadiah.

Proverbs 7 exposes the counterfeit love offered by sexual temptation and contrasts it with God's design for covenant love—a faithful, knowing, passionate relationship that reflects Christ's love for His church. In The Strange Woman: Counterfeit Love, Solomon's warning shows how sexual sin promises pleasure without consequences, yet ultimately brings brokenness, shame, and destruction. The message calls believers to recognize temptation early, flee rather than negotiate with it, pursue purity before the moment of decision, and value the faithful covenant love God designed within marriage.

Christian love includes correction. 1. Presume upon it. 2. Prepare for it. 3. Protect by it.