Christ's Act of Obedience [Children's Catechism 45—Theology Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Children's Catechism question 45—especially explaining how Christ’s obedience was not only the keeping of the written law of God, but especially the commandment to do what was necessary to bring the elect into the knowledge of God and Jesus Christ.

Q45. Whom did Christ represent in the covenant of grace? To keep the whole law for His people, and to suffer the punishment due to their sins. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) Summary of the transcript of the audio: Christ's work in the covenant of grace is defined by His perfect obedience to the entire law—moral, ceremonial, and judicial—for His people, fulfilling every commandment in His life, and culminating in His voluntary sacrifice on the cross.

Hearing the Law from Jesus’s Mouth [2024.01.14 Morning Sermon in Matthew 5:21–26]

Jesus is not only the Lord Who thundered the law at Sinai, but the King Who has kept the law for us and is conforming us to it, and the Judge Who will make sure that only those who find His kingdom a heaven may at last enter.

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A Perfect Man, Church, & King [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 3:17–4:11]

What sort of Son is Jesus? Matthew 3:17–4:11 looks forward to the morning sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these twelve verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Jesus is the last Adam (the firstborn Son of a new humanity), the firstborn who Israel was meant to be, and the eternally blessed and perfect Son Who has redeemed us to conform us to Himself. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Introducing Jesus: God the Son, Our Righteousness [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 3:13–4:11]

Who is Jesus? Matthew 3:13–4:11 looks forward to the morning sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these sixteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us Jesus is God the Son, Who is also the human Son that Adam, Israel, and all of us ought to have been. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Thankful for Union with Christ: Future, Past, and Present [2023.07.05 Midweek Sermon in Romans 7:25–8:4]

Distresses of all sorts point us to Christ, and union with Him, which is cause for thanksgiving.

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God, in Christ, Demonstrating His Love for His Enemies (2021.10.10 Morning Sermon in Luke 23:26–34)

Luke's account of the crucifixion focuses uniquely on the astonishing love of Jesus for His enemies—general, sympathetic love in goodness to all His enemies, and especially specific and saving love to those enemies whom He had elected in everlasting love, and for whom He was being crucified. Amazing love!(click audio title within player for a page where you can download mp3/pdf files of this sermon)

Substitution: Christ Condemned So Sinners Could Be Released (2021.10.03 Morning Sermon in Luke 23:13–25)

Because God was determined to save sinners, and because their sin must be fully punished, One Who had not sinned had to suffer the punishment in their place.

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