http://www.hopeofchrist.net Justified by grace, heirs to the hope of eternal life... Tit 3:7 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:18:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=Hope of Christ Church The teaching ministry of Hope of Christ Church, Stafford, VA. Hope of Christ is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America located in Stafford, VA. Hope of Christ Church clean Hope of Christ Church richleino@gmail.com richleino@gmail.com (Hope of Christ Church) 2008-2012 Hope of Christ Church - Stafford VA Sermons, Teaching, Presbyterian, Stafford, Christ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/images/hopeofchirst144x144.gif http://www.hopeofchrist.net TV-G Stafford, Virginia Weekly http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/all-or-nothing-mark-114-34/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/all-or-nothing-mark-114-34/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:18:06 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1498 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/all-or-nothing-mark-114-34/feed/ 0 authority,gift,gospel Jesus is Disruptive (verses 16-20) Jesus has Authority (verses 21-28) Jesus is Personal (verses 29-34) - “Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, * Jesus is Disruptive (verses 16-20) * Jesus has Authority (verses 21-28) * Jesus is Personal (verses 29-34) “Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him. And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee. And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them. That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons. And the whole city was gathered together at the door. And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.” (Mark 1:14-34, ESV) Leonard Bailey clean 44:07 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/the-son-of-god-begins-his-work-mark-19-15/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/the-son-of-god-begins-his-work-mark-19-15/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:44:03 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1495 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/the-son-of-god-begins-his-work-mark-19-15/feed/ 0 gospel,Mission,repentance,temptation Mark 1:9-15 - In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.  And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. Mark 1:9-15 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.  And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.  And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”  The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.   And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.  Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” - Why was Jesus baptized? - How was Jesus tempted? - What was Jesus’ message? Leonard Bailey clean 38:47 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/ruffles-and-flourishes-and-proper-fanfare-mark-11-8/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/ruffles-and-flourishes-and-proper-fanfare-mark-11-8/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:56:09 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1488 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/ruffles-and-flourishes-and-proper-fanfare-mark-11-8/feed/ 0 - The Promised Prophet of Preparation - The Method, Means and Mission of Preparation - As Great the Herald, so Much Greater the Heralded One - “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, - The Promised Prophet of Preparation - The Method, Means and Mission of Preparation - As Great the Herald, so Much Greater the Heralded One “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’ ” John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”” (Mark 1:1-8, ESV) Leonard Bailey clean 39:13 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/the-beginning-of-the-gospel/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/the-beginning-of-the-gospel/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:32:01 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1481 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/the-beginning-of-the-gospel/feed/ 0 call,gospel,identity,Mission Mark 1:1 - The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Mark 1:1 - The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Leonard Bailey clean 34:56 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/let-us-strive-to-enter-that-rest-hebrews-4/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/let-us-strive-to-enter-that-rest-hebrews-4/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:20:57 +0000 Rich Leino http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1470 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2012/01/let-us-strive-to-enter-that-rest-hebrews-4/feed/ 0 belief,Faith,fear,mercy,Wrath Hebrews 4 - 1Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. 2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, Hebrews 4 1Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. 2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened. 3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said,        “As I swore in my wrath,        ‘They shall not enter my rest,’ ” although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” 5 And again in this passage he said,        “They shall not enter my rest.” 6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, 7 again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted,        “Today, if you hear his voice,        do not harden your hearts.” 8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on. 9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 10 for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. 11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. 12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. 14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.     1. Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. - As we begin, we notice the word therefore is rather significant because it looks backward to the quotation of Psalm 95 in Hebrews 3:7-11:   7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,        “Today, if you hear his voice,   8     do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness,   9     where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years. 10     Therefore I was provoked with that generation,        and said, ‘They always go astray in their heart; they have not known my ways.’ 11     As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall not enter my rest.’ ”   - The author applies what happened to believers in the OT and applies it to NT believer. - He then points forward to what we’re examining today. -The message of Heb 4:1 can be summarized in three words:  fear, promise, failure.   a. Fear - The author is a pastor who strives for the spiritual well-being of his people. - He does not want to see a single member of the church fall into unbelief. - But the pastor or elder is not the only one in the church to care for the members of the congregation. - Hebrews exhorts all members to be equally concerned. - He writes, “Let us fear.” - All are responsible for the welfare of the church. - To be concerned about one’s own salvation is commendable - To pray for one’s fellow man is praiseworthy. - But to strive for the salvation of everyone within the church is exemplary. - We must take careful note of members who may be drifting from the truth in doctrine or conduct. - We are on the constant lookout for spiritual stragglers.   b. Promise Rich Leino clean 39:28 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/12/living-faith-and-humble-obedience-of-christmas-matt-118-25/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/12/living-faith-and-humble-obedience-of-christmas-matt-118-25/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:32:08 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1466 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/12/living-faith-and-humble-obedience-of-christmas-matt-118-25/feed/ 0 humility,Joseph,obedience “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.” (Matthew 1:18-25) Leonard Bailey clean 24:34 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/12/the-importance-of-the-incarnation-john-11-18/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/12/the-importance-of-the-incarnation-john-11-18/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:16:43 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1461 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/12/the-importance-of-the-incarnation-john-11-18/feed/ 0 Advent,Incarnation “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’ ”) For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.” (John 1:1-18) Leonard Bailey clean 38:13 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/12/born-to-die-luke-21-14/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/12/born-to-die-luke-21-14/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:11:51 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1458 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/12/born-to-die-luke-21-14/feed/ 0 “In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. “In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”” (Luke 2:1-14) Leonard Bailey clean 27:19 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/12/the-mystery-of-christmas-eph-31-13/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/12/the-mystery-of-christmas-eph-31-13/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:40:53 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1453 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/12/the-mystery-of-christmas-eph-31-13/feed/ 0 gospel,mystery Ephesians 3:1-13 3 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— 2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, Ephesians 3:1-13 3 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— 2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. 4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 7 Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power. 8 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things, 10 so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. 13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. Leonard Bailey clean 48:21 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/11/great-anger-great-folly-but-greater-grace-jonah-4/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/11/great-anger-great-folly-but-greater-grace-jonah-4/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:12:34 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1450 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/11/great-anger-great-folly-but-greater-grace-jonah-4/feed/ 0 anger,folly,Grace “But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, “But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster. Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?” Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city. Now the Lord God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant. But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” But God said to Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.” And the Lord said, “You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?”” (Jonah 4:1-11) Leonard Bailey clean 41:46 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/11/great-responses-to-greater-grace-jonah-210-310/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/11/great-responses-to-greater-grace-jonah-210-310/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:16:25 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1442 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/11/great-responses-to-greater-grace-jonah-210-310/feed/ 0 Grace,repentance Jonah 2:10-3:10 10 And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. 3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tel... Jonah 2:10-3:10 10 And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. 3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey in breadth. 4 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” 5 And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them. 6 The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water, 8 but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. Let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. 9 Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.” 10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it. Leonard Bailey clean 41:31 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/11/a-great-fish-a-great-prayer-but-greater-grace-jonah-117-210/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/11/a-great-fish-a-great-prayer-but-greater-grace-jonah-117-210/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:10:46 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1432 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/11/a-great-fish-a-great-prayer-but-greater-grace-jonah-117-210/feed/ 0 Grace,prayer Jonah 1:17-2:10 17  And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying, “I called out to the Lord, Jonah 1:17-2:10 17  And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying, “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. 3  For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me. 4  Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple.’ 5  The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head 6 at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O Lord my God. 7  When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. 8  Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. 9  But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord!” 10 And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. Leonard Bailey clean 50:06 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/11/a-great-fear-jonah-17-16/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/11/a-great-fear-jonah-17-16/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:27:28 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1429 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/11/a-great-fear-jonah-17-16/feed/ 0 fear,pride,worship “And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. “And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, “What is this that you have done!” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.” (Jonah 1:7-16, ESV) Leonard Bailey clean 57:15 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/a-great-wind-jonah-14-7/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/a-great-wind-jonah-14-7/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:25:43 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1423 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/a-great-wind-jonah-14-7/feed/ 0 Grace,Providence “But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the se... “But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish.” And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.” (Jonah 1:4-7, ESV) Leonard Bailey clean 42:18 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/greater-grace-jonah-11-3/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/greater-grace-jonah-11-3/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:11:04 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1420 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/greater-grace-jonah-11-3/feed/ 0 “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.” (Jonah 1:1-3, ESV) Leonard Bailey clean 43:00 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/the-personal-side-of-prayer-psalm-119/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/the-personal-side-of-prayer-psalm-119/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:46:28 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1414 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/the-personal-side-of-prayer-psalm-119/feed/ 0 prayer,relationship,word Psalm 119:1–176 (ESV) Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet Aleph 119  Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! 2  Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, 3  who also do no wrong, Psalm 119:1–176 (ESV) Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet Aleph 119  Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! 2  Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, 3  who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! 4  You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. 5  Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! 6  Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments. 7  I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules. 8  I will keep your statutes; do not utterly forsake me! Beth 9  How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 10  With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! 11  I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. 12  Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes! 13  With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth. 14  In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches. 15  I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. 16  I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word. Gimel 17  Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word. 18  Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. 19  I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me! 20  My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times. 21  You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments. 22  Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies. 23  Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes. 24  Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors. Daleth 25  My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word! 26  When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes! 27  Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works. 28  My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word! 29  Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me your law! 30  I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me. 31  I cling to your testimonies, O Lord; let me not be put to shame! 32  I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart! He 33  Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end. 34  Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. 35  Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it. 36  Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! 37  Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways. 38  Confirm to your servant your promise, that you may be feared. 39  Turn away the reproach that I dread, for your rules are good. 40  Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life! Waw 41  Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise; 42  then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word. 43  And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules. 44  I will keep your law continually, forever and ever, 45  and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts. 46  I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame, 47  for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love. 48  I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes. Zayin 49  Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. 50  This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life. 51  The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law. 52  When I think of your rules from of old, I take comfort, O Lord. Leonard Bailey clean 59:27 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/the-purpose-of-prayer-2-th-13-12/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/the-purpose-of-prayer-2-th-13-12/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:27:11 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1409 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/the-purpose-of-prayer-2-th-13-12/feed/ 0 Grace,prayer,Sanctification “We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your stea... “We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring. This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering— since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed. To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (2 Thessalonians 1:3-12) Leonard Bailey clean 53:50 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/the-family-meal-1-cor-1117-34/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/the-family-meal-1-cor-1117-34/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:14:26 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1403 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/10/the-family-meal-1-cor-1117-34/feed/ 0 communion,fellowship,gospel,presence “But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. “But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part, for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. When you come together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat. For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not. For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world. So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another— if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.” (1 Corinthians 11:17-34, ESV) Leonard Bailey clean 49:32 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/09/the-petitions-of-prayer/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/09/the-petitions-of-prayer/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:20:22 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1401 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/09/the-petitions-of-prayer/feed/ 0 Faith,petition,prayer,repentance ““And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, ““And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” (Matthew 6:5-15) Leonard Bailey clean 53:38 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/09/give-attention-to-my-cry-my-king-and-my-god-psalm-5/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/09/give-attention-to-my-cry-my-king-and-my-god-psalm-5/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:33:32 +0000 Rich Leino http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1393 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/09/give-attention-to-my-cry-my-king-and-my-god-psalm-5/feed/ 0 Faith,Leviticus,prayer,psalms,repentance,Sacrifice Psalm 5 - 1.  Continuing Leonard’s series on prayer. - 2.  I’ve never been comfortable with topical sermons - a.  Easy to lose sense of intent in a Biblical passage - 3.  This Psalm interweaves two important aspects of prayer:  repentance and faith Psalm 5 1.  Continuing Leonard’s series on prayer. 2.  I’ve never been comfortable with topical sermons a.  Easy to lose sense of intent in a Biblical passage 3.  This Psalm interweaves two important aspects of prayer:  repentance and faith... Rich Leino clean 42:54