Sermons on Christ's Office
1 Samuel 30:21–31
1 Samuel 30:21–31 — Dividing the Spoil After David’s great victory over the Amalekites, an unexpected question arises: Who receives the spoils? Rather than rewarding only those who fought, David generously shares the victory with all his men—even those too exhausted to enter the battle. He also sends gifts throughout Judah, demonstrating his enduring commitment to God’s people despite the hardships and betrayals he had suffered. These actions are far more than examples of generosity. They foreshadow Jesus Christ. Christ…
1 Samuel 27:1–12
David has been rejected by his own people and forced once again into exile among the Philistines. Yet even in suffering and exile, David proves himself to be the true Israelite and the conquering king who fights for the people of God. In this sermon, we explore David’s growth through suffering, the morality of his actions in Philistia, and the way his life foreshadows Christ—the rejected Messiah who nevertheless rules, defends, and ultimately delivers his people into their inheritance.
Genesis 27:27-29
In Genesis 27:27-29 we see the blessing given to Jacob. Though this blessing was attained through sinful means, ultimately it will be used to advance the holy purposes of God. In these verses it is prophesied that Christ will have a universal reign over all people, that this will be the means by which the blessing of the nations comes, that He will be exalted above all the people of God, and that the entire world will be divided on…
Acts 2:14-41
In Acts 2:14-41, in the first Apostolic sermon on the day of Pentecost, Peter proclaims the glory of Christ’s Kingdom in connection with His resurrection from the dead. Through union with Christ, every believer triumphs with Christ, being seated with Him in the heavenly places, overcoming their sins in this life, and reigning with Christ in the world to come having overcome death itself in victory. Such is the hope of the gospel, and such is Christ’s victory as King…
Matthew 27:27-54
In Matthew 27:27-54 Christ is put to death. Everything in the narrative is ironic as Christ is mocked and humiliated for being the “King of the Jews.” In reality, however, all that happens to Him, even in His death, proves His Kingship. Christ is the King who reigns from the cross.
Genesis 18:20-33
In Genesis 18:20-33 Abraham famously intercedes for Sodom. His intercession is a picture and foreshadowing of the glorious intercession of Christ as our faithful high priest.
John 1:14-18
If the birth of Christ really is the Word becoming flesh, then he is, in himself, the greatest revelation of the Father. He is the exegesis of the Father in his very person. He is the one who came down from heaven to testify of the things that are in heaven. He is the one of whom it can be said, “If you have seen him, you have seen the Father.” Such are the prophetic implications of the incarnation, and…
Hebrews 4:14-16
In Hebrews 4:14-16 we are told that Christ is a glorious High Priest who has passed through the heavens. He is like us in every way except without sin. As the one who is fully God and fully man, he is perfectly fitted to be the priest who reconciles man to God. He is able to make a full atonement for our sins, intercede for us forever, and to be a compassionate High Priest, sympathizing with us in our weaknesses.
Luke 1:26-38
If Christ is fully God and fully man, what does that tell us about who he was born to be? When the angel Gabriel announces the birth of Christ to Mary, he tells her that he will be great, and that he will be given the throne of his father David, and that there will be no end to his kingdom. Christ being fully God and fully man, the eternal Son of God who took on human flesh, means he…
Revelation 10:1-11
In Revelation 10:1-11 Christ, in the appearance of an angel, claims sovereignty over the entire cosmos. He then gives a little scroll to John, who, like Ezekiel, is instructed to eat it, showing that he is to embody this message of Christ’s sovereignty, that it is to be proclaimed throughout the world. The message is sweet in his mouth and yet bitter in his stomach because this message is also associated with judgment and will not be received by the…