Sermons by Daniel Kendall (Page 41)
Does God Know You? (John 10:14-15)
Jesus has passed over many, many people and focused almost exclusively on this man who was born blind. He has ignored the hirelings, goats, and wolves to reveal Himself to His sheep. Jesus knows His sheep Long before a sheep ever grows to know the shepherd, the shepherd has known and cared for the sheep. Jesus knew the man before the man ever knew Who Jesus was. Jesus has an eternal foreknowledge of His sheep (Romans 8:29). This knowledge is…
Human Government – The Origin of Law (Part 1)
We now turn our study towards human government. Before we can begin to study what the Bible says about human government, we must first have a right understanding of law. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.Genesis 2:16-17 There is one…
Don’t Be a Hireling (John 10:11-13)
Jesus now contrasts His self-sacrificing love with the hirelings’ self-interest. Hirelings run from wolves A hireling was a hired hand who would watch the sheep for the shepherd. The sheep did not belong to him, and consequently he did not care for their well being. He was only interested in a paycheck. If a wolf came, the hireling would leave the sheep and run out of self-interest. Jesus here is addressing the Jews who refused to stand up to the…
The Family – Children (Part 6)
After we have instructed our children, how are we to correct them when they sin? And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth…
Repentance & Remission (Luke 24:44-47)
Like the disciples, many people do not understand the resurrection. Why did Jesus have to rise from the dead? What is the significance of this? Jesus explains this to His disciples in Luke 24. Moses shows our death In Genesis we find that our sin has removed us from God’s presence. This is what it means to be dead, cut off from the life of God. We also read that a flaming sword stands in the way back to God.…
Proof of the Resurrection
For Resurrection Sunday, we went over historical proof of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. This lesson is more of a logical defense of Christianity and is geared to help strengthen Christians in their faith.
Jesus Died for His Sheep (John 10:11)
Jesus has just told us that He gives life. He gives His sheep everything that the false teachers try to steal from them. He now expounds on this. Jesus is the Good Shepherd Jesus is again using the metaphor of sheep, thieves, and shepherds. Jesus calls Himself the Good Shepherd. He is obviously declaring Himself to be the Lord from Psalm 23. He is also showing that He has come to protect and provide for His sheep. He will lead…
The Family – Children (Part 5)
Part of discipleship is discipline. How are we to discipline our children? There are two types of discipline, one is formative, the other is corrective. One seeks to instruct the child in the direction they should go and form their character, the other seeks to correct the child and restore the child to the correct path. We will begin with formative discipline. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But…
Avoiding Wolves at All Costs (John 10:10)
The man who was blind has been rejected by his family, community, and religion. The temptation to compromise in order to be accepted back into the synagogue would have been tremendous. Jesus now reminds the man what the false teachers will do to him. False teachers steal You do not tolerate a thief for a moment unless you want him to take things from you. The same is true of false teachers; they will steal from you. They will steal…
The Family – Children (Part 4)
As we think about discipling our children, where do we begin? And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It…
The Only Way (John 10:6-9)
The people do not understand Jesus’ teaching about robbers. Jesus now continues to instruct the man who was blind and those present about false teachers and the only way to be right with God. Jesus is the Door The man who was blind has been rejected by his community, his synagogue, and his religion. Most people in his position would consider themselves lost and rejected by God. However, Jesus is very clear that He alone is the door. Pastors, popes,…
The Family – Children (Part 3)
How are parents to steward their children? And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Genesis 1:28 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. Habakkuk 2:14 The reason…