April 23, 2023
Saints Ablaze Acts 2:1-13 Sunday, April 23, 2023 Dr. Kelly B. Burton In the Book of Acts, Luke takes us on a journey led by the Holy Spirit. Commanded by Christ to wait on the Spirit, the disciples watch as Jesus ascends away from their sight to His Father in heaven. Then suddenly the Spirit… Read More »
April 16, 2023
O Man of God 1 Timothy 6:11-14 Sunday, April 16, 2023 Dr. Kelly B. Burton Today is one of those rare and special Sundays when we bring two candidates before the church to be ordained as deacons. The character qualities for the office of pastor and deacon are found in chapter 3. In chapter 6… Read More »
April 2, 2023
The Verdict Is In Romans 8 Sunday, April 2, 2023 Dr. Kelly B. Burton We have been discussing the implications of the death of Christ from John’s Gospel. Last week I explained that Peter seems to say Jesus went to hell to proclaim His victory over death to the demonic imps in prison. Because He… Read More »
March 26, 2023
Where Did He Go? 1 Peter 3:13-22 Sunday, March 26, 2023 Dr. Kelly B. Burton I am often asked, “Where did Jesus go when He died?” The Apostles Creed states that when He died Jesus descended to Hell. Peter indicates further that Jesus preached to the spirits there. Who were these spirits? We need to… Read More »
March 19, 2023
Finished! John 19:1-30 Sunday, March 19, 2023 Dr. Kelly B. Burton A surface reading of John 19 may lead some to conclude that Jesus was subject to the impulses of Pilate and the Jewish religious leaders. But the benefit of studying John together guards against such notions. Everything on Calvary went as planned by the… Read More »
March 12, 2023
Two Kings Who Crossed the Kidron John 18 Sunday, March 12, 2023 Dr. Kelly B. Burton The southeast wall of the city of Jerusalem towers over the Kidron Valley. In that valley is the Brook Kidron. This brook separates the city from the Mount of Olives where Jesus chose to meet privately with His disciples.… Read More »
March 5, 2023
The Lord’s Prayer for the Elect John 17:9-19 Sunday, March 5, 2023 Dr. Kelly B. Burton On the last night Jesus spent with His disciples He looked to the Heavens and began to pray. Eavesdropping on Jesus’ prayer, the disciples heard three requests on their behalf. In His prayer, Jesus underscored the Father’s favor on… Read More »
February 26, 2023
The Christian’s Permanent Helper John 16:1-15 Sunday, February 26, 2023 Dr. Kelly B. Burton The Farewell Promises of Jesus continue in Chapter 16. In this chapter, Jesus promised to send His followers a Holy Helper. They should not be filled with anxiety about the hard times ahead and fall away like their ancestors in the… Read More »
February 19, 2023
Farewell Promises John 13:33-14:6 Sunday, February 19, 2023 Dr. Kelly B. Burton I titled the sermon Farewell Promises because chapters 13-17 are farewell discourse chapters. And yet, they are more than just discourse. These chapters feature action. For example: Christ demonstrating discipleship by washing the feet of His followers (Chapter 13), Christ providing prayers that… Read More »
February 12, 2023
The Moment Has Come John 12:17-33 Sunday, February 12, 2023 Dr. Kelly B. Burton John records that Jesus is now in Jerusalem in chapter 12. The large crowds that followed Jesus make the Pharisees nervous. Where did these large crowds come from? They were witnesses to the raising of Lazarus from the dead. It becomes… Read More »
