LORD and Promise
“LORD and Promise”
Rev. Bruce Brown
II Samuel 7:1-12
I. The LORD of the Promise (verses 1-11)
a. He is a Humble LORD (verses 5-7)
b. He is a Gracious LORD (verses 8-1
II. The Promise of the LORD (verses 12-17)
a. It is a Forever Promise (verses 12-13, 16)
b. It is a Steadfast Promise (verses 14-15)
“The same eternal security attends all of God’s covenant promises, including those that guarantee eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ. Since Jesus is the Son of God born to reign as King on David’s throne, those who believe in him may enter his forever kingdom of salvation. Jesus said: “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. . . . For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day” (John 6:37, 40). This is God’s forever covenant with you, a promise that neither death, nor sin, nor an eternity of time will ever break, if you will believe on Jesus, the offspring of royal David and the Son of the God of grace." ~Richard D. Phillips
Joy Before the Lord
Rev. Bruce Brown
December 13, 2020
II Samuel 6:12-23
I. The Humility of David’s Joy (verses 11-13)
II. The Hunger Behind David’s Joy (verses 14-15,17-19 )
III. The Hostility Toward David’s Joy (verses 16, 20-23)
“Even though there are occasions when the people of God have cause to be solemn and reflective, or to be crying out to the Lord in brokenness of heart, the predominant theme of our personal devotion and public worship ought to be a rising sense of the joy of salvation… As he (the Christian) worships the Lord and reflects on his grace to his people, [the Christian’s] heart is lifted above the earth-bound horizon of his problems and, from the high ground of communion with the Lord, he sees everything in the perspective of the finished work of Christ: sin forgiven, the future secure, the Lord with him as the way, the truth, and the life, and heaven opened as his everlasting inheritance in his beloved Savior!” ~ Gordon Keddie
The Delightful Danger of Drawing Near
Rev. Bruce Brown
December 6, 2020
II Samuel 6:1-11
I. The Desire of the LORD’s Presence (verses 1-2)
II. The Danger of the LORD’s Holiness (verses 3-9)
III. The Delight of Dwelling with the LORD (verses 10-11)
"But just as God is holy, so also the gospel of Jesus Christ is a holy revelation of salvation. We must not treat it casually. We dare not neglect the offer purchased by the death of God’s own Son. If Uzzah suffered a temporal death by violating God’s law, we risk a far greater, eternal death by rejecting the holy gospel of Jesus Christ. John 3:36 warns us, “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” Richard D. Phillips
The King and His Castle
Rev. Bruce Brown
II Samuel 5:1-25
November 29, 2020
I. The King Reigns by God's Pleasure (verses 1-5)
II. The King Reigns in God's Place (verses 6-12)
III. The King Reigns with God's Presence (verses 17-25)
"By faith, let us see Jesus as he is, exalted at God’s right hand in the heavens, “far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come” (Eph. 1:21). Christ’s kingdom is now advancing by faith as new believers are gathered in, with the time soon ahead when all of creation will be transformed into the city of his glory and peace. Revelation 14:1 anticipates the coming scene of his glory, together with his gathered people: “behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.” Of this coming scene, the angels sing, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever” (Rev. 11:15). Let us therefore hasten to make covenant with King Jesus through faith in his gospel, securing our own place in his city that will endure in glory forever." ~ Richard Phillips
Why God Became Man
December 22, 2019
Rev. Bruce Brown
Hebrews 2:14-18
I. To Destroy the Devil’s Grip (verses 14-15)
II. By Paying Sins Penalty (verses 16-17)
III. Leading us to Freedom (verse 18)
“Do you understand that Jesus didn't just come and walk a mile in your shoes? When He took on your flesh and blood, He took on your flesh and blood forever. Do you realize that? That there is a human being sitting at the right hand of God the Father Almighty right now ruling this universe by the word of His power? There is flesh and blood at the right hand of the Father Almighty. And what does that mean for you and me? It means that our God understands from the inside the temptations and sufferings that we all face as humans.” Ligon Duncan
Christmas Brings a Royal Priest
Psalm 110
December 23rd, 2018
I. The Powerful Reign of the King (Vss. 1-3)
II. The King is the Forever Priest (Vss. 4)
III. When the Priest – King Returns (Vss. 5-7)
“If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet the distance makes no difference. He is praying for me!” ~ Robert Murray McCheyne
“Glorious now behold Him arise: King and God and Sacrifice; Alleluia, Alleluia! Earth to heav’n replies. O star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light.” We Three Kings, John H. Hopkins, Jr.
PROSPERITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP IS SUNDAY AT 10:00 AM, 5533 PPC DRIVE, CHARLOTTE, NC. 704-875-1182
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Christmas Brings the Wedding of Weddings
Psalm 45
December 9th, 2018
I. In Praise of the King (verses 2-9)
II. The Glory of His Bride (verses 10-15)
III. A Promise for the Future (verses 16-17)
“Are we doing as the psalmist did? Do we praise Him who has purchased us to Himself ot be His bride? Are we working to see that the nations come to honor Him as well? Even more, are we waiting for His coming, as the bride of this psalm was? Jesus came a first time to join us to Himself in spiritual betrothal. He will come a secon time to take us to Himself forever. Are you ready for that coming? Are you looking forward to it?” ~ James Montgomery Boice
PROSPERITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP IS SUNDAY AT 10:00 AM, 5533 PPC DRIVE, CHARLOTTE, NC. 704-875-1182
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Christmas Brings an Invincible Throne
Psalm 2
December 2nd, 2018
I. The World that Hates (verses 1-3)
II. The Throne that Overcomes (verses 4-9)
III. The Message that Calls (verses 10-12)
“The only safe place from the wrath of God is in God. Everywhere outside of His care is dangerous. He is the only hiding place from His own wrath. If you see Him as frightening and try to run away and hide, you will not find a place to hide. There is none. Outside of God’s care there is only wrath. But there is a refuge from the wrath of God, namely, God… Come to God. Take refuge in God. Hide in the shadow of His wings. This is where we live and serve with joyful trembling.”
~ John Piper
PROSPERITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP IS SUNDAY AT 10:00 AM, 5533 PPC DRIVE, CHARLOTTE, NC. 704-875-1182
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Love in the Flesh
1 John 4:7-12
DECEMBER 24th, 2017
Pastor Bruce Brown
I. Love's Source (vss. 7-8)
II. Love Sends (vss. 9-10)
III. Love Seen (vss. 11-12)
“But my love is frost and cold, ice and snow. Let His love warm me, lighten my burden, be my heaven... Let the mighty tide of His everlasting love cover the rocks of my sin and care. Then let my spirit float above those things which had else wrecked my life. Make me fruitful by living to that love, my character becoming more beautiful every day.” ~ The Valley of Vision
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Joining in Joy
LUKE 2:8-20
DECEMBER 17TH, 2017
Pastor Bruce Brown
I. A Joyful Announcement (Vss. 8-14)
II. The Shepherds Rejoice (Vss. 15-20)
III. Joining the Joy (Vss. 19-20)
“It is both our privilege and our duty to be joyful. To be joyless is to dishonor God and to deny His love and control over our lives. It is practical atheism. To be joyful is to experience the power of the Holy Spirit within us and to say to a watching world, 'Our God reigns'” ~Jerry Bridges
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Preparing for Peace
Luke 2:25-35
DECEMBER 10th, 2017
Pastor Bruce Brown
I. Simeon's Peace (Vss. 25-32)
II. Peace Through a Sword (Vss. 33-35)
III. Longing for the Prince of Peace (Vss. 25-35)
Pastor Bruce Brown
“The pursuit of peace does not include an easy going, peace-at-any price kind of attitude; it does no include giving in to wrong or injustice for the sake of maintaining appearances. That kind of behavior often leads to strife within ourselves. The conflicts that are disturbing our peace with others must be courageously but graciously faced and dealt with. Pursuing peace does not mean running away from the causes of discord.” ~ Jerry Bridges
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Our Blessed Hope
Titus 2:11-14
December 3RD, 2017
Pastor Bruce Brown
I. THE APPEARANCE OF GRACE (VERSES 11, 14)
II. THE APPEARANCE OF GLORY (VERSE 13)
III. WAITING IN HOPE (VERSES 11-14)
“I rejoice in that hope - the hope of God's being glorified in Himself and our getting a chance to join Him. The hope we wait for is our only hope, the blessed hope, the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is Jesus for whom we have prevailed through all of this suffering, and, oh, for the sweetness of melding one heart into His in that intimacy that is so precious.” ~ Joni Eareckson Tada
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