Sermons by “Pastor Jesse Brubaker”
Unless you repent…
Comparing our righteousness with that of others is fruitless, since we all fall short of perfection, and unless we repent we will all perish. But if in response to the careful cultivation of the Vinedresser we do repent, we will find life, growth and in the end bear much fruit.
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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
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Lord, thee I love with all my heart; I pray thee, ne’er from me depart, with tender mercy cheer me. Earth has no pleasure I would share; yea, heav’n itself were void and bare if thou, Lord, wert not near me. And should my heart for sorrow break, my trust in thee can nothing shake. Thou art the portion I have sought; thy precious blood my soul has bought. Lord Jesus Christ, my God and Lord, my God and Lord, forsake me not! I trust thy word.
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Forty days in a desert wilderness without food or water left Jesus weak, hungry, and exhausted – a perfect time for the enemy to strike. But the Son answered every temptation by quoting the Father’s commands to the contrary.
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No strength of ours can match his might. We would be lost, rejected. But now a champion comes to fight, whom God Himself elected. You ask who this may be? The Lord of hosts is He, Christ Jesus, Mighty Lord, God’s only Son, adored. He holds the field victorious.
Swiftly Pass the Clouds of Glory
The wondrous mountain top experience of the Transfiguration passed all to soon for Peter, James & John. So it is with this earthly life; the mountain top on which we cannot remain, all too soon becomes the valley through which we must take up our cross, and follow Him.
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Lord, transfigure our perception with the purest light that shines, and recast our life’s intentions to the shape of Your designs, ’till we seek no other glory than what lies past Calvary’s hill, and our living and our dying and our rising by Your will.
Even as Your Father is Merciful
The Father has been incomprehensibly merciful to us in that, while we were yet his enemies, Christ died for all. And Christ commands us to “be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” We are not to measure others self righteously, but to love mercy, granting it to others out of gratitude for the mercy shown to us.
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Planted by the River
Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord – whose trust IS the Lord. We who are rooted in Christ are as trees planted by a stream. Through all circumstance, in and out of season, we are sustained. Having been transplanted from the desert of the world into the rich soil of the Kingdom, we are nourished by Living Water under his watchful care.
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A Catcher of Men
And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.” And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”
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But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken. ….And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
Authority
…they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority…And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
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The Lord’s Favor
In Luke 4:18-19 we are told of Jesus reading at synagogue, and then proclaiming that the promises of God spoken through Isaiah had been that day fulfilled in the hearing of all those in attendance. Though the people had been at first amazed and excited, they were now confused, and finally enraged at the claims they realized Jesus made. If only they could have known that standing right in front of them was the Word of God speaking the word of God, showing them that the promises of God were true, and trustworthy, and fulfilled!
Thank God it is still the “year” of the Lord’s favor. It is His Jubilee. Our great debt has been settled. Everywhere the word of God is preached, He brings liberty to captives and sets free the oppressed. Let us share this blessed hope, the joy of our salvation.
The Finest of Wine
As the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so Jesus Christ rejoices over us. He delights in us. He tells us “you are mine.” In his first public miracle, Jesus transformed water intended for ceremonial purification into the finest of wine, a symbol of his most precious blood, which would soon be shed to purify us from all unrighteousness, completely and forever. It was the Father’s will to purify us in this way, and to put faith in our hearts that we might know that Jesus Christ is Lord.
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