Peter the Man (1)

In this part of the sermon: Pastor Martin begins a long-anticipated series on 1 Peter, reading the opening verses. He explains that before diving into the letter's content, it's crucial to understand 'Peter…

Martin quotes Proverbs 13:12 to acknowledge the congregation's long wait for this sermon series on 1 Peter, expressing hope that the desire coming will be a 'tree of life'.

would give to us in this hour in your presence the sense that you are present by the spirit taking the things of your truth and bringing them home with light and power to each of our hearts we pray that the spirit will rest in copious measures upon preacher and people alike to the good of our souls and to the glory of your name amen now i'm sure that many of you are familiar with the words of proverbs 13 and verse 12 in which solomon observes that hope deferred makes the heart sick but when the desire comes it is the tree of life and a number of you were present a couple of years ago when i in...

1:43 - 3:09 Read in full sermon

Driving home: Something that is holy God and holy man. As much man as though He were not God.

The Incarnation of Christ, where the eternal Word became flesh without ceasing to be God, is used as an analogy for how God's words are given in the words of men, reflecting human characteristics without losing divine truth.

then God, in giving us His words, gives them to us in the words of men. And in conveying those words to us, He is not at all embarrassed to let something of what that man was, in the way God put him together, be reflected in the words which He writes, which are the very words of God Himself. In other words, we have, in Scripture, something that has some very strict parallels with what is true of the Incarnation. When the eternal Word of God, the second person of the Godhead, in God's time, that which Paul calls the fullness of the times, was made of a woman, how did He come to us? Well, the Sc...

11:40 - 12:51 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: An extended analogy of a composer's tune being played through different musical instruments (trumpet, violin, trombone) illustrates how God's divine 'notes' are conveyed through…

A composer's tune, perfectly expressed in a musical score, is played through different instruments (trumpet, violin, trombone), each imparting its unique sound while accurately conveying the composer's mind. This illustrates how God's words are conveyed through diverse human authors, reflecting their individual characteristics.

Here's a composer who hears a tune in his head. Now, this always fascinates me when I listen particularly to a marvelous, all-encompassing Beethoven. And I think he heard all that sound in his head, and he knew what part of it was coming from the first violins, and the second violins, and from the trombones, and from the horns, and oh, it's amazing. All that is in his head, before he can put it in notes.

16:58 - 17:25 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Peter's trade as a fisherman, a hard and dangerous occupation on the Sea of Galilee, is discussed, along with his business partnership and eventual move to Capernaum, where he…

The description of fishing on the Sea of Galilee as hard and dangerous work, not a 'lazy Monday afternoon,' illustrates the kind of formative experience Peter had that shaped his character.

And they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat that they should come and help them and so they came and filled both the boats so that they began to sink. Now when we think of the task of a fisherman and what the Bible tells us and what is confirmed by those who have studied the topography and the weather conditions around Galilee this was not like going to Lake Kapatkan on a lazy Monday afternoon to kill a few hours throwing a bobber out and hoping a little sonny will catch hold of it. To be a fisherman in the Sea of Galilee was hard work. Remember it is said on a couple of occasions ...

36:20 - 37:48 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Peter's trade as a fisherman, a hard and dangerous occupation on the Sea of Galilee, is discussed, along with his business partnership and eventual move to Capernaum, where he…

The mention of Peter having a live-in mother-in-law is a lighthearted anecdote, noting that while the Bible is silent on its impact, it could have 'molded and shaped the character of Peter'.

Mark chapter 1 and verse 21 and they go into Capernaum and straightway on the Sabbath they go into Capernaum and that day he that is Jesus entered into the synagogue and taught and when he is done doing what he did in the synagogue look at verse 29 and straightway when they were come out of the synagogue they came into the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. So that there in Capernaum Peter has either a jointly owned or a privately owned home which is now his regular dwelling place. We've got to further know from the next verse verse 30 that he was married at this time. Now Simon's ...

38:21 - 39:32 Read in full sermon

The point: Take what you are and what God has given, refine it by His grace, remove all that is sinful, and offer it to Him to be used for His purposes and glory.

Psalm 139's description of being fashioned in the 'lowest parts of the earth' (mother's womb) is used as a metaphor to emphasize God's providential shaping of individuals from conception, including their intellectual capacity and temperament.

Psalm 139. David celebrates the fact that his mother's womb was like a subterranean cavern. And he said, You fashioned me in the lowest parts of the earth. God was fashioning you there in your mother's womb.

57:35 - 57:52 Read in full sermon