Manoa Community Church | Sermons

CHRISTMAS REPORTS 1. The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) 2. The Path of Peace (Luke1:78-79) 3. The Pleasure of Peace (2:14)

THE DAWN OF HOPE 1. Hope is Born (Luke 2:11–14) 2. Hope Shines (John 8:12) 3. Hope Wins (Rev. 11:15)

JESUS OUR REDEEMER IS... 1. The Eternal Son of God (John 17:5) 2. God Become Human (Philippians 2:6–7) 3. Our Perfect Sin-Bearer (1 Peter 2:24) New City Catechism QUESTION 20: Who is the Redeemer? ANSWER: The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, in whom God became man and bore the penalty for sin himself (WCF 8.1–5; WSC 21; WLC 36–40, 44).

YES, OUR REDEEMER1. Satisfies God's Justice (Romans 3:25-26)2. Delivers Us From Sin (Colossians 1:13–14)3. Reconciles Us to God (2 Corinthians 5:18-20) Question: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God's favor?Answer: Yes, to satisfy his justice, God himself, out of mere mercy, reconciles us to himself and delivers us from sin and from the punishment for sin, by a Redeemer (WCF 7.3; 8.1, 8.5; WSC 20–21, 25; WLC 30, 38, 71). 

WHAT IS IDOLATRY? 1. The Exchange of Idolatry (Romans 1:21, 25) 2. The Punishment for Idolatry (Ephesians 5:5-6) 3. The Rescue from Idolatry (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10) Question 17: What is idolatry? Answer: Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator for our hope and happiness, significance and security (WCF 2.2; 21.1–2; 22.1; WSC 46–48; WLC 105–106).  Question 18: Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished? Answer: No, God is righteously angry with our sins and will punish them both in this life and in the life to come (WCF 5.5–6; 6.6; 33.1–2; WSC 19; 84–85; WLC 28–29; 152).