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This sermon examines Paul's argument in 1 Corinthians that God chooses the foolish and weak things of the world to shame the wise and strong, ensuring that no human can boast in their own abilities. The central message emphasizes that salvation is entirely of grace, revealed to those who recognize their spiritual poverty and inability to save themselves. By contrasting the self-sufficiency of the world with the brokenness required for true faith, the exposition highlights that Christ becomes the believer's wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. The tone is both convicting and comforting, urging listeners to abandon pride in their own status or intellect and instead find their identity and glory solely in the Lord. Ultimately, the sermon asserts that God delights in using humble, broken sinners to display the magnitude of His grace and power.

When we are taught by our culture how to think about shame, be mindful of what God says to be true about it, not what sinful man says. In doing so be instructed like the man who fears the Lord. The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him. Trust in God alone, he is our refuge and the only one who can remove our guilt and shame.

What does it mean to walk as children of light? In Ephesians 5:6–16, we learn why Christians are called not only to reject the works of darkness but also to reprove them in love. Having received Christ's gospel-centered love, believers are called to live differently from the world. This sermon explains why sin must be reproved, not with pride or condemnation, but with a redemptive desire to expose its emptiness and shame and point others toward Christ. Biblical reproof is part of loving one another, restoring fellow believers, and guiding the lost to the light of the gospel.

Main Idea: God showed mercy to sinners by providing covering through sacrifice. Main Points: I. Eve Named in Hope (v. 20) II. God Covers Their Shame (v. 21a) III. Bloodshed Points Forward (v. 21b)

(Sunday Service) The Gospel of Glory Philippians 3:17-21: "Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.."

Jesus tells of a great supper whose invited guests put land, work, and home ahead of the host's call. Luke 14:15-24 exposes the danger of answering God's gracious invitation with ordinary excuses, even when those answers sound polite and reasonable. The prepared supper points us toward the generosity of grace, while the widening invitation reminds us that need and shame do not place a sinner beyond the Saviour's welcome. The message calls us to trust Christ now and carry the gospel earnestly to others. Scripture References: Luke 14:15-24 Ephesians 2:8-9

Though believers are free from the law we are not free to sin. We are obedient to righteousness from the heart and wish to avoid re-enslavement to sin with its consequences of shame and death.

This sermon examines the pivotal question Jesus posed to His disciples regarding His identity, emphasizing that He is the Christ and the Son of God. The message highlights the necessity of a consistent, daily commitment to follow Christ, which involves denying oneself and taking up one's cross, a concept historically understood as a costly act of sacrifice rather than a mere spiritual symbol. It contrasts the temporary value of worldly gain with the eternal significance of the soul, urging believers to prioritize their relationship with Jesus over material pursuits. The tone is urgent and pastoral, calling for a sincere confession of faith and a willingness to share the gospel without shame, as Christ's return approaches.

This sermon explores the theological concept of imputation as the divine remedy for the legal and practical consequences of original sin. It distinguishes between inherited corruption, which is addressed through regeneration and resurrection, and imputed guilt, which is resolved through the substitutionary atonement of Jesus Christ. The message explains that Adam's guilt is legally transferred to all humanity, while Christ's righteousness is imputed to believers, satisfying the demands of divine justice. The preacher uses the imagery of God clothing Adam and Eve in Genesis to illustrate how God not only removes guilt but also covers shame, offering complete acceptance and peace. The tone is instructional and pastoral, urging listeners to accept this gift of grace to find freedom from both legal condemnation and personal shame.

Landis OPC Morning Service October 18, 2026 Pastor Johnny Serafini Sermon Text: Isaiah 50:6; Hebrews 12: 2 Sermon Outline: 1. The Shame of the Cross 2. The Honor of Salvation

All the glory for being saved goes to God.

Micah 1:5-13 (KJV) For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem? 6 Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof. 7 And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot. 8 Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls. 9 For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. 10 Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust. 11 Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive of you his standing. 12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem. 13 O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.