Sermons by Mark Kernan
Taste And See That The Lord Is Good
Text: Psalm 34
Main Point: Thanksgiving magnifies God’s faithfulness and motivates the faithful to rightly fear him.
The Just Shall Live By Faith (Part 2)
Text: Habakkuk 2:5-20
Main Idea: The just persevere through periods of rampant injustice by trusting in God’s seemingly slow but ever-certain justice.
The Righteous Will Live by Faith
Text: Habakkuk 1:12–2:4
Main Idea: Humble faith is the only means by which a person can rightfully navigate the most perplexing periods of life.
A Cry For Justice
Text: Habakkuk 1:1-11
Main Idea: God’s justice doesn’t always look like the justice we expect.
Jesus and “The Sign of Jonah”
Text: Matthew 12:38-41
Main Idea: God has given us everything we need to repent and believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Merciful God and the Merciless Prophet
Text: Jonah 4:1-11
Main Idea: It is utter hypocrisy for recipients of God’s undeserved mercy to behave as if another person, group, or nation is unworthy of the same.
The Repentant Pagans and the Relenting God
Text: Jonah 3:1-10
Main Idea: The justice of God is seen most clearly in that he rightly pours out his judgment on rebellious sinners while justly delivering repentant sinners from disaster.
Salvation Belongs to the Lord
Text: Jonah 1:17-2:10
Main Idea: Salvation belongs to the Lord.
The “Righteous” Pagans and the Rebellious Prophet
Text: Jonah 1:1–17
Main Idea: The danger of rebellion is that it blinds us to both the desirability and possibly of repentance.
Scandalous God: The Story Behind the Story
Text: Jonah 1:1-3
Main Idea: God warns of his coming judgment so that he might display his mercy toward those who respond in repentance.