Berean Sovereign Grace Church

1Samuel # 1 Introduction to 1Samuel

Today's Gospel instalment- 02-05-2023--Title-s- - 1 Introduction to 1Samuel, 2..Hannah the Barren One gives birth, 3..The Beloved Barren One.--Text- 1SAMUEL 1--1..The Old Testament bears a lot of gospel testimony and has an inexorable amount of nuggets. --2..In the story of the birth of Samuel we are given testimony of the Law and gospel and their relationship.. --3..Elkanah had 2 wives, one with children and the other made Barren by God for a gospel testimony.. --4..And this was not a new th...

ROM # 22 Benefits of justification ROM 5 vs 1-3

Today's Gospel installment- 01-29-2023.-Title- Benefits of justification-Text- Romans 5 vs 1 - 3-1..Between chapters 1 to 4 Romans Paul has labored the gospel..-2..His gospel is justification by the free IMPUTATION of righteousness of God which is by the faithfulness of Christ Jesus.-3..His death being the focus of the accomplishment of that righteousness..-4..So, Paul Has ruled out any notions that righteousness could come by any obedience by those born in Adam..-5..Having labored the matter...

ROM # 21 Imputation-the righteousness of faith ROM 4 vs 13-25

Today's gospel instalment- 1-22-2023--TITLE- 1. FULLY CONVINCED, 2. WRITTEN FOR OUR SAKE--Text- Romans 4 vs 13-25--1. -Closing- Romans 4, but it does spill over into Romans 5 as Paul continued to make His case of IMPUTATION and RIGHTEOUSNESS APART FROM THE LAW.--2. God developed the testimony of Abraham as an exhibit of how He would deal with all His elect in the matter of salvation -inheritance, righteousness, promise-.--3. Paul argued the principle and person by which this would happen. He ...

CC # 146 Sarah's Womb & Regeneration

Sermon Title- 1. Sarah's womb and regeneration--Text- Gen 18 vs 9-15--1. There are many traditions surrounding the matter of how a sinner is quickened and made spiritually alive to receive the gospel testimony.--2. To understand regeneration, we must understand what God says about the nature of men after Adam.--3. God says, we are all born spiritually dead in trespasses and sins.--4. The question then is how do the elect come out of that----5. Is this something that is the hands of men to do ...

CC # 145 The Egyptians are dead Exodus 14

Today's gospel instalment- 01-01-2023--Sermon Title- 1. These Egyptians you shall see no more, 2. Israel saw the Egyptians dead, 3. The Egyptians are dead.--Text- Exodus 14.--1. God preached the gospel of salvation through Israel's experience in Egypt.--2. There could not be gospel preaching in that experience if there was no testimony of sin and Law and their effects.--3. And where there is salvation there must needs be a fulfilment of Law. --4. Even in the shadows God anticipated the final ...

CC # 144 Let these go their way John 18 vs 1-12

Today's gospel instalment- 12-18-2022--Text- John 18 vs 1-12--Message Title -s-- Let these go their way--1. The Lord Jesus was about to handed over and be tried and be crucified.--2. And as He was being arrested, He preached what He came to do.--3. He said-If you SEEK ME, then LET THESE GO THEIR WAY.--4. And those were not just ordinary words. They were words of an Advocate and Mediator.--5. To say what-- To say if the Christ is given over to stand for His people, then all should go their way...

CC # 143 Everyone is pregnant Gen 38

Today's gospel instalment- 12-18-2022--Text- Genesis 38 vs 1-26--Message Title -s-- Sermon Title- 1. Everyone is pregnant- 2. No Harlot was found. 3. What is in your hands----1. The gospel is a very simple message, but many have not been given grace to hear and believe it.--2. Consequently, much of what is called gospel is NOT the gospel.--3. Why-- Because it conditions salvation on what the sinner does.--4. The simplicity of the gospel is that all of salvation is in what Christ did alone and...

CC # 142 The Gibeonites, Saul , David & Christ connection 2 Sam 21

1. In 2 Samuel 21 we have gospel testimony preached through famine.--2. A famine that came because Saul, his bloodthirsty house, had killed the Gibeonites -Hivites-a remnant of the Amorites who lived among Israel-.--3. Joshua had made a covenant of peace with them in Joshua that they should not die, and even though it happened through misrepresentations by the Gibeonites, the covenant could not be annulled.--4. But sometime Saul had committed a genocide of them in violation of that Covenant a...

CC # 141 The King's Son-in-Law 1 Sam 18

Today's gospel instalment- 11-27-2022--Message Title- 1. The king's Son-in-Law, 2. A poor and lightly esteemed Man--Text - 1 Samuel 18--1. Gospel testimony in the Old Testament is glorious, but hidden in types and shadows.--2. And without a proper hermeneutic -Christ centered way of reading it- it remains as just some stories packed with a lot of moralistic teaching.--3. In the story of David, Goliath and king Saul we have wonderful testimony of what it is God requires for salvation -union an...

CC # 140 A sling and Stone 1 Sam 17 vs 28-51

Today's gospel instalment- 11-20-2022--Message Title- 1. A sling and a stone. 2. The simplicity of Christ--Text- 1 Sam 17 vs 28-51--1. God was preaching Christ through the testimony of David.--2. David was despised of his brethren, although it is he who would accomplish salvation for them from the Philistines.--3. And David did not war carnally with weapons that had been given him by Saul. He refused them and said he could not walk well in them. Many professing Christians are still walking bu...

CC # 139 The condescension of Christ in David 1 Sam 17 vs 28

Today's gospel instalment- 11-13-2022--Message Title- 1. The condescension of Christ in David 2. Is there not a cause--Text- 1 Sam 17 vs 28-29--1. We continued with the Old Testament gospel narrative of David, his brothers, Israel and the Philistines.--2. In Old Testament gospel teaching as in the New, the testimony is organized around the person who is a type of Christ. That is what opens up the testimony.--3. And in our passage, David is the type of Christ that Goliath was preaching of-the ...

CC # 138 The King's daughter 1 Samuel 17 vs 1-27

Today's gospel instalment- 11-06-2022--Sermon title -s-- 1. What shall be done for this man-- 2. The king's daughter, 3. What did Christ accomplish at His death----Text- 1Samuel 17 vs 1-27--1. The gospel did not begin in the New Testament.--2. God was already preaching and declaring the who, how and why of salvation in the Old Testament testimony.--3. The matter of salvation came also to the sermon that was declared through the person of Goliath.--4. Goliath declared that the matter between h...

ROM # 20 In the tent with Hagar Gen and Romans 4

Message- 1. In the tent with Hagar. 2. Abraham, Genesis, Romans, Galatians and Hebrews and justification--Texts- Gen 12, 15, 16 and 21, Romans, Galatians, Hebrews.. --1. Understanding Abraham helps a great deal in understanding the gospel testimony..-2. Mixing Law and gospel.-3. Conditionalism abounds when God's message is free and sovereign grace..

ROM # 19 He did not waver in unbelief ROM 4 vs 16-20

Message Title- He did not waver unbelief-Text- Romans vs 16-20-1. The gospel and the Abraham connection..-2..Justification -imputation of sin and righteousness-..-3. Abraham's faith -nature-character-..-4..Abraham's blessing by the righteousness of faith, which means the righteousness that he didn't cause by his own doing.-5..The promise is of grace and that means of Christ.. Thus, couldn't be conditioned on the doing of the sinner of any kind..-6..Faith is going to be tested.. But God given ...

CC # 137 What is to stop me from being baptized Acts 8 & Isaiah 53

Today's gospel instalment- 10-09-2022-Sermon Title-s-- -1. And beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. -2. What hinders me from being baptized-- -3. The Ethiopian Eunuch and the Isaiah connection.-Texts- Acts 8 and Isaiah 53

CC # 136 The Death of the High Priest Num 35

Today's Gospel instalment- 10-02-2022--Sermon Title- -The death of the High Priest---Text- Numbers 35--1. The matter of the who, the how and the when of salvation is a matter that God already spoke to in the scriptures.--2. That is what the scriptures are there to declare to any who seek understanding of God's RECIPE OF SALVATION.--3. What is the real matter that affects every sinner born in Adam-- It is justification. --4. What does that mean-- IT means their need to come out of that legal s...

ROM # 18 Promise according to grace Rom 4 vs 13-16

09-25-2022 -Message Title- Promise according to grace..-Text- Romans 4 VS 10-16-1..How did Abraham receive the Promise---2..What is-was the promise---3..What does does faith mean in the context of the Promise---4..Is the promise conditioned on faith or on God's doing alone---5..Be careful of conditionalism that talks grace but conditions the promise on something that is done by and in a person..-6..The promise is not conditioned on human response -faith and repentance-.-7...The gospel is a de...

CC # 135 A lamb for an ass Exod 13 vs 1-13

Title- A Lamb for an ass--Text- Exodus 13 vs 1-16--1. The gospel is actually simple if we understand the issues.--2. God has made known His formula of saving His people.--3. It is He who did all the saving through His appointed mediator, the Lord Jesus Christ.--4. According to the Law of redemption, a donkey could not be given to God as is.--5. It had to be redeemed by another, a mediator, a lamb.--6. And that to say the sinner is pictured in the testimony of the donkey who is not naturally a...

CC # 134 The Passover, Jesus & the cross Matt 27

Gospel installment- 09-08-2022-Title -s- - 1..Jesus, the Passover and the cross.. 2..What did Jesus accomplish on the cross---Text- Matt 27-1..Continuation of Exodus 12 teaching BSGCC -133-2..Jesus died on the Passover as the Passover Lamb.-3..Two fundamental things happened that had cause and effect.-4..The Lamb died and the people were set free from their slavery..-5..In fulfillment Jesus came to usher in the Exodus and preached the cause and effect with Barabbas..-6..Barabbas was set free ...

CC # 133 No foreigner shall eat it Exod 12 vs 40-51

Today's gospel instalment- 09-05-2022--Sermon Title- No foreigner shall eat it--Text- Exodus 12 vs 40-51-1. Message preached at sister Rita Beckett's house as I was passing through to visit and see her on Labor Day weekend in NJ.--2. The gospel that we find declared in the New Testament is not new at all.--3. God already preached it from the text of the Old Testament.--4. And when God preaches to the matter of salvation, He also tells us the what, how, why and when and who----5. God extensive...

ROM # 17 Law NULLIFIES Faith & Promise Rom 4 vs 9-15

2. Salvation is described by God as an inheritance.--3. An inheritance by nature is not earned by its heirs or recipients.--4. It is given them freely.--5. God taught this gospel fundamental through the testimony of Abraham.--6. Abraham was declared righteous and an heir not through the Law or circumcision of the flesh, but through faith.--7. Faith here is being used not as meritorious or cause of inheritance, but as the way the promise of salvation in Christ is given.--8. Faith is saying par...

CC # 132 Rest in Peace 1Cor 15 vs 50-58

Message Title- 1. Rest in peace, 2. Flesh and blood cannot inherit. 3 From dust to glory--Text- 1 Cor 15 vs 50-58--1. Message-a conclusion of 3 messages that I preached on account of a dear sister, Shingirai Chirisa Dossa who graduated from the place of death to be in the place of life.--2. Death is not an aberration in God's sovereign will and purpose.--3. It has its function, context and reason.--4. And those in Christ need not fear death because their relationship to it has changed.--5. De...

CC # He is able Heb 2 vs 5-18

1. The death of Christ in the face of sickness and death of the redeemed.-2. He is able...

ROM # 16 The Blessed Man Rom 4 vs 5-8

Title- 1. The Blessed man, 2. Righteousness apart from works--1. How does God declare the ungodly to be righteous----2. First, they are the ungodly, strangers to righteousness and unable to be righteous of themselves.--3. The righteousness of salvation can only be freely credited to the account of the ungodly.--4. This is what happened to Abraham. This is how Abraham was pronounced as righteous, a righteousness apart from works.--5. But this was not true for Abraham alone. This was true for D...

ROM # 15 Was Abraham justified by works? Romans 4 & James 2

1. Justification answers the question of how God accepts a sinner and calls them righteous.--2. Now the Bible repeatedly tells us that justification is by grace alone.--3. Justification is by Christ alone.--4. Justification is through faith alone apart from our works.--5. Faith in this matter means a righteousness that is imputed to the sinner, the righteousness accomplished by Christ alone, by His GOOD WORKS OF FAITHFULNESS TO GOD IN EVERY JOT AND TITTLE.--6. So, what then was James talking ...

ROM # 14 Lazy Boy Theology Rom 4 vs 1-5

Message Title- 1. Lazy boy gospel, 2. Abraham believed God, 3. How shall a sinner be made just--1. The most important issue that faces a sinner is their justification.-2. In other words, how shall a sinner meet with a just and holy God and not be condemned---3. Now religion has answered this question a million ways, but none of their answers satisfies God.-4. God has a way that He has emphatically and eternally answered the question for the sinner and it is UNPOPULAR.-5. He has answered it by...

CC # 130 You shall not eat leavened bread Exod 12 vs 14-39

Sermon Title- -You shall not eat leavened bread---Text- Exodus 12 vs 14-39--1. Israel in Egypt was God preaching salvation through Christ.---2. He gave us the problem that Israel was under-which was slavery.--3. But God's interest was slavery to sin and there is no slavery to sin without Law.---4. So, all men and women apart from Christ are slavery to sin, that is, they are under the power, dominion and condemnation of it.---5. And to get out this situation requires the God given solution-whi...

CC # 129 When I see the blood Exodus 12 vs 1-15

1. Salvation has happened in the context of sin, Law, death and condemnation.--2. These things mediate a sinner's relationship with God apart from Christ. And it is a hopeless relationship. --3. How then does a sinner get out of this relationship----4. This question can only be answered by God for the sinner.--5. God has proposed the way of salvation of His people. The way of His appointed mediator, who is His first Born and also the Lamb of sacrifice.--6. In the Passover we then find God's p...

ROM # 13 Do we void the Law through faith Pt 2? Romans 3 vs 31

Title- Do we void the Law through faith Pt 2 --Text- Romans 3 vs 31--1. Many use Romans 3 vs 31 to teach continuity of Moses over the redeemed--2. But is that consistent with Pauline teaching and thinking of the believer's relationship to the Law----3. I argue that this verse is speaking not to continuity of Moses, but to historical function-purpose of the Law in redemption history.--4. Because if we say the Law is binding on the redeemed then we have too many scriptures that teach the very o...

CC # 128 Sickness & death to God's glory John 11

ROM # 12 Do we void the Law through faith Rom 3 vs 31

1. We tackled the matter of the relationship between Law and gospel.---2. The Apostle Paul asked a very important question about Law and faith.--3. To say if it is true that righteousness and life come apart from the Law, what then is the purpose of the Law----4. Is the Law opposed to the promise of God-- No, it is not.--5. The Law was not given to give life, but to prove that life was only a gift that could not be earned.--6. A promise and gift through the faithfulness of Christ who was the ...

ROM # 11 Where is boasting then? Rom 3 vs 27-30

1. The gospel has parameters established by God. --2. God designed salvation in a way that He alone will be praised. --3. Thus, all that has befallen humanity especially sin, redounds to God's glory in salvation.--4. Sin was only an instrument to this end and so is the Law. --5. Sin and Law work together to remove all boasting from sinners by condemning the sinner. --6. Sin and Law ensure that salvation is 100- of God's grace in Christ alone.- -7. Any gospel that conditions all or any part of...

ROM # 10 Defining Gospel terms in Romans 3

Defining Gospel terms is important to understanding the truth about God--1. What is sin----2. What is to fall short of the glory of God----3. What is righteousness----4. What is justification----5. What is redemption----6. What is propitiation----7. And all these terms have implications-

ROM # 9 Righteousness apart from Law Rom 3 vs 19-27

1. Many people are deceived with respect to the matter of righteousness and that means the gospel.--2. What many professing Christians call the gospel is not the gospel. Rather it is self-righteousness that has been laundered in the name of Christ.--3. God's gospel spells out the matter and makes the necessary distinctions.--4. The first and most important distinction is that the righteousness of the gospel is called God's righteousness.--5. It means it is righteousness from God and by God.--...

ROM # 8 Are we better than they ? Rom 3 vs 1-20

Today's Gospel instalment- 04-17-2022 -Sermon Title- Are we better than they---Text- Romans 3 vs 1-20-1. Unless we understand or believe the spiritual condition of humanity as sinners, we can't confess the truth as it is in Christ.-2. God has given dire and distressing testimony of men as they are found in Romans 1 country, as they are found in high moralism and in feigned law keeping.-3. They are all unrighteous, condemned and hopeless.-4. So, the Jew though having some temporary advantages ...

CC # 127 Why did Pharaoh harden his heart? Exod 8-11

Title- 1. Why did Pharaoh harden his heart-- 2. Why did God harden Pharaoh's heart-- 3. What does it mean and what is the gospel understanding---1. We can't talk of salvation if we do not see those things that represent or respect Christ in this story or any story for that matter.-2. Israel was in Egypt under slavery for the gospel testimony.-3. Their slavery pictured the slavery of all men to sin and Law resulting in death.-4. And a people under slavery cannot free themselves.-5. And God app...

ROM # 7 The condemnation of the Law keeper Rom 2 vs 17-29

Message Title- The condemnation of the Law keeper. 2. Human obedience is no obedience-Text- Romans 2 vs 17-29-1..We have already talked about the condemnation of the unrighteous pagans in Romans 1 in ROMANS1 COUNTRY -BSGC Rom - 5-. -2..Next we did a message on the CONDEMNATION OF THE MORALIST ... Romans 2..- BSGC Rom - 6--3.. And this message with some review of the first two the is condemnation of the LAW KEEPER..-4.. Men and women need to see their depravity and hopelessness before they can...

ROM # 6 The condemnation of the Moralist Rom 2 vs 1-17

Sermon Title- The Condemnation of the Moralist.-1. Many are deceived by moralistic individuals with respect to righteousness and salvation.-2. The Moralist tries to live to high moral standards and demands them of other people.-3. By this they think they are righteous and in this they put their hope.-4. The Moralist agrees with Paul as he enumerated the many sins of the citizens of Romans 1 country.-5. But Paul does not agree with him. In Chapter 2 Paul comes and condemns the moralist and say...

ROM # 5 Romans 1 Country Rom 1 vs 1-17

Sermon Title- 1. God's Righteousness revealed in His wrath 2. Romans 1 Country 3. God gave them over.-1. The issues have to be understood otherwise, people will believe a false gospel.-2. The good news of the gospel has God given context.-3. The context is that all people are under sin, pagans, idolaters.-4. They suppress the truth of God in unrighteousness by denying God and not giving Him His glory.-5. All people know that God exists and they have no excuse for their unrighteousness.-6. God...

ROM # 4 The Just shall live by faith Rom 1 vs 17

1. The just shall live by faith is the gospel cry and refrain.-2. Anyone who does not know what this means does not know the gospel and cannot find peace.-3. The teaching of, -the just shall live by faith- is not a new doctrine that was introduced in the New Testament.-4. It is an Old Testament teaching and also has a very interesting context in the book of Habakkuk.-5. And in the book of Habakkuk there are all kinds of shenanigans and violence happening in Judah which began a burden that the...

ROM # 3 God's Righteousness Revealed Rom 1 vs 8-17

Title- 1. God's righteousness revealed, 2. The Just shall live by faith-Text- Romans 1 vs 8-15-1. There are just too many gospel nuggets to glean even in the opening words of Romans 1.-2. So, we decided to revisit them, expand and glean more understanding. -3. As always there are a lot of themes running in the text.-4. But fundamentally, our message is the God's righteousness revealed, which is the heart of the gospel.-5. And related and inseparable from it is the gospel declaration that the ...

ROM # 2 The Gospel He Promised Romans 1 vs 1-4

1. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not a new story.--2. It is the oldest story God has ever told.--3. It is the story foretold in all of scriptures.--4. And that means it is a specific message.--5. A message about God centered around the Son.--6. The Son as He appeared to accomplish salvation.--7. Salvation for all the elect.

ROM # 1 Romans Introduction

Title- 1. BSGCROM- 1- Introduction to Romans, 2. God's gospel--1. Many considerations to take into account to understand the book of Romans -audience and composition, nature and genre, theme and possible local issues-.-2. But fundamentally this is a book about God as is all of the bible.-3. And God's book is about the revelation of Christ Jesus as He accomplished righteousness for His people.-4. And Romans seeks to establish how a sinner is made righteous before God, which many people are sti...

CC # 126 The finger of God Exodus 8

Sermon Title -s-- 1. The finger of God, 2. No one remained-Text- Exodus 8-1. We are back to the story of Israel in Egypt, the testimony of Christ.-2. Moses and Aaron are back to speak to Pharaoh again by way of Miracles.-3. And through the Miracles God was coming and introducing Himself. -4. And for God to be known in that particular context He said, He would harden Pharaoh's heart so that he would NOT set the people free.-5. God does harden or softens the hearts of people as He pleases. Some...

CC # 125 God hardened Pharaoh's heart Exodus 7

1. Israel is in Egypt for a gospel testimony.-2. God has purposefully brought His people under bondage through Pharaoh that He may teach the matters of salvation.-3. Salvation is a setting free of God's people from the slavery and burdens of sin as was was pictured by the slavery of Israel.-4. And the matter of sin and Law and its relationship is played out in this Egyptian drama of Christ. Sin and Law always work together to produce slavery and death as the outcome, from which God's people h...

CC # 124 Moses is dead Deuteronomy 34

Message Title- Moses is dead--1. Moses -the Law- is dead..--2. Dead by way of fulfilment and setting aside by Christ.--3. The accusation of anti-Law -anti-nomian- is pejorative and contrary to the gospel testimony. It is a charge that stems from ignorance and unbelief of the gospel. --4. Moses can not stand if the Christ has arrived..--5. The true believer does not weep for Moses, they rejoice in his retirement and glory in Christ..--6. God killed and buried Moses, that and more.. A wonderful...

CC # 123 Go call your husband John 4

Gospel Instalment- 01-23-2022--Sermon Title- 1. Go call your husband, 2. I do not have a husband, 3. A date with Jesus-Text- John 4- 1-28--1. The story of the Samaritan woman is not a story about how women should be treated.-2. That is now what Jesus was teaching. It is a gospel encounter between the Savior and His elect sinner.-3. Jesus had a Divine Appointment with this woman at Jacob's well to set the stage for the conversation that Jesus was to bring to the Samaritan woman.-4. There is no...

CC # 122 I am the Lord Exodus 6

Sermon Title- 1. I am the Lord, 2. Then you shall know-Text- Exodus 6 vs 1-13-1. We continued with our gospel teaching from the book of Exodus building, explaining and demonstrating that the Old Testament scriptures do indeed testify of Christ.-2. And where we find Christ, we also the testimony of salvation of God's people who are in bondage.-3. And the whole matter of Israel's experience in Egypt was a testimony of God about sin and Law as they produce slavery and death and God's way of deli...

CC # 121 Proverbs 31 woman Pt 2

Message- -Proverbs 31 Woman Pt 2--Text- Proverbs 31 vs 10-31--1. We continued with the testimony of the Proverbs 31 woman to identify her and speak to her character and works.-2. The proverbs 31 woman is Christ Jesus. If we take this text as is, it would be welcomed in every self-help group, every synagogue, Buddhist Temple, even the Church of Scientology.-3. But when we rightly use this scripture to speak to the person and work of Christ then the OFFENSE of the gospel kicks in and that is wh...

CC # 120 Proverbs woman Pt 1 Proverbs 31: 10-22

BSGCC - 120 The Proverbs 31-woman Pt 1 Pro 31 vs 10-22--1. Who is this Proverbs 31 woman that many aspire to be-- --2. Understanding the gospel is very important.-3. Many people, preachers and believers have a tendency to moralize the bible too much that they end up making it about themselves.--4. They end up using the scriptures to medicate their problems and that is not the most profitable way. It only ends up in human wisdom and disappointment, which makes none wise unto salvation.--5. The...