2/18/2024 Worship Service & Sermon - True Spirituality and Spiritual Fruit - Mark 11:11-25

2/18/2024 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Matt Lambert
Speaker: David Royes
Scripture: Mark 11:11-25
Title: True Spirituality and Spiritual Fruit

Notes:

1. A Parable of empty religion
A. A lens for what Jesus is about to do
B. How false religion works

2. An explanation of authentic spirituality
A. Genuine belief in God's power
B. Dependence on God in prayer
C. The forgiveness of your Father in Heaven

3. Hope for true change
A. Christ was sacrificed for our sins

#Mark #spiritualfruit

7/16/2023 Worship Service and Sermon: Focused Eyes for Spiritual Endurance - Philippians 3:16-4:1

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7/16/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Matt Lambert
Speaker: David Royes
Scripture: Philippians 3:16-4:1
Title: Focused Eyes for Spiritual Endurance

Only let us hold true to what we have attained. 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. Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

Notes:

1. Eyes on true faith in true believers

2. Eyes weeping for the world around us
A. Short-lived pleasure
B. Suppressed conscience
C. Secular mentality

3. Eyes up toward Heaven

5/28/2023 Worship Service & Sermon: Correct Confidence - Philippians 3:1-11

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5/28/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Steve Boyer
Speaker: David Royes
Scripture: Philippians 3:1-11
Title: Correct Confidence

Notes:

1. A False Teaching
A. The danger of putting confidence in the flesh

2. A Powerful Testimony
A. Earthly gain as rubbish
B. Self-abandonment as the beginning of righteousness
C. Knowing Jesus as resurrection

3. A Simple Safeguard

7/31/2022 Worship Service and Sermon: Being Mindful of the Wonder of the Gospel - Colossians 1:13-14

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7/31/2022 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Andrew Hageman
Speaker: David Royes
Title: Being Mindful of the Wonder of the Gospel
Scripture: Colossians 1:13-14

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Notes:

1. The Terror of Being Lost
a. Spiritual enslavement is real.

2. The Centrality of Jesus Himself
a. Joy in God's Son
b. Fruit for God's Son
c. Union with God's Son

3. The often-overlooked means

7/10/2022 Worship Service and Sermon: True Blessing: Fear God - Psalm 2

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7/10/2022 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Matt Carter
Speaker: Dave Royes
Title: True Blessing: Fear God
Scripture: Psalm 2

Notes:

1. The World Speaks (vs. 1-3)

2. God Speaks (vs. 4-6)
a. His reign is sovereign
b. His wrath is real

3. The Son Speaks (vs. 7-9)
a. The Christ has come

4. The Spirit Speaks (vs. 10-12)

#Psalms #AwesomeGod #JesusisKing

2/13/2022 Worship Service and Sermon: Saved… for his Glory - Exodus 15:22-27

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2/13/2022 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Matt Lambert
Speaker: David Royes
Title: Saved… for his Glory
Scripture: Exodus 15:22-27


The Danger of Grumbling amidst Grace

The Reality of Testing alongside triumph

The Hope of Balm after bitterness

#Moses #Grumbling #Test

1/16/2022 Worship Service and Sermon: Amazing Grace or accustomed grace? - Jonah 4

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01/16/2022 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Dave Stoltzfus
Speaker: David Royes
Title: Amazing Grace or accustomed grace?
Scripture: Jonah 4

“We sing about ‘amazing grace’ and speak of ‘amazing grace’, but far too often it [grace] has ceased to amaze us. Sadly, we might more truthfully sing of ‘accustomed grace.’ We have lost the joy and energy that are experienced when grace seems truly amazing.” ~ Sinclair Ferguson

Literary Structure of Jonah:

Jonah 1: Jonah commissioned & disobedience → Jonah 3: Jonah recommissioned & obedience
Jonah 1b: Jonah & pagan sailors → Jonah 3: Jonah and pagan Ninevites.
Jonah 2: Jonah’s grateful prayer → Jonah 4a: Jonah’s angry prayer.
Jonah 4b: GOD Schools Jonah in Compassion. (*1)

1. Accustomed Grace: Jonah’s Angry Prayer
2. Amazing Grace: God’s Gracious Pursuit

a. His appointing is perfect
b. His word is persistent
c. His compassion is plentiful

3. Extending Grace: The Author’s hanging question

(*1) Adapted from David Dorsey, Literary Structure of the Old Testament (Baker Books, 2004).

12/12/2021 Worship Service and Sermon: Always Through Faith - Romans 4:1-12

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12/12/2021 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship leader: Luke Stoltzfus
Speaker: David Royes
Title: Always Through Faith
Scripture: Romans 4:1-12

What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness." Now to the one who works, his wages are ot counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:

"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin." (Psalm 32:1-2)

Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Title: Always Through Faith

Paul's teaching style is to anticipate the Q+A; for example, "What about Abraham?"

The Old Testament does not offer a different means of salvation; the entire Bible offers one single means of salvation: By grace through faith in Christ.

Paul looks at Abraham as a test case: "If Abraham was justified by works, then you could expect boasting and entitlement.

This is problematic because God is indebted to nobody." Abraham was justified by trusting God, who owns everything. Abraham's faith was counted as righteousness.