Dan Lee
Genesis 50:15-20, Divine Sovereignty and Human ...

Joseph’s declaration in Gen. 50:20 reveals the breathtaking reality of concurrence. At the same time that men intend evil with their action, God intends good with that very action. The intentions reveal to us the two well-established and irrefutable doctrines of sovereignty and human responsibility. These two doctrines hold true to the farther extent of creation, including the fall of Satan, his presence in Eden, and the fall of man. All that has transpired perfectly accords with the eternal purpose of God. History is indeed the unfolding of the plan of God.

Dan Lee
John 17:22-26, For Love and Glory (Part-2)

Jesus prays regarding two kinds of glory. He speaks of glory in the present age for His people’s sanctification. God’s elect grow in conformity to Him as they behold His glory in Christ. Jesus also prays for future glory, that His people behold His full, divine, eternal glory in heaven. We are to behold the glory of God now for our sanctification and the glory of God in the future for our glorification.

Dan Lee
John 17:22-26, For Love and Glory

Jesus concludes His prayer with love and glory. Love is the focus of this sermon. The Lord prays that we would come to experientially know (taste) of the Father’s special love. This is the special love of the Father like His love toward His only begotten Son. Like that love, the Father loved His elect from eternity past and “in love predestined us to adoption as sons.” This is the love which Jesus wants us to savor. May the Holy Spirit reveal to us more and more of this awesome love of God.

Dan Lee
John 17:20-23, Salvation Blessing for the World

Jesus’ prayer reflects the heart of God that seeks salvation blessing for the world. Jesus sees the church as the vehicle by which the elect of God worldwide will come to faith in Him unto salvation. In this first installment on a two part sermon, we explore the facets of the church, our mission, our godliness, and the special love of God toward the elect (next sermon).

Dan Lee
John 17:14-19, A Dangerous Mission

Jesus’ prayer for His disciples is undergirded by the reality of a dangerous mission. He knows we will be hated by the world and targeted by the Devil. As such, we will need divine protection. Hence, He prays, “Keep them from the evil one.” Moreover, we will need to live holy lives if we are to make any meaningful impact for the gospel that reconciles and restored sinners to the holy and righteous Father. Our own lives would have to be sanctified in order for us to be useful to the Lord in leading the rest of His elect to this salvation. Therefore, the Lord prays, “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” The word of God that has regenerated us is the same word that will sanctify our lives. May the Holy Spirit through His word evermore conform us to Christ that we would be like Him on earth and make disciples for His honor and glory.

John 9:39-41, Spiritual Blindness

In the first half of this sermon, Pastor Dan exhorts us to be true worshippers. What are we to do if our hearts are cold and apathetic? We listen to the wisdom of Christ who taught us that we work on our hearts by working on our actions. In John 9:39, we see that Christ came into the world to bring a clarifying binary separation between two clear cut spiritual categories: the blind vs. the sighted, the worshipper of Christ vs. the non-worshipper, the one who trusts Christ vs. the one who distrusts Christ. The Lord also came to bring about a binary effect as well: the opening of spiritual eyes and the blinding of spiritual eyes.

John 9:26-38, Jesus is the Holy God

Jesus is the holy God. As the interrogation of the blind man continues, Jesus’ innocence is found to be unassailable and thus the healed man defends His holy character. Jesus is no sinner. As the one whose healing has been enabled by the power of God (not Satan or his demonic spirits), as the man whose prayers are answered, Jesus is rightly perceived as the holy man of God who has been sent from God. In this study, we give attention to the holy character of Jesus in this two part series on Jesus as the holy God.

John 9:8-25, A Witness in the midst of Skeptics

Skeptics surround the man who was healed of his blindness. They question his identity, they question the healing, and they question the character of the Lord who healed him. But the man stands his ground and continues to testify of the truth. In this study, we examine the four tactics of skeptics, the ABCD of Skepticism: Alternate Narrative, Bogus Authority, Character Assassination, and Denial of Facts. May the Lord evermore strengthen our testimony before the skeptics around us to stand firm upon the undeniable truth of God.

John 9:1-7, The Anatomy of the Savior

Our Savior is Jesus, the Messiah, the God who sees (His eyes). He takes note of our plight and He takes action. He is also the Savior who speaks (His mouth). He speaks the truth and leads us to know God’s purposes and calls us to participate in calling sinners to repentance and faith. He is also the Savior who works (with His hands). He literally gets His hands dirty to bring sight to the blind beggar and to tip the first domino that’ll lead this man to a saving faith. Let’s learn of the Savior’s eyes, mouth and hands and learn from Him how we are to live a life that conforms to Him.

John 8:56-59, The Eternality of Christ

The Jews deny Jesus’ claims repeatedly. In response, the Lord clarifies who He truly is, not who He makes Himself out to be (v. 53). Jesus’ response is a stunning statement of the eternal God, who transcends over time, who has entered His world to rescue those who would trust in Him and become His disciples. Christ is the God of eternity. He calls us to trust in Him by following Him and keeping His word. We can find security in the precarious fallen world in which we live.