Dan Lee
John 17:1-2, Salvation for the Glory of God

Jesus’ prayer in John 17 begins with a focus on the glory of God. Jesus prays that His impending death will ultimately glorify the Father and that this would come about through the granting (gifting) of eternal life to His elect. What Jesus’ crucifixion puts on display is the glory of God’s grace in salvation.

Dan Lee
Deuteronomy 27-34, Two Ways to Live

As Moses closes his final message to the children of Israel, he focuses on the consequences of obedience and disobedience. He does so by setting down before them two pathways: the pathway to life, good, and the blessing, and the other pathway to death, evil, and the curse. Along with these options for their future, he reveals to them their future in apostasy, judgment, and even a restoration afterwards. The Pentateuch closes with an allusion to the prophet like Moses to come, the Lord Jesus, who speaks from the LORD and all the people ought to hear. The call to choose life echoes throughout the ages, calling all to be reconciled and restored to God and to enter into His blessing through the Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.

Dan Lee
Deuteronomy 12-26, The Place and The Prophet

In this final legal section of the Pentateuch, Moses touches on a wide range of laws. Among these, two stand out as the most prominent in the main message of Moses regarding the Messiah: the place of worship and the future prophet like Moses. These two ideas propel us to build up God’s church, hope in Christ’s return, and listen to Christ.

Dan Lee
Deuteronomy 1-11, Remember and Obey

Moses speaks his final message to the children of Israel before heading up Mount Nebo and see the land of Canaan and die there. His aim is to expound the law but he is gripped by the urgency of the spiritual needs of his people and thus he earnestly exhorts them with a long introduction (nearly all of 11 chapters) to remember and obey. In this three part study of Deuteronomy, we examine the practical relevance of this exhortation and consider the ultimate Israelite who lived up to all that this exhortation required.

Dan Lee
Numbers 22-24, The Messianic Prophecies of ...

The very perplexing figure of Balaam shows that God can use even a wicked pagan priest to speak forth His truth. Unbeknownst to this man, the LORD intended to use him to reinforce His immutable commitment to bless Israel and send the Messiah for our salvation. Balaam’s prophecies show that Jesus is the coming king who will reign supremely over all the nations, crushing all His enemies. They also show that Jesus is the promised seed of the woman, the seed of Abraham, who grants the blessing of salvation to all the elect of God.

John 12:44-45, The Steadfast Preaching of Christ

Christ preached fervently to the very end. Moreover, He maintained the same message because it is the message of the truth from the Father. In this first sermon in this series, we examine the example of Christ in His steadfast proclamation of the truth and His steadfast message. In particular, with regard to the message of Christ, we give attention to the import of verses 44-45 in which Jesus explains His divine equality with the Father and why no one can know God apart from knowing Christ.

John 12:41-43, Confess Christ before Men

Genuine believers confess Christ before men. We are full-time Christians, not splitting our time between faith and unbelief, and we are disciples of Christ who are not ashamed of our Lord or His words. May the Holy Spirit encourage and strengthen us to be men, women, and children who boldly confess Christ, accept persecution for Christ, and be driven by our love for the glory of God.

John 12:39-41, The Hardness of Heart

People do not believe because they have a hardened heart. What does Scripture teach regarding this condition of the human heart and what man is to do about it? in this sermon, we explore John’s application of Isaiah’s prophecy regarding the hardening of Israel and how we can think and live rightly with both doctrines of the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of man.

John 12:33-36, The Time Is Short

Sometimes we live as though life will just continue forever. In this passage from John 12, Jesus reminds us that the time is short and that we must: 1) stop making excuses, 2) seize the opportunity, and 3) heed God’s warnings, for the purpose of walking and believing in the light, for the purpose of putting into practice the truth of Christ and trusting in Him from the heart. May our God grant to each of us the wisdom to sense the urgency to be faithful disciples who help make more disciples for the glory of God in Christ.

John 12:28-32, The Triumph of Christ

Christ triumphed over Satan. In this remarkable passage, Jesus shows us that through His death on the cross (“lifted up”), He dethrones Satan and redeems sinners from his agenda of sin and separation from God. Through the atoning blood of Christ, all the resources for spiritual victory has been given to us. May we stand guard as soldiers of Christ on high alert, and not tootle along as civilians oblivious to our spiritual enemy.

John 12:27-28, A Portrait of Christ

We kick off 2022 with a portrait of Jesus from this passage from John 12. In this text, Jesus gives Himself as an example of self-denial and commitment to the will of the Father. Jesus is uncompromising, steadfast and worshipful. May we turn our eyes upon Jesus and look full in His wonderful face over and over again in 2022. May this text of Scripture give us another portrait to hang on the walls of our minds to behold the glory of the Lord and thus be conformed to His likeness.

John 12:25-26, Whom We Serve and Follow

Christ is whom we serve and follow. As we come to the end of year 2021, we consider how we should evaluate this past year and our lives en toto. The question inevitably arises as to what standard by which we should make this evaluation. In this text of Scripture, Jesus gives us the grid by which we should examine our lives. In two words, the standard is lordship and imitation. How have we honored Jesus as Lord over our lives (“serve Me”) and how have we become more like Him (“follow Me”). May the Holy Spirit grant to us open eyes to see our lives rightly.