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.

Psalm 32:1-11 The Joy of Forgiveness

Psalm 32 tells us of the joy of forgiveness and restoration. David tells us of this joy through his personal testimony. When he was in the mire of his misery, he confessed to the LORD, and He abundantly forgave. But the LORD did more than this. He brought the forgiven man under His tutelage and directs him to the live in His ways. There is forgiveness for the sinner who repents. The Lord is ever ready to recieve and restore the repentant sinner.

Matthew 7:13-27, Enter through the Narrow Gate (Part 3)

Our beloved Lord warns us of the final pitfall of the false reception of His word. The Lord is fully aware of all the pitfalls that can hinder a proper response to His word. He thus speaks to us to guide us in the paths of righteousness and obedience to His commands. May the Holy Spirit evermore guard us against a dishonest response of indolence and inaction, and may He propel us toward an active practice of the words of our Savior and continuance in His narrow way.

Matthew 7:13-27, Enter through the Narrow Gate (Part 2)

The second pitfall to the narrow gate and way is the dangers of false profession. Jesus anticipates “many” will presumptuously expect Christ to know them, when all the while they did not honor HIm or treat Him as the Lord that He is. The Lord describes the lifestyle of all such people as lawlessness. Yes, true believers are a lawful, not lawless, people. The Lord also points out the devastating expectation of those who falsely professed faith in Him: banishment from God and everything good that comes from Him. May the Lord grant to us all the wisdom to take heed to this warning of our Lord so that we would all be ready for HIm as those readily known by Him when we must face Him on judgment day.

Matthew 7:13-27, Enter through the Narrow Gate

Jesus calls us to choose the narrow gate and the narrow way, the way of obedience to His word. He points out only two gates with their corresponding two ways: the narrow and the wide. The two cannot be more different. They are distinguished by their popularity, their difficulty, and their destination. The Savior calls all to choose the narrow pathway to life. Out of His magnanimous grace, the Lord also warns us of pitfalls that can dissuade us from the right path. In this sermon, we examine the two ways and the first of the three pitfalls, false teaching. May the Lord evermore keep us on the proper path of righteousness.

1 Cor. 15:12-24, We Too Will Rise

As Christ arose, so the people of God will also rise unto life eternal in glory. This great hope of the Christian faith is an essential and foundational doctrine of the gospel. Paul brings this into sharp focus in this text as he refutes the false teaching in Corinth that denied the resurrection of the dead. He further points out the implication of the resurrection, namely, the coming kingdom of God which is the Son’s intra-trinitarian love gift to the Father. May the Lord encourage our hearts to live life propelled by this resurrection reality and hope and with eternity and the kingdom of God in our hearts.

Matthew 7:7-11, The Birthright of the Children of God

The disciples of Jesus have an access to God like the access He had with His heavenly father. He shares His birthright of prayer with those who belong to Him. Jesus shows us that in Christian prayer, our Heavenly Father hears, He answers, and He gives according to that which He knows to be truly good and according to His good purposes of His kingdom. May the Lord teach us to pray even as He prayed and may we exercise this right of prayer with earnestness to advance our Father’s purposes on earth. May His kingdom come and His will be done!

Matthew 7:1-6, Confront Wisely

Leading others to Christ inevitably means confronting their sin and their need of the Savior. But there are many pitfalls in bringing correction to another sinner. The Lord gives us the wisdom to navigate this difficult task of exposing the darkness of this dying world. He teaches us the principles of reciprocation, double standards, and discernment. May the Lord enable us to be better instruments in His skillful hands to save souls and lead the converted to greater faithfulness and usefulness to Him.