Words of Hope Ron Burtz

This sermon preached on Christmas Eve 2023 asks the question, "What shall we name the baby?" It's a discussion of the various names and titles applied to Jesus of Nazareth as a means to discovering His true identity and revealing His glory.

The Westminster Confession of Faith states, “The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed, and obeyed, depends not upon the testimony of any man, or Church; but wholly upon God (who is truth itself) the author thereof: and therefore it is to be received, because it is the Word of God.”
As stated above, those who were at the forefront of the Protestant Reformation which began in 1517 took as one of their rallying cries the position that the Bible alone is the only guide for the faith and practice of the Christian. Therefore, it is called the Formal Principle of the Reformation.
This message will be the first in a series looking at the 5 Solas, or foundational pillars, of the Reformation. It examines the authority and sufficiency of Scripture in the life of the church and the individual believer.

The Apostle Paul wrote the letter to the Philippians from imprisonment in Rome awaiting trial before Emperor Nero. In the letter he expresses his doubts about whether he will will ever live as a free man again.
And yet, this epistle is filled with references to joy and rejoicing and an abiding confidence in Almighty God is evident throughout.
What was the source of Paul's confidence? How could he have peace in the midst of such uncertainty about his circumstances?
In this sermon, Pastor Ron Burtz survey's the Book of Philippians to discover the reasons for the apostle's confident assurance and trust in the Sovereign God.

In this third sermon in the series How to Stand Firm in Christ, based on Philippians 4:1-9, Pastor Ron Burtz takes us through two more strategies for standing firm in the faith.
Verse 8 deals with what we feed our minds and the importance of thinking Christianly. You are what you train your mind on.
Then in dealing with verse 9 we'll talk about the importance of putting feet to our faith and putting in to practice the truths we find in God's Word.

Two more keys to standing firm in Christ—finding spiritual stability—are revealed in this message, the second in the series, "How to Stand Firm in Christ."
In Philippians 4:4-7 the Apostle Paul calls on his readers to have an attitude of joyful humility and to worry about nothing but bring every care to God in prayer.

We live in an uncertain and downright dangerous world that can leave us feeling shaken and scared. But God's Word calls believers to stand firm like a faithful soldier defending his post and the Bible offers hope and strategies for finding spiritual stability amidst the storms of life.
This is the first message in a series of sermons on Philippians 4:1-9 that help us learn seven important strategies for standing firm in Christ. This message will focus on verses 1-3 and calls Christians to make sure they have a biblical foundation and biblical relationships.