1st Samuel 14:24-52 Saul’s Rash Oath (September 10, 2023 PM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
In 1 Samuel 14:24-52 Saul, like Jephthah before him, makes a rash oath. God’s people must be careful about the kind of oaths they take. In today’s world oaths and vows are treated as things that are ...
11 Sep 202341min
Matthew 15:29-31 Healing on the Mountain (September 10, 2023 AM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
In Matthew 15:29-31 Christ heals many on a mountain. Mountains are significant in the gospel of Matthew as they point to the fulfillment of the mountain of God theology in the OT. What is the purpos...
10 Sep 202337min
1st Samuel 13:16-14:23 By Many or By Few (September 3, 2023 PM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
In 1 Samuel 13:16-14:23 God gives deliverance to His people through Jonathan. Jonathan believed in God, and his trust is seen in the fact that he states God can save by many or by few. It is such fa...
3 Sep 202335min
Matthew 15:21-28 Humble Faith (September 3, 2023 AM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
In Matthew 15:21-28 Christ heals a Canaanite woman’s daughter. Before the healing happens Christ implicitly calls her a dog, since she is a Canaanite. Rather than taking offense, she continues to pl...
3 Sep 202341min
1st Samuel 13:1-15 Saul's Disobedience (August 27, 2023 PM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
In 1 Samuel 13:1-15 Saul’s reign begins to unravel. He fights against the Philistines and appears to have some success, but once things appear dire, he disobeys God causing Samuel to tell him that he ...
28 Aug 202326min
Matthew 15:1-20 Tradition vs. The Heart (August 27, 2023 AM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
In Matthew 15:1-20, Christ not only affirms the supremacy of the Word of God over tradition, but also highlights the danger of traditions that nullify the Word of God. The tradition of the Pharisees ...
27 Aug 202338min
1st Samuel 12:1-25 Samuel's Warning (August 20, 2023 PM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
In 1 Samuel 12:1-25 Samuel gives a final exhortation to the people highlighting the sinfulness of their request for a king once again. Judgment, however, is not the final word. Samuel affirms that G...
20 Aug 202340min
Joel 2:12-19 Rend Your Hearts (August 20, 2023 AM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
The session of New Covenant OPC has called for a quarterly fast to beseech God to pour out the Spirit that the Church might be built. In fasting Joel tells us to “rend our hearts” not our garments. ...
20 Aug 202342min
