Esther
Esther 1
When Chauvinism Confronts the Domino Theory Today we are beginning a new series on a much-neglected book of the Bible, the Book of Esther. There are reasons why it has been neglected (which I will enumerate in a few moments), but no excuses. Many evangelical preachers and commentators never touch it. I regret to admit that during my 40 years of preaching and teaching, this is the first time I have tackled Esther with any thoroughness. I think I did…
Esther 2
Introducing the Hero and the Heroine Introduction: Last Lord’s Day we launched a summer series on the book of Esther. It’s rare that I urge you to go to our website to read sermons, but if you missed last week’s, I hope you will go back and read it (or listen to it) because we offered a lot of background information that is important in order to put the rest of the story in context. In the first chapter…
Esther 3-4
For Such a Time as This Note: This sermon was preached by the Youth Pastor at First Evangelical Free Church of Wichita Good morning. I’m excited and honored to have the opportunity to open God’s Word with you this morning. Our privilege and responsibility is to worship Him. Let’s spend a few moments in silence as we prepare our hearts and minds for worship through the preaching of God’s word. My name is Jeremy and I’ve been the Student Ministries Pastor for 2 years. For…
Esther 5-6
The Tables Are Turned Introduction: Scripture tells us the same truth in countless ways: “Whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap” (Galatians 6:7); “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18); “Let him who thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall” (1 Cor. 10:12). Nowhere can one find a clearer illustration of these truths than in the life of Haman, the Agagite–one of the key characters in the OT Book of Esther. Jeremy…
Esther 7-8
Haman’s Last Supper Note: This sermon was preached by the long-time Associate Pastor at First Evangelical Free Church of Wichita. It’s good to be together again today as a church family. This morning we re-engage our study in the book of Esther (two books before the Psalms). Because it has been two weeks since our last look, let’s recall some of the highlights of the unfolding drama. An Unfolding Drama The setting for the book of Esther is within the city…
Esther 9-10
A Day to Remember So soon we have come to the end of our summer series on the OT Book of Esther! I have thoroughly enjoyed this excursion through one of the great short stories in the Bible, and I hope you have as well. I told you when I began this series that in forty years of Bible teaching and preaching I had never seriously tackled this book, and I shared with you some of the factors that made…