Glendon Thompson Sermons

The Gospel in Philippians

A sermon from Philippians 1:1–18.

"Yes, and I will rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honoured in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Philippians 1:19-21

On Not Hardening the Heart of Unbelief

A sermon from Hebrews 3:7–19.

In the second part of Hebrews 3, the writer moves from the positive example of faithfulness, that is Jesus Christ, to a negative example of unfaithful Israel that we should not imitate. 

"Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God." Hebrews 3:12

The Davidic Covenant

A sermon from 2 Samuel 7.

One of the great biblical themes is that of covenant. It means a solemn  agreement between two or more parties. There is a solemn agreement between God and His people. One of the most important covenants in the Bible is the Davidic covenant. 

The Faithfulness of Jesus

A sermon from Hebrews 3:1–6.

"Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope." Hebrews 3:5-6

The gods We Carry and the God Who Carries Us

A sermon from Isaiah 46:1–13. The Lord moves to comfort His people. 

 

Remember this and stand firm,
    recall it to mind, you transgressors,
remember the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
    I am God, and there is none like me,
declaring the end from the beginning
    and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
    and I will accomplish all my purpose’

Isaiah 46:8-10

Why the Son of God Became Man

A sermon from Hebrews 2:10–18.

"For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering." Hebrews 2:10

Imitators of God

A sermon from 3 John

 

"We are all imitators, undoubtedly. […] We learn and act the way we were taught, the way we saw our parents acted, […] we learn often by imitation."

 

John commands "[...] do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God" (3 Jn 11).

 

Ultimately, "Christ has shown to us the way through his sacrificial love and service" which we are to imitate.

Jesus, Better than the Angels

A sermon from Hebrews 1:5–14.

"But of the Son he says,

'Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever,
    the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of your kingdom.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you
    with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

Hebrews 1:8-9

Truth In an Age of Tall Tales

A sermon from 2 John 1:1–13

"And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it." 2 John 1:6

God's Climactic Word in His Son

A sermon from Hebrews 1:1–4

"Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs."