Jim Jester Sermons

By Rev. Jim Jester

July 19, 2026

SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 10:18, ISV,

“I watched Satan falling from heaven like lightning.”

This is the continuation from Part 1 of the Doctrine of Satan. Those in Christian Identity who do not believe Satan is a real entity, but only a personification of an abstract idea (such as the sin nature), may accuse me of believing what the Judeo mainstream churches believe. That may very well be true; but just because they are wrong on some things, does not make them wrong on all things. Both positions cannot be correct.

In Part 1 we covered three examples from the Old Testament: The King of Tyre, the King of Babylon and the Prince of Persia. Now we shall take a walk through the New Testament.

by Rev. Jim Jester

June 14, 2026

SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 10:18, ISV,

Relatively speaking, the topic of Satan is one of the last things for Christians to talk about. Nevertheless, the subject is worthy of review: In fact, hardly a church service goes by in which we do not speak of the chief enemy of God and Christendom—the jews, who are directly related to Satan according to the statements of Jesus Christ in the Gospels.

The question before us is, does the language of Scripture confirm or reject the person of Satan? Is he real, or just a personification of an abstract idea?

by Rev. Jim Jester

April 5, 2026

SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 8:1-8, RSV

A question for Christians often comes up, are we under law or under grace? Or both? There are those who believe we must keep the sabbaths and feasts today that Israel kept many centuries ago. For example, take the seven great religious festivals as found in Leviticus chapter 23: Passover, feast of unleavened bread, feast of firstfruits, feast of Pentecost, feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles,—all typical of Christ. Here is an overview of the feasts and some of their prophetic meanings

These parts of the law are of interest to study, but they are not required as a condition for our redemption in Christ.

The Davidic Covenant

by Rev. Jim Jester

March 15, 2026

SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 1:32-33

The title of this psalm is “A Contemplation of Ethan the Ezrahite.” There are several men named Ethan in the Scriptures, but this man is mentioned specifically in 1 Kings 4:31 as someone who was famous for his wisdom, but surpassed by Solomon’s greater wisdom. Ethan is probably identical with Jeduthun, who founded one of the three choirs authorized by King David.

The prime idea around Psalm 89 is the Davidic Covenant. The Davidic Covenant guarantees the existence of David’s family throughout history and brings into view the ultimate kingship of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is unbelievable how most theologians today make little comment or study of this covenant. Most systematic theology books used in Bible colleges and seminaries make no mention of it. It is almost as if the Davidic Covenant had no place in the Word of God. Is there no interest in the concept of covenant; or worse, is the whole idea being purposely ignored by a majority of theologians? And why? Is it because a serious interest in this topic will lead them to discover their identity as Israelites? I would say so.

God Save the King

by Rev. Jim Jester

February 1, 2026

SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Timothy 2:1-4

We are still in the series I have called the Kingship of the Anointed. Psalm 20 and 21 fit together like hand and glove. Psalm 20 is a royal liturgy, a prayer sung by different voices (congregation and/or choir) in the Temple worship service. This usually takes place as the king prepares for battle. After the battle is over, the king will give a thank offering at the Temple. It is at this time that Psalm 21 may accompany the king’s offering.

The context of Psalm 20 is that the king has already prayed, and sacrifices are being offered by the priests on his behalf (1 Sam. 7:9).

A Thanksgiving of the Lord’s Anointed

By Rev. Jim Jester

January 4, 2026

SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 18:1

“To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all of his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said: ‘I will love You, O LORD, my strength.’” (NKJV)

The opening Scripture reading is the longest title in the Book of Psalms. In this title David tells us whom the psalm was written for with the words “to the Chief Musician.” Thus, we can deduce that God Himself is that Chief Musician; albeit, there are times when context reveals someone else as chief: “For in David’s lifetime—and in the lifetime of Asaph, choir master [or “chief” in some versions] of old—there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.” (Neh. 12:46, ISV) Everything in this title is directing our attention to God as the Chief of music. David tells us to consider himself “the servant of the LORD.” He tells us the occasion for writing the psalm — possibly not only the aftermath of Saul’s death (described in 1 Sam. 31; 2 Sam. 1), but also of the period leading to David’s enthronement (2 Sam. 2-5). He also tells us something about Saul, who out of undeserved kindness from David, is not explicitly counted among David’s enemies: “…from the hand of all of his enemies and from the hand of Saul.”

The Reign of God’s Son

by Rev. Jim Jester

December 14, 2025

SCRIPTURE READING: Acts 4:24-28

Psalm Two is numbered among the royal psalms. Its occasion is the enthronement of a new king; possibly David, Solomon, or Ahaz. It is likely that the psalm has been used as part of the liturgy for the accession, or an anniversary of accession, for a king.

Adam Clarke writes:

“It has been supposed that David composed this psalm after he had taken Jerusalem from the Jebusites, and made it the head of the kingdom; II Sam. 5:7-9. The Philistines, hearing this, encamped in the valley of Rephaim, nigh to Jerusalem, and Josephus, Antiq. lib. 7: c. 4, says that all Syria, Phoenicia, and the other circumjacent warlike people, united their armies to those of the Philistines, in order to destroy David before he had strengthened himself in the kingdom. David, having consulted the Lord, II Sam. 5:17-19, gave them battle, and totally overthrew the whole of his enemies. In the first place, therefore, we may suppose that this psalm was written to celebrate the taking of Jerusalem, and the overthrow of all the kings and chiefs of the neighboring nations.”

The psalm itself does not identify its author, but as you can see from our Scripture Reading (v. 25), the New Testament clearly attributes it to David.

The Holy God

by Rev. James Jester

November 2, 2025

SCRIPTURE READING: Isaiah 6:1-3

Psalm 99 is a triple proclamation of God’s holiness, as Isaiah would do at a later date, and as we read: “Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts”(Isa. 6:3). The two divisions of the psalm (v. 1-5, 6-9) both end in the refrain exhorting the worshippers to exalt the God who is holy (v. 5, 9). This psalm is a call to praise God because of the glories (and blessings) of His Kingdom among men (Adamkind). It is a song of praise describing Christ’s reign.

The Lord of All the Earth

by Rev. Jim Jester

October 5, 2025

SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 1:1-4

Psalm 97 continues in the theme and tone of the previous psalms. It uses phrases found in other psalms and other Old Testament passages.

J. M. Boice has commented, “Psalms 96, 97, 98 each hail God’s coming as the world’s King. But psalms 96, 98 soar with delight at what is in store for the world when Jesus returns, while in Psalm 97 the frightening and awesome side of God’s kingly rule is emphasized.”

The psalmist celebrates the Lord’s dominion over nations and nature, describes its effect on foes and friends, and then encourages the latter.

King and Judge

by Rev. Jim Jester

September 14, 2025

SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Chr. 16:23-24

The call to the people of Israel in the previous psalm to praise the LORD as a great King (Ps. 95:1-7) is also now made to the nations in the following psalms (96-100). In these psalms, it is not the kingship of David that is sung, but that of the Lord Jesus Christ. The kingships of David and of Jesus are very closely related to each other, for the great Son of David is the Lord of hosts. Psalm 96 looks forward to the fulfillment of these promises when God openly exercises His authority over the nations.

There is no author attributed in the Hebrew text, but Psalm 96 contains the middle verses of the psalm David sang for the entrance of the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem, suggesting that David was the author.