Mercy and Grace Church NC

Mercy and Grace Church National City

Mercy and Grace is a church committed to preaching Christ and Him crucified by scripture alone to the glory of God alone. Located in National City, CA. Mercy and Grace meets every Sunday at 12:00PM under the expository preaching from pastor Bobby Lugo and other teaching elders. For more information about our church, beliefs and other ways of connecting with us, visit our website at http://mercyandgracechurch.com. We pray to see you on Sunday, and pray you are blessed by listening here today.

  1. 6d ago

    Grace Comes Before Obedience | Exodus 35:30-36:7

    Pastor Bobby Lugo finishes Exodus 35 and opens the first seven verses of Exodus 36, where God names Bezalel and Oholiab, fills them with his Spirit for every kind of craftsmanship, and the people bring so much for the tabernacle that Moses has to tell them to stop giving. The sermon argues that this outpouring is not the work of people who suddenly became good. It comes right after the golden calf of Exodus 32, after Moses interceded and God renewed the covenant. The same gold once melted into an idol is now carried in for God's dwelling place. Grace always precedes obedience, and the sermon sets that order against legalism, which says obey and perhaps God will accept you. From there Pastor Bobby Lugo traces the pattern through Scripture: God supplies what he commands, giving wisdom, skill, materials and even the willing heart. Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12 and Ephesians 4 show gifts given by grace for service, Jeremiah 31 and Ezekiel 36 promise a new heart, and John 1 shows the Word tabernacling among us. The tabernacle was a shadow; Christ is the reality, and the church is now the dwelling place of God by his Spirit, headed for the day when God dwells with his people in a new heavens and new earth. In this sermon A call to pray for Brother Arturo and his family after the loss of his NanaMoses must restrain the people from giving because the materials are more than enoughBezalel and Oholiab are named and filled with the Spirit for wisdom, skill and teachingThe flow of Exodus 32 to 35: sin, mercy, forgiveness, covenant renewal, obedienceLegalism says make yourself worthy; the gospel says Christ has made you righteousGod does not merely give commands, he supplies what the command requiresRomans 12, 1 Corinthians 12 and Ephesians 4 on gifts given by one Spirit for serviceJeremiah 31 and Ezekiel 36 promise the law written on the heart and a heart of fleshThe gold once used for the golden calf is now given for God's sanctuaryJohn 1:14 uses tabernacle language: the Word became flesh and dwelt among usEphesians 2 describes the church built together into a dwelling of God in the SpiritChapters0:00 Prayer for Brother Arturo and his family1:07 The context: more than enough given4:58 Reading Exodus 35:30 through 36:78:19 God calls Bezalel by name9:22 From the golden calf to covenant renewal13:28 Legalism compared with the gospel16:50 God supplies what he commands19:37 Gifts given by grace for service26:50 A new heart that wants to obey34:57 The tabernacle was a shadow of Christ38:13 I will build my church44:55 The church as God's dwelling place49:14 Does obedience still matter?54:59 Closing prayer Scripture: Exodus 35:30-35 · Exodus 36:1-7 · Exodus 32:1-6 · Exodus 32:30-35 · Exodus 33:12 · Exodus 34 · Romans 12:1 · Romans 3 · Romans 12:3-8 · 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 · Ephesians 4:7-11 · Jeremiah 31:33 · Ezekiel 36:26-27 · Philippians 2:12-13 · John 14:15 · 1 John 4:19 · Exodus 25:8 · John 1:14 · John 2:19-21 · John 14:6 · Matthew 16:18 · Ephesians 2:19-22 · 1 Corinthians 3:16 · 2 Corinthians 6:16 · 1 Peter 2:4-5 · 1 Timothy 3:15 · Ephesians 4:31-32 · Titus 2:11-12 · Revelation 21 About Mercy and Grace ChurchMercy and Grace is an expository preaching church in National City, California, committed to preaching Christ, and him crucified, by Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Each week Pastor Bobby Lugo and our teaching elders walk verse by verse through God's Word. Join us in person — Sundays at 12:00 PM, 1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA 91950.Website: mercyandgracechurch.comEmail: ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com

    Grace Comes Before Obedience | Exodus 35:30-36:7

  2. Sep 30

    A Willing Heart | Exodus 35:1-29

    Exodus 35:1-29 repeats much of what Yahweh had already told Moses in chapters 25 through 30, but with a key difference: the verbs shift from command to accomplishment. Pastor Bobby Lugo walks through the two preliminary commands given before construction begins, the Sabbath and the call for materials, and then through the list of those who actually brought what they had. The sermon dwells on the phrase "whoever is of a willing heart." God is not imposing a tax on Israel or laying a heavy yoke on them; He draws His people by kindness and leaves the amount to their own judgment. The congregation goes out from Moses' presence, and those whose hearts were stirred come back at once with gold, yarn, acacia wood, spun goat's hair, onyx stones and spices. The background is the golden calf, so this giving is the fruit of mercy received and restoration granted. From there the sermon asks whether the Sabbath, a sign carrying the death penalty, is the greatest commandment, and turns to Matthew 22 where Jesus answers with Deuteronomy 6. The Ten Commandments are traced out as loving God and loving neighbor, with the closing point that neither is possible without a renewed heart, which comes through the gospel. In this sermon Exodus 35 repeats chapters 25 through 30, but the verbs change from command to past tenseTwo preliminary commands come before construction: the Sabbath and the materialsChapter 31 gave the Sabbath as a sign that Yahweh is the one who makes Israel holyIsrael is not to set aside one sign of holiness in order to erect anotherThe new prohibition on kindling a fire keeps them from an early start on the work, and calls for trustThe contribution is voluntary: a king who does not burden his subjects with taxesPaul's teaching that God loves a cheerful giver, and that giving is measured by what a person hasThose whose hearts were stirred came and brought immediately, after the golden calf and the second set of tabletsMen, women skilled at spinning, and the rulers each gave out of what they hadMatthew Henry on the wealth plundered from Egypt being devoted back to GodJesus in Matthew 22 answers from Deuteronomy 6, and the first four commandments show love for God, the last six love for neighborThe ability to love God and neighbor comes from a renewed heart, and renewal comes through the gospel of Romans 1:16-17Assurance rests on the promise of Genesis 3:15, fulfilled in the one who has comeChapters0:00 Welcome and where we are in Exodus2:19 Reading Exodus 35:1-296:03 Prayer before the sermon7:14 The Sabbath command from chapter 3110:34 No fire kindled on the Sabbath12:10 A contribution from a willing heart14:51 God loves a cheerful giver17:03 The people go home and return with gifts20:26 The golden calf and godly sorrow23:44 Men, women and rulers all contribute28:33 Is the Sabbath the greatest commandment29:36 Jesus answers the lawyer in Matthew 2235:26 A renewed heart through the gospel40:32 Assurance in Christ and closing prayer Scripture: Exodus 35:1-29 · Exodus 31:12-17 · Exodus 25 · 2 Corinthians · Matthew 22:34-40 · Deuteronomy 6:5 · John 3 · Romans 1:16-17 · Genesis 3:15 About Mercy and Grace ChurchMercy and Grace is an expository preaching church in National City, California, committed to preaching Christ, and him crucified, by Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Each week Pastor Bobby Lugo and our teaching elders walk verse by verse through God's Word. Join us in person — Sundays at 12:00 PM, 1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA 91950.Website: mercyandgracechurch.comEmail: ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com

    A Willing Heart | Exodus 35:1-29

  3. Sep 23

    The Fading Glory and the Face of Christ | Exodus 34:29-35

    Exodus 34 closes with Moses coming down Mount Sinai carrying the two tablets, unaware that the skin of his face is shining from having spoken with God. This sermon works through verses 29 to 35, setting the scene against the golden calf and the renewal of the covenant, and asking what that strange, borrowed brightness was meant to teach Israel. The argument is that Moses only reflected a glory that came from outside him, and that the glory faded and had to be veiled. Matthew 17 shows Jesus on a mountain with a face shining like the sun, glory that belongs to him as the eternal Son, while John 1:14 says that glory took on flesh and came down to us. Paul's commentary in 2 Corinthians 3 then names the law as a ministry of death that nonetheless came with glory, and contrasts it with the greater and abiding glory of the ministry of the Spirit. The application turns on one word: behold. Believers are not told to transform themselves but to look intently at Christ, and the Spirit does the transforming, from glory to glory. The sermon ends with the already and not yet, glorified in Christ now, waiting to see him face to face, and a plain warning against answering conviction with resolutions to try harder. In this sermon God is glorious whether or not our eyes are opened to see itThe renewed covenant comes to a people fresh from the golden calfWhy the two tablets were likely two copies of the same covenantThe Hebrew behind "his face shone" and Michelangelo's horned MosesMoses reflected a glory he did not possess and had to veil itThe shining face marked Moses as the mediator with God's authorityMatthew 17: Jesus radiates the glory that Moses only reflectedThe Father silences Peter's three tabernacles: listen to him aloneJohn 1:14 and the gospel as God coming down, not man climbing up2 Corinthians 3: the ministry of death and the surpassing ministry of the SpiritThe veil is removed in Christ, not by works or informationBeholding Christ, and the Spirit transforming us from glory to gloryChapters0:00 Created to behold the glory of God3:59 Context: covenant renewed after the calf5:35 Reading Exodus 34:29-358:12 The two tablets of the testimony11:24 Why medieval art gave Moses horns13:03 Moses reflects glory he does not possess17:34 The veil and the fading brightness22:30 Matthew 17 and the transfiguration28:20 John 1:14, the Word became flesh31:31 2 Corinthians 3 and the ministry of death38:20 The veil removed in Christ43:06 Beholding with unveiled face48:45 Already glorified, not yet face to face51:24 Behold Christ instead of trying harder57:22 Closing prayer Scripture: Exodus 34:29-35 · Matthew 17:1-8 · John 1:14 · 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Romans 8:30 About Mercy and Grace ChurchMercy and Grace is an expository preaching church in National City, California, committed to preaching Christ, and him crucified, by Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Each week Pastor Bobby Lugo and our teaching elders walk verse by verse through God's Word. Join us in person — Sundays at 12:00 PM, 1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA 91950.Website: mercyandgracechurch.comEmail: ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com

    The Fading Glory and the Face of Christ | Exodus 34:29-35

  4. Sep 17

    Authentic Worship and the Renewed Covenant | Exodus 34:18-28

    Exodus 34:18-28 sets out what God requires of Israel after the golden calf: keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, redeem the firstborn, rest on the Sabbath, appear before the Lord three times a year, and bring the first of the first fruits. Having spent the previous verses telling Israel what not to do, God now tells them what to do instead. The sermon argues that these commands are not a new covenant but a reiteration of Exodus 20, given because Israel is a stubborn people heading into a land full of foreign worship. Numbers 25 and the incident with Phinehas show how quickly the warning was ignored, and the New Testament warnings about apostasy in 1 Timothy, Hebrews and 1 John are held up alongside it. A distinction is drawn between a lapse or season of doubt and a final, willful turning away. The closing section works out how these ordinances come to the church. Christ is the Passover lamb, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep, and the fulfillment of the feasts, and the Lord's Supper is where the church now feeds on him. The call is to sweep out the old yeast, tear down present-day idols, and honor the Lord's Day. In this sermon The setting: God renews the covenant after the golden calf and Moses' plea in Exodus 33Verses 10-17 say what not to do; verse 18 onward says what to do insteadThe feasts as corporate, not private, worship, rooted in God's deliverance from EgyptPlaying the harlot and spiritual adultery, and Jeroboam's two calves in 1 KingsApostasy defined, and the difference between final apostasy and backslidingNumbers 25, Phinehas and the spear, and the plague that killed 24,000Redeeming the donkey with a lamb, and redeeming every firstborn sonWhy God's law leaves no room for the sacrifice of childrenSabbath rest even during plowing and harvest, and Jesus' answer to the PhariseesBoiling a goat in its mother's milk as a Canaanite fertility riteChrist as Passover lamb, first fruits, and the meaning of the Lord's SupperChapters0:00 Where we are in Exodus 344:32 Reading Exodus 34:18-289:42 Corporate worship and the three feasts15:41 Why God must repeat himself to Israel19:27 Numbers 25, Phinehas and the plague24:58 New Testament warnings about falling away27:16 Unleavened bread and remembering deliverance28:16 Redemption of donkeys and firstborn sons34:40 No place for sacrificing children36:23 Sabbath rest even at plowing and harvest43:05 Three pilgrimages and God's protection of the land47:55 First fruits and the boiled goat52:45 Moses writes the words of the covenant54:19 Christ our Passover lamb and first fruits1:02:55 The Lord's Supper as the seal of grace Scripture: Exodus 34:18-28 · Exodus 33:16 · Exodus 20 · 1 Kings · Numbers 25:1-9 · 1 Timothy 4:1-3 · Hebrews 6:4-6 · 1 John 2 · Exodus 12-13 · Exodus 22 · Exodus 23 · Luke 14 · Proverbs 28 · Luke · 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 · 1 Corinthians 15 About Mercy and Grace ChurchMercy and Grace is an expository preaching church in National City, California, committed to preaching Christ, and him crucified, by Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Each week Pastor Bobby Lugo and our teaching elders walk verse by verse through God's Word. Join us in person — Sundays at 12:00 PM, 1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA 91950.Website: mercyandgracechurch.comEmail: ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com

    Authentic Worship and the Renewed Covenant | Exodus 34:18-28

  5. Sep 16

    The Covenant of God and a Stiff-Necked People | Exodus 34:10-17

    Exodus 34:10-17 comes immediately after the golden calf, when Israel had broken the covenant in the most flagrant way imaginable, and God says, "Behold, I am going to make a covenant." This sermon asks why God would renew his promise with such a people, and answers that the reason lies not in Israel's worth but in God's character and in the promise he had made to Abraham centuries earlier in Genesis 15. From there the sermon shows that God's mercy never means indifference to sin. The same God who renews the covenant commands Israel to tear down the altars, smash the pillars, cut down the Asherim, and make no covenant with the people of the land, because those idols will become a snare. Paul makes the same argument to the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 10, telling believers who already knew doctrine and shared the Lord's table to flee from idolatry and to let Israel's failures in the wilderness serve as a warning. The application turns personal: work, money, sports, entertainment, comfort, family, and personal preference can all take the place that belongs to God, and the Lord's Day often exposes which of them rules the calendar. But the sermon insists the answer is not trying harder. It is Christ, the rock in the wilderness, the true seed of Abraham, the faithful Israelite and better mediator of a new covenant in his blood. In this sermon Exodus 34 follows the golden calf, Israel's most treacherous act of rebellionGenesis 15 and the promise that Abraham's descendants would be enslaved and then deliveredIsrael's redemption from Egypt as the fulfillment of a promise made centuries beforeMoses as the author of the Pentateuch, writing Israel's history during the wilderness journeyGod renews the covenant with a people who could not keep itThe command to destroy altars, pillars, and Asherim rather than manage themGrace in the Old Testament, and the false split between a God of law and a God of gracePaul in 1 Corinthians 10: the rock was Christ, and these things were written for our instructionThe Corinthians' argument that an idol is nothing, and Paul's warning about the table of demonsCalvin on the heart as an idol factory, and how good things become ultimate thingsThe Lord's Day as a means of grace, not a negotiable appointmentWhat Christian parents teach their children by what they rearrangeChrist tempted and obedient where Israel grumbled and failedIsrael rejecting God at Sinai and rejecting him again at the cross for BarabbasChapters0:00 Introducing a stiff-necked people2:08 Five things to watch for3:29 Reading Exodus 34:10-176:14 Back to the promise to Abraham11:16 Israel's redemption fulfills God's promise12:52 Behold, I am going to make a covenant15:04 Tear down their altars and idols19:26 Paul's warning in 1 Corinthians 1028:25 Flee from idolatry33:25 Where are our golden calves36:13 The Lord's Day exposes our idols45:09 God is faithful, we are weak46:47 Christ the better mediator55:47 Three closing applications Scripture: Exodus 34:10-17 · Genesis 15:12-16 · Exodus 34:6-7 · 1 Corinthians 10 · Exodus 32 · John 1 · Acts 3 · Luke 22:20 · Hebrews 9:15 · Galatians 3 About Mercy and Grace ChurchMercy and Grace is an expository preaching church in National City, California, committed to preaching Christ, and him crucified, by Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Each week Pastor Bobby Lugo and our teaching elders walk verse by verse through God's Word. Join us in person — Sundays at 12:00 PM, 1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA 91950.Website: mercyandgracechurch.comEmail: ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com

    The Covenant of God and a Stiff-Necked People | Exodus 34:10-17

  6. Sep 9

    The Name Proclaimed: Compassionate and Gracious | Exodus 34:1-9

    Exodus 34:1-9 picks up after the golden calf, with God telling Moses to carve two new stone tablets and come back up Mount Sinai alone. This sermon walks through the renewal of the covenant, the descent of Yahweh in the cloud, and the proclamation of his own name and character. Much of the sermon sits on verses 6 and 7, where God describes himself as compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving kindness and truth, forgiving iniquity and yet not clearing the guilty. The preacher traces this same confession through Numbers, Nehemiah and the Psalms, explains the Hebrew image behind "slow to anger," and works carefully through what it means for God to visit iniquity on the third and fourth generations while showing loving kindness to thousands. The closing turns to Moses as mediator and priest, praying that God would go in the midst of a stiff-necked people and take them as his own inheritance. That prayer is then set alongside the high priestly prayer of John 17, where Jesus prays not only for the apostles but for all who would believe through their word. In this sermon Why Moses carves the second tablets while God still writes the wordsGod's law does not change even when his people fail to keep itThe parallels with Exodus 19, and why Aaron and Joshua are barred from the mountainForty days and forty nights as a pattern of testing in ScriptureGod's condescension in descending in the cloud rather than speaking from afarThe proclamation of Exodus 34:6-7 repeated in Numbers 14, Nehemiah 9 and Psalm 86The Hebrew image behind "slow to anger" as long of nostrilsLoving kindness to thousands set against iniquity visited to the third and fourth generationsMoses praying as mediator, including himself in "our iniquity and our sin"The request to be taken as God's own inheritance, echoing Exodus 19:5Moses as a type of Christ, and John 17 as the better prayer for future believersPsalm 103 and sins removed as far as the east is from the westChapters0:00 Recap and the plan of chapter 342:53 Reading Exodus 34:1-95:15 New tablets, unchanged law7:28 Parallels with the giving of the law10:07 Yahweh descends and passes by12:50 Compassionate, gracious, slow to anger13:24 The same confession across the Old Testament18:07 Why the name Yahweh is repeated23:00 Third and fourth generations explained27:57 Moses bows and prays for God's presence34:45 Moses as a type of Christ35:50 The high priestly prayer of John 1740:15 As far as the east is from the west Scripture: Exodus 34:1-9 · Exodus 32:19 · Exodus 19 · Exodus 33:18-23 · Numbers 14 · Nehemiah 9 · Psalm 86 · Exodus 20:4-6 · Deuteronomy · Exodus 33:3-5 · Exodus 19:5 · John 17:9-23 · Psalm 103:12 · Romans About Mercy and Grace ChurchMercy and Grace is an expository preaching church in National City, California, committed to preaching Christ, and him crucified, by Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Each week Pastor Bobby Lugo and our teaching elders walk verse by verse through God's Word. Join us in person — Sundays at 12:00 PM, 1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA 91950.Website: mercyandgracechurch.comEmail: ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com

    The Name Proclaimed: Compassionate and Gracious | Exodus 34:1-9

  7. Aug 26

    Show Me Your Glory I Pray

    Mercy and Grace Church is an expository preaching church in National City, CA, committed to preaching Christ, and Him crucified, by Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Each week, Pastor Bobby Lugo and our teaching elders walk verse-by-verse through God’s Word, unpacking the doctrines of grace — total depravity, unconditional election, sacraments, and the perseverance of the saints — with a clear focus on the Gospel of salvation secured in Christ. Whether you’re new to Reformed theology or have walked with the Lord for years, these sermons are here to root you deeper in Scripture. We meet every Sunday at 12:00 PM at 1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA. Learn more or connect with us at mercyandgracechurch.com.

    Show Me Your Glory I Pray

  8. Aug 12

    Face to Face With the Living God

    Exodus 33:1-11 Mercy and Grace Church is an expository preaching church in National City, CA, committed to preaching Christ, and Him crucified, by Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Each week, Pastor Bobby Lugo and our teaching elders walk verse-by-verse through God’s Word, unpacking the doctrines of grace — total depravity, unconditional election, sacraments, and the perseverance of the saints — with a clear focus on the Gospel of salvation secured in Christ. Whether you’re new to Reformed theology or have walked with the Lord for years, these sermons are here to root you deeper in Scripture. We meet every Sunday at 12:00 PM at 1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA. Learn more or connect with us at mercyandgracechurch.com.

    Face to Face With the Living God
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Mercy and Grace is a church committed to preaching Christ and Him crucified by scripture alone to the glory of God alone. Located in National City, CA. Mercy and Grace meets every Sunday at 12:00PM under the expository preaching from pastor Bobby Lugo and other teaching elders. For more information about our church, beliefs and other ways of connecting with us, visit our website at http://mercyandgracechurch.com. We pray to see you on Sunday, and pray you are blessed by listening here today.

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