INTRODUCTION: This psalm gives us a glimpse of David’s early years, and of the faithfulness and trust he displayed in hard circumstances. But he knew what God was like, and he knew how the world worked. That being the case, he could wait patiently, trusting. THE TEXT: To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of …
Revealed in Meals
The Lord loves to reveal Himself in meals. The Lord loves to feed us with food, which is not surprising, but He also loves to feed our souls when we sit together to break bread. This is true on an ordinary level, in each of our families, and it true here, as we sit down …
Real Revival
In a moment we will confess our sins. The message last week was about confession of sin, and how God is dealing with us so that we will deal honestly with Him. So what is it to confess? What is this duty, and to whom is it owed? In 1 John 1:9, we are told …
Delivered From Mere Externals
Father, when men do not know You in truth, they of necessity gravitate to the externals. The Spirit of God always marries the inside and the outside, and it is the sin of man that seeks to divide them. We confess that we live among a people whose hearts are far from You, and yet …
Most of Us Aren’t That Cute
People who follow trends are often very bad at reading them. People who read trends are often reluctant to join in the general merriment because they actually know what is being said. G.K. Chesterton once commented how gloriously wonderful and bright and cheerful Times Square would be . . . if you didn’t know how …
Naturally Clean
“Immorality is an insult to the body. Those who live in this way will continue to haul down upon their own heads all the natural consequences of unnatural behavior. How is it that a man can make love to his wife thousands of times over the course of forty years and not be at risk …
And Sometimes With a Spanking
“That is our business as preachers. ‘Oh, but the preacher must catch the spirit of the age.’ God forgive him if he does. Our business is never to catch, but by eternal truth to correct the spirit of the age” (G. Campbell Morgan, Preaching, p. 31).
Warholian Christians
There are, of course, some observations to be made from the Koran burning in Florida on Saturday. But for the farce to be given full justice, we really need more time. That limitation confessed right up front, here are just a few thoughts. The first point is that Andy Warhol lives. The media response to …
Temple of the Holy Spirit
[1 Cor. 6:18] “Sexual sin is not the worst of sins, but in some respects we may consider it the most complicated of sins. All dirt should be washed off our hands, but pine sap is harder to get off. Sexual sin entangles in a way that others do not . . . Paul mentions …
The Perpetual Irrelevance of Liberalism
“Here is a man who for some reason refuses the authority of his Bible, but says he will stand by Christ. What Christ?” (G. Campbell Morgan, Preaching, p. 25).