Introduction: When it comes to the practice of prayer, it is perilously easy to slip off the point. Most Christians feel inadequate about their prayer life, but when we try to fix it, we too often ...
The Basics of Christian Prayer
Refugees and Apostles
Introduction: As we seek to live out our lives as faithful Christians, informed by the Word of God, we soon discover that it is not a simple process. It is not as though the Spirit gave us a rule book, ...
The Place of Psalms in Reformation
Introduction: You all belong to a psalm-singing congregation, and for those who have been here for a while it is easy to assume that this psalm-singing is just part of “how things are.” Of course ...
Worship Really Is Warfare
Introduction: The church is the “worshiping assembly,” and her mission is to call the nations to worship God. But worship is not only our goal; it is also one of the chief assigned means for achieving ...
Phil and Larissa
As weddings go, this one is off the beaten path. When I conduct a ceremony for kids just out of college, for example, there are many things that I want to say to them, and about them, and for them. They have a lot to learn, and they have the privilege of learning it all …
Idaho and the Abyss
“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3). Our Father and God, we come before You now in the name of Jesus, in order to intercede on behalf of the state of ...
No Condemnation
Introduction: As we mark and celebrate the great work of the Spirit that we call the Protestant Reformation, we need to be mindful of remembering two things. The first is that we must recall the gospel ...
Athletics and Christian Community #10
Introduction: We have now come to the conclusion of this series of messages on athletics and the Christian community. A number of you have commented to me that the areas where application can be made ...
Athletics and Christian Community #9
Introduction: Suppose that some families, new to the area, were getting acquainted over a meal. They had all recently moved here, and so the husbands were explaining what they do, and how they make ...
Athletics and Christian Community #8
Introduction: According to the ancients, anger is a brief madness. This is certainly true if we are talking about carnal anger, about the anger of man. This kind of anger is akin to an eruption, and ...