Acts of the Apostles (30): Introduction: We know that the Lord Jesus was turned over to the Romans by the Jewish leaders because of envy. Pilate had been around political posturing and positioning long enough to be able to detect it when he saw it. Pilate wanted to release Jesus, in part because he could …
Let the Healing Begin . . .
Bryan Chapell, the Stated Clerk of the PCA, recently had a moment that was a really weird variation on the hot mic problem. He was being interviewed by Collin Hansen for a podcast, and he was talking about “scandalizers” in the church—men whose reason for living was apparently to attack and disparage others.. He said …
The Sure Mercies of David
Acts of the Apostles (29): Sermon Video Introduction: We are here given an outline of the sermon Paul preached in the synagogue at Pisidian Antioch. This sermon was preached to Jews and Gentile ...
Serious Gentile Territory
Acts of the Apostles (28): Sermon Video Introduction: We are now accompanying Paul on his first missionary journey, together with Barnabas and their associate minister, John Mark. Now remember ...
Inescapable Fear
Introduction: This message on Inescapable Fear could just as easily been entitled as Freedom from Fear. And, without any contradiction, it could also have been entitled The ...
The Choices of James Lindsay
Introduction: In a recent post, I mentioned the atheism of James Lindsay, and was subsequently informed by a reader that Lindsay had recently rejected his former atheism, and now considers himself ...
Struck by an Angel
Acts of the Apostles (27): Sermon Video Introduction: In this chapter, we should notice a few introductions, and a notable contrast. We are introduced to John Mark, the author of the second ...
Not Incredible at All/Easter 2025
Introduction: Sermon Video The philosopher Leibniz put the problem into a nutshell when he asked “why is there something rather than nothing at all?” That is one of the fundamental questions, ...
Empathy in the High Places
Casting down imaginations . . . (2 Cor. 10:5) The high places of old that kings in Judah were reluctant to tear down, even the good kings, were places that presented themselves well. The groves were stately, the trees well-spaced, the shrines impressive, the walkways manicured. There was a sense of the numinous and holy, …
A Crown by Faith
Introduction Sermon Video In the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem, we see that the cross is very much in view. At the same time, it is still appropriate to call it a triumphal entry ...