Introduction: Many times those who are listening to the debates over hyper-preterism concentrate too much on the debaters and what they are saying, when they really ought to take a look at the universe ...
Timothy and Epaphroditus
Philippians (9): Sermon Video Introduction: The Christian faith is by no means a solitary business. The grace of regeneration extends to each individual, but because this grace is brought ...
Paul and Tamar
We have all had the experience of buying an appliance that we thought we understood, but then when we couldn’t get to work, we found that we had to finally, somewhat sheepishly, resort to the manual. ...
Why “All of Christ for All of Life”?
Sermon Video Introduction: As God has called different ministries to various aspects of His kingdom work in this world, they have often been characterized by different tag lines or summary statements. ...
No Murmuring at All
Philippians (8): Sermon Video Introduction: We have been focusing on like-mindedness and joy. But the particular like-mindedness and joy that Paul is urging upon the Philippians is not simply ...
The Nature of the Prophetic Voice
In the older scovenant, there were two principal aspects of the prophetic word. The first one, and the one that everyone associates with prophecy, is the declaration of what was going to to come ...
The Challenge of Puritan Yeast
Introduction: I am currently enjoying Conservatism: A Rediscovery by Yoram Hazony. One of the ways I evaluate a really good book is by looking at all of the thoughts it churns up in my head, ...
The Mind of Christ
Philippians (7): Sermon Video Introduction: We have been emphasizing like-mindedness and its relationship to joy. But like-mindedness cannot be cobbled together from side-to-side. If you tied ...
“My Kingdom is Not of This World,” Which Is Why We Were Instructed to Pray for it to Come
I owe John Piper more than I can possibly express, and so it is most necessary for me to preface any disagreement with him in terms of highest respect. And that is what I do here, right at the top, lest anyone miss it. § This is an odd kind of disagreement, because I actually …
A More Excellent Way
Philippians (6): Sermon Video Introduction: As we consider the state of our Christian lives, some of the things we have to deal with are the knotted topics of desire, envy, competition, and ...