“And God is a preacher. He declares himself the loving Lord. He commanded creation into existence and upholds it all by his Word. His Word governs the planets, and he speaks to our consciences. In his book, the Bible, he shows us what he is like and how we should live. He … [Read more...]
Not Trivial
“Preaching, the declaring of God’s eternal Word to time-bound but eternal creatures, is serious work, and its triumphs and disasters echo into eternity” (Allen, The Preacher’s Catechism, p. 17). … [Read more...]
Psalm 106/The Salvation of Ingrates
The Eleventh Decade of Psalms Introduction: God is always to be praised for His wondrous works, but we also need to remember to make sure to catalog our praises. God works wonderfully in creation, and He works wonderfully in the salvation of His people. He also works … [Read more...]
Israel and the Tabernacle of David/Psalm 105
Introduction: What we have here is a glorious retelling of God’s deliverance of Israel in and through the Exodus. In addition, we find that it is a retelling that is theologically sophisticated, and that on several levels. The Text: “O give thanks unto the Lord; call … [Read more...]
Psalm 104/A Hymn of Creation and Providence
The Eleventh Decade of Psalms Introduction: In this psalm, among many other truths, we see that the Holy Spirit of God is the one who gives us all forms of life. “Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created” (v. 30). And in the Nicene Creed, which we recited today, we … [Read more...]
When Smoke Prays
And here is the video of the sermon on Psalm 102, a prayer from the afflicted. https://www.christkirk.com/sermon/psalm-102/ … [Read more...]
Psalm 103/Crowned With Kindness
Introduction: In this most encouraging psalm, we have a plain statement of what our condition is apart from the grace of God, coupled with a clear testimony of the giving of that grace regardless. One of the worst things a man can be is an ingrate, and in this psalm we are … [Read more...]
The Householder’s Psalm
https://www.christkirk.com/sermon/psalm-101/ … [Read more...]
Action as the Foundation of Knowledge
“And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19). Knowing and understanding are certainly important, but knowledge is built upon doing, not the other way … [Read more...]
Think for a Moment
In answer to the question of whether or not Jesus was going to reign over a particular part of the earth or not, the answer that Isaac Watts suggested is an apt one. Well, he asks, does the sun shine on it? Jesus shall reign where’re the sunDoes his successive journeys … [Read more...]