Introduction: Although the occasions can be many, there are two basic reasons for discouragement—internal and external. The internal occurs when for some reason we have given way to sinful ...
Dealing With Discouragement
Garrison and Kendra
I want to begin this wedding homily in an unusual way, by telling a story about my father. I can assure you beforehand that it will all tie in. In just a moment, it will all tie together. My father, Jim Wilson, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1950, and was sent to a destroyer …
Enter Timothy
Acts of the Apostles (36): Sermon Video Introduction: In this place in Acts, we are first introduced to Timothy—Paul’s companion and co-worker over the course of the many years to come. ...
We Are No Different
The mark of the covenant in the Old Testament was a mark that most certainly included infants. Male babies were to be circumcised on the eighth day after birth, and this, no less than baptism was a sign and seal of regeneration—not that every circumcised child was regenerate, but rather this pointed to the reality …
Barnabas and Paul, and Then Silas
Acts of the Apostles (35): Sermon Video Introduction: The early church, no less than ours, was a church that was filled with personalities. Sometimes those personalities clashed. Sometimes ...
Let’s Play Chase—Anglican and Puritan Version
Introduction: I have an exhilarating task before me. I want to argue with C.S. Lewis about politics, and I also want to praise him highly at the same time. The praise is because he puts his finger ...
To the Holy Spirit and to Us
Acts of the Apostles (34): Introduction: Sermon Video This is the moment where all the trouble that has been brewing finally comes to a head. And remember that John Mark deserted them in Pamphylia ...
Beyond the Five Solas
Make sure to find the understated message . . . As we try to make good sense of what is happening here in Moscow, not to mention some other parts of the country, we need to do this in the light ...
Battle Joined
Acts of the Apostles (33): Sermon Video Introduction: As the gospel slowly spread out from the center at Jerusalem, it began to be accepted by various representatives of the variegated Gentile ...
The Tenacious Apostle
Acts of the Apostles (32): Introduction: A business leader once commented that nothing worthwhile “was ever accomplished by a reasonable man.” In this passage, we see once again how dedicated ...