Acts of the Apostles (18): Sermon Video Introduction: The early church father Tertullian once famously said that the “blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” This aphorism has ...
Quicksilver Evangelism
The God of Glory Appears
Acts of the Apostles (17): Sermon Video Introduction: We have already looked at the overall theme of Stephen’s speech to the Sanhedrin, which is that God’s presence is not locked in a box ...
My Dear Globguttle
I have not written much in the line of “inverse” advice, but I was asked to address the Logos secondary in a “Screwtape” vein, and so here is my effort, such as it is. My dear Globguttle, Your letter reveals a confused state of mind, but I acknowledge that the confusion is perhaps understandable. You …
Dedication Sermon for Our Church Hall
Faith and the Long War: Introduction. : After our first parents fell into sin, one of the first things that happened was that God placed a curse on all three of the participants in that most unfortunate ...
Where the Lord Is
Acts of the Apostles (16): Sermon Video Introduction: A superficial reading of Stephen’s speech will mislead you into thinking what George Bernard Shaw once said, when he argued that Stephen ...
In the Place of Moses
Acts of the Apostles (15): Sermon Video Introduction: One of the hallmarks of worldliness is when the curators of museums subvert the legacies of the men they are ostensibly honoring. This ...
Affliction in Times of Prosperity
State of the Church 2025: Sermon Video Introduction: There is a sense in which we are living in quite an unusual circumstance, in quite an odd set-up. In many ways, our church community has ...
A Chalcedon Christmas
We begin our celebration of Christmas where we ought to begin it, and that is with a child in a manger, visiting angels, followed by the visiting shepherds, and all the other features of the story that we know so well. We begin with the basic facts of the story. But the facts of the …
Like a Little Child
In one sense, all baptisms are infant baptisms. When someone comes to Christ, they are instructed to take in the pure milk of the Word, in a way similar to what a newborn baby does. “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby” (1 Peter 2:2). It is …
The Wise Men and the Nations
Sermon Video Introduction: This part of the Christmas story is not a stand-alone story. In the narrative, we find a type of how all the rulers of this world will eventually come to kiss the Son. ...