Acts of the Apostles (14): Sermon Video Introduction: We see in this passage the formation of the Christian diaconate. The noun for deacon is not used here, but the context makes it pretty ...
The Word That Grows
John Grauke, RIP
As you have all just heard in Isaac’s eulogy, John grew up in a Christian home, fell away from the faith, and then was summoned back to life again in a cave in Nepal. There is a reality embodied here ...
The Honor of Dishonor, the Grace of Disgrace
Acts of the Apostles (13): Sermon Video Introduction: One of the more remarkable blessings that the presence of the Holy Spirit brings is the ability He gives to believers to suffer scorn gladly. ...
The Unchained Word of Life
Acts of the Apostles (12): Sermon Video Introduction: The Founder of the Christian faith, the Lord Jesus, was murdered by the authorities. This is a fact that cannot be emphasized too much. ...
Pointing Away
Both sacraments that God gave us were given to point us to Christ. They are not intended to make a statement about the condition of the person receiving the sacrament. Rather, they create a covenantal obligation for the recipient of the sacrament to live a life that points—by faith—to the same thing that the sacrament …
Great Grace, Great Fear
Acts of the Apostles (11): Sermon Video Introduction: We come now to the famous story of Ananias and Sapphira, the moral of which is sometimes thought to be “look what happens to chintzy ...
A Bit of Help for Those Worried About the Election
If you have a few brain cells, and a pulse, it is quite possible that you have had a few worries about the upcoming presidential election. Not only that, but it is also possible that your wife is worried about it also, not to mention some of your older teens. So I thought it might …
God’s Hand and Determinate Counsel
Acts of the Apostles (10): Sermon Video Introduction: The God of all creation is, of necessity, the God of all history. It is not possible to separate the two, and any attempts to separate ...
Jumping Off the Barn
“Brash and confident, the inventor stands perched on the roof of the barn. Strapped to his arms, and across his back, is a flying contraption of his own devising. It is made of wood, wire, and canvas; a modern Daedelus stands ready to take flight. He believes, and believes strongly, that he has conquered the …
Reading Both the Word and the World
Introduction: Experiencing blessings without understanding the foundation of those blessing is to dance blindfold along the edge of a precipice. As Cotton Mather once put it, faithfulness begat prosperity, ...