Theology That Bites Back
When we render our thanks to God, we are doing three things that need to be emphasized. When we consider that we are offering up our gratitude in a year when the dirty deeds have been abundant, the scoffers ...
In the Scriptures, the pattern of marrying and being given in marriage is a picture of normality. Sometimes it is a picture of normality on the brink of judgment, as when people were doing all their normal things just before Noah’s flood. “For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating …
The Thirteenth Decade of Psalms: Introduction: This psalm contains a marked contrast between the eyes of faith, which look to the Lord, the God of all heaven, and the blind eyes of insolent unbelief, which see nothing as they ought to. Unbelief and pride are the chains that anchor the ungodly soul to this earth, …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61hYeqiUEVQ The world of men, with their wars, and their politics, and their elections, and their controversies, is a turbulent sea. The disciples of the Lord were ...
Sermon Video The Thirteenth Decade of Psalms: Introduction: This psalm is not exactly a pilgrimage psalm, but is more like a psalm that anticipates great rejoicing upon arriving at the destination ...
Sermon Video The Thirteenth Decade of Psalms: Introduction: This psalm is a brief word of great encouragement. God’s providential care is true help, and it is a help that is promised to everyone ...
Sermon Video Introduction: A little over a week from now, we will be selecting our next president. In preparation for this, and because Christ is Lord of everything we do, we need to consider ...
We are finite beings, limited and bounded. And yet, the way we were created, we expend energy. This means that we run down, like Double A batteries do. We run out. We get depleted. On the physical level, this is what food and drink do. They nourish us. They build us up. They strengthen us. …
For many years, we have been praying for reformation and revival. As the years have progressed, the obvious need for such a work of the Spirit has become increasingly obvious, and as far as our natural ...
Sermon Video Introduction: Virtues, like vices, are like grapes—they come in clusters. Paul is following his usual pattern here, which is to conclude his letter with a burst of ethical exhortations, ...
