“Time must be set aside for the preparation of specific messages. Quality time must be be guarded for sermon preparation.”
Olford, Anointed Expository Preaching, p. 105
Not Like the Gentiles
Sermon Video Introduction: We come now to the passage in Thessalonians that addresses the vast difference between the Christian sexual ethic and a pagan sexual ethic. We want to be careful here ...
True Care
“The care of souls makes so many demands that even in a small congregation it cannot be properly exercised by just one or a few.”
Bucer, Concerning the True Care of Souls, p. 58
Blood, Sap, and Salt
Sermon Video Introduction: As we look at the state of the culture around us, we sometimes feel like we are locked in the graduate school of sin, in what appears to be some kind of demented calculus ...
Keep the Recipes
“Every message needs to be fresh, but the wise preacher saves study notes, outlines, and complete manuscripts.”
Olford, Anointed Expository Preaching, p. 95
Family Qualifications
“The church’s ministers are to be chosen from those who are, firstly, blameless in the sight of all, with a good reputation as far as they themselves, and also their wives, children, and servants are concerned.”
Bucer, Concerning the True Care of Souls, p. 46
Face to Face
Sermon Video Introduction: The first letter to the Thessalonians was inspired by the Holy Spirit, and is a portion of the Word of God. But at the same time, it was Paul’s second choice. What ...
Chase and Heather
We have all gathered here in order to witness the formation of a new household. This new household will be made up of two Christians, but once it is formed, it is also going to be greater than the sum ...
When Desire Divides
Sermon Video Introduction: You should recall that at our previous joint worship service earlier this summer, the emphasis was on two kinds of unity. The first is a unity that we are given by grace, ...
The Mines of Difficulty
Sermon Video Introduction: The second stanza of an old Isaac Watts hymn asks quite a reasonable question. It is a question that we—accustomed as we are to many creature comforts—should be ...