Introduction: We have considered the enticements of worldliness—the snare that tripped up our first parents. Those enticements are the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride ...
Life in 1 John
Seth and Brooke
The world uses the word love a lot, but tends to fall into certain destructive patterns in their pursuit of it. One kind of love is conditional on the front end—“I will love you if . . .” Another is conditional after the fact—“I love you because . . .” I will love you in …
Liars in 1 John
Introduction: We should all know that it is a sin to lie. Perjury is, after all, prohibited by the ninth commandment (Ex. 20:16). The Colossians were told not to lie to one another, now that ...
Tim and Maggie
Of course we confess the fact that God is the Creator of all things, but we have to be more specific than this. God did not just create matter, bringing it all forth out of nothing—although He did in fact do that. God created all the constituent parts of the cosmos, which would include time …
Lust in 1 John
Introduction: We are beginning a short series of sermons in 1 John, but the messages are of a topical nature. Although these messages will revolve around particular topics, I believe that ...
An Open Letter to an Angry Husband
This post original ran June 6, 2015. NB: This letter is fictional with regard to the particulars, but with regard to the nature of the sins described, it is unfortunately not at all fictional. Consider it a composite portrait, with no particular man in mind. At the same time, if any individual husband recognizes himself …
Psalm 110/The Priest/King at God’s Right Hand
Introduction: This psalm is the most frequently quoted passage of the Old Testament found in the New Testament. The verses quoted have various applications which we will consider as we work ...
Why Preaching Is No Mere Lecture
“Preaching is the great act of Christian worship, and it is the supreme place in which God shows himself. But the sacraments remind us that it is not the only place.”
Allen, The Preacher’s Catechism, p. 181
Comes With the Territory
“Every good preacher has been criticized, sometimes fiercely, and often unfairly.”
Allen, The Preacher’s Catechism, p. 175
If You Don’t, They Won’t Either
“Believe your own sermons.”
Allen, The Preacher’s Catechism, p. 167