Sermon Video Introduction: An essential part of the Christian confession is that Jesus of Nazareth is “fully God” and “fully man.” If you sometimes wonder why the Nicene Creed and the ...
Incarnate Emotions
Earthy and Holy
Sermon Video Introduction: During the course of Advent, we are celebrating the Incarnation of the Lord Jesus Christ. I say celebrating, not mourning. In contrast to a number of Christian traditions, ...
Get To, Not Got To
Authentic Ministry 18/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: We are continuing our series in 2 Corinthians, but we are doing so mindful of this “giving season” that we are in. We ...
Two Corrections
I need to make a couple of corrections on things that I know I have said or written over the years, but am not exactly sure where and when. The first has to do with The Webster Bible, one put together by the great American lexicographer, Noah Webster. Many years ago, I had read somewhere …
An Aquifer of Generosity
Authentic Ministry 17/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: Our normal pattern during the season of Advent is to bring a series of messages that are geared to the season, thus taking ...
Actual Good Grief
Authentic Ministry 16/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: There are three kinds of grief in this passage. The first is Paul’s godly response to the pastoral meltdown at Corinth. ...
Envy Is As Envy Does
Introduction: One of the more obvious things about our kirker community here in Moscow is that it is growing, and that in remarkable ways. And as we grow, many people are gathering, assembling, arriving, connecting, and hopefully finding houses to live in. But one of the things that always happens in circumstances like this is …
Abandoning the Sons of Belial
Authentic Ministry 15/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: Remember that the point of this epistle is for Paul to defend the authenticity of his ministry. There are three groups involved ...
A Blizzard of Troubles
Authentic Ministry 14/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: The early church father John Chrysostom once said that the apostle Paul had gone through a “blizzard of troubles.” This ...
The Stupefying Transaction
Authentic Ministry 13/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: When the gospel is stated in its bare outlines, it is the kind of thing that takes the breath away. It leaves us stupefied. ...