Introduction: This part of the Christmas story is not a stand-alone story. In the narrative, we find a type of how all the rulers of this world will eventually come to kiss the Son. The natal Advent ...
The Wise Men and the Nations
A Star Out of Jacob
Introduction: One of the most familiar elements of the Christmas story is the star of Bethlehem. But at the same time, it remains one of the most unknown features of the story—because unlike what the wise men did, we don’t really look straight at it. The Text: “I shall see him, but not now: I …
A Christmas Sunrise
Sermon Video Introduction: And the evening and the morning were the eighth day. We should not be surprised at the pattern of darkness and then light, a pattern which we see not only in the creation ...
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, ...
Lessons for the Limelight
Sermon Video Introduction: Even given the tumultuous time we have had over the last few years, and the attention that it has brought us, it would still be too much for us to say that “all eyes ...
Biblical Child Discipline in an Age of Therapeutic Goo (9)
On Loving the Standard: Sermon Video Introduction: The chances are pretty good that over the years you have heard me say something like this. You task as parents is not to get your kids to ...
Why We Worship the Way We Do
Sermon Video Introduction: The apostle Paul wanted to sing in the Spirit, but wanted to sing with the mind also (1 Cor. 14:15). In a similar way, we come here week after week to worship God in ...
Biblical Child Discipline in an Age of Therapeutic Goo #5
Discipline as Genuine Love: Sermon Video Introduction: In our message last Lord’s Day, we defined what we mean by the word discipline. Our subject this week is “discipline as genuine love,” ...
Child Discipline in an Age of Therapeutic Goo #4
The Nature of True Discipline: Sermon Video Introduction: The title of this series of messages refers to child discipline. We have come to the point where we need to define that word discipline. ...
Biblical Child Discipline in an Age of Therapeutic Goo (3)
Empathy and the Clowns: Sermon Video Introduction: Many Christian parents are aware of the fact that the outside world is hostile to our faith, and as a consequence it is hostile to the approach ...