by | May 13, 2013 | Bible, Preaching
Post Series on Genesis 16:1-16: The Fall of Abram and Sarai (Genesis 16:1-3) The Wilderness Wanderings of Hagar (Genesis 16:4-7) The Egyptian Woman at the Well (Genesis 16:7-16) One of Satan’s deadliest techniques is not to tempt us to pursue the wrong goal, but...
by | May 8, 2013 | Bible, Church, Theology, Worship
The reason we exist is to worship the Triune God. The first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism (“What is the chief end of man?”) gets the answer absolutely correct, framing its response in terms of worship: “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to...
by | Apr 15, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Theology, Worship
In Hebrews 7, the author of Hebrews carefully explains the way in which the priesthood of Jesus annuls the old, Levitical priesthood. The priesthood of Jesus, after the order of Melchizedek, is a better priesthood, established through a better covenant on better...
by | Apr 11, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Theology
Although you could summarize the Bible in a number of ways, one of the main ways to summarize the story of the Bible is by the war between Babylon and Jerusalem. Throughout the entire Bible, Jerusalem symbolizes the people of God, while Babylon symbolizes the enemies...
by | Apr 3, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Worship
We have seen how Christ’s resurrection announced peace for the disciples, but we haven’t completely answered the question of why the resurrection means peace for the disciples. Also, we have seen that the resurrection itself was prophesied in the...
by | Apr 2, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Worship
Christ’s resurrection means peace to his disciples, but Christ’s bringing peace to his people by means of his own life, death, and resurrection was not a last minute audible. In fact, when the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit established a covenant of...