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Sunday Sabbath in the Old Testament

by | Dec 22, 2012 | Bible, Books, Church, Theology

From David VanDrunen’s Living In God’s Two Kingdoms: One way in which the Old Testament pointed them to the coming of Christ was by giving them a second kind of Sabbath that was different from the ordinary weekly Sabbaths. For a couple of special occasions...

Christmas and the Gospel for the Powerless

by | Dec 22, 2012 | Bible, Preaching, Theology

When Paul pleaded three times that the Lord would take away a thorn in his flesh, the Lord responded with a word of tender power: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Cor. 12:9) Indeed, God works his most...

“How Will This Be?” – The Faith of Mary

by | Dec 15, 2012 | Bible, Theology

The faith of Mary in the story recorded in Luke 1:26-38 is so extraordinary that it almost escapes our notice, flying under the radar as we read through this story. When the angel Gabriel visits her to announce that she–a virgin–would conceive a child by...

Preaching the Holy Spirit

by | Sep 6, 2012 | Books, Preaching, Theology, Worship

I just finished a three-month sermon series on the Holy Spirit, and surprisingly, preaching the Holy Spirit was a far more difficult task than I imagined that it would be. In preparation, I read John Owen’s magisterial work on The Holy Spirit, quite a bit of...

Expectant Prayer in the Psalms

by | Sep 4, 2012 | Bible, Preaching, Theology, Worship

Prayer requires that we expect something. Unless we expect that God both hears and acts on our prayers, prayer is impossible. To speak of “expectant prayer” is redundant. The Psalms teach us to pray in many ways, but perhaps one of the most important...

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