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...
by | Mar 1, 2013 | Church, Preaching, Theology, Worship
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the danger of neglecting Word and prayer for ministers of the Gospel as an affirmation and response to Kevin DeYoung’s insightful post about how easily we neglect the Word in and prayer in ministry. A further danger exists,...
by | Feb 21, 2013 | Books, History, Theology, Worship
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: Though the elect experience the Spirit’s regeneration passively as so many dry bones (Ezek. 37:1-14), believers put their trust in the promises of the comfort of the Spirit and pray for Him and His work in them...
by | Feb 20, 2013 | Bible, Church, Preaching, Worship
Post Series on Genesis 12:1-9: The Missionary Calling of Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3) The Missionary Obedience of Abraham (Genesis 12:4-6) The Missionary Witness of Abraham (Genesis 12:7-9) In Genesis 12:1-3, YHWH issued a missionary calling to Abraham. In Genesis 12:4-6,...
by | Jan 28, 2013 | Bible, Church, Preaching, Theology
Wise, convicting words from Kevin DeYoung: But what if your elders didn’t pray more than five minutes at their meeting last month? Would you know? No one would, not right away. What if your pastor hasn’t prayed for weeks? What if the elders are not deep into the word?...