Wisdom and Unity
What the modern-day church lacks is sound, biblical, expositional preaching from the pulpit.
The gospel message preached faithfully from the Scriptures will be a stumbling block to those who want a comforting, encouraging, feel-good sermon each week. Sadly, many modern-day churches are doing just that. But the wisdom of man is foolishness because it has no answers. “There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the... Continue Reading
The Humble Hearer and the Proud Prattler
If quickness to hear God’s Word is a mark of humility, then its opposite—quickness to speak and anger—reveals our pride.
The one who is slow to hear, quick to speak, and quick to anger is described in terms of unrighteousness, filthiness, rampant wickedness, forgetfulness, a deceiver of his own heart, and worthless religion. We need to be humble hearers who do what we hear and see in God’s Word. We need to put off proud prattling,... Continue Reading
Why We Should Listen to Jesus (Hebrews 1:4-2:4)
How is Jesus better than angels? He’s better in at least four ways.
He’s worshipped and served by angels (1:6-7) — Angels have a lot of dignity, but they don’t have as much dignity and honor as Jesus. Verses 6 and 7 describe two things that angels do that make them inferior to Jesus. He quotes Psalm 97:7 and says that angels worship Jesus, and he quotes Psalm 104:4 to say that they... Continue Reading
We Have Sinned and Grown Old
Seeing Through Six-Year-Old Eyes
We see trouble; they see beauty. We see monotony; they see creativity. We see a nuisance; they see a story. Oh, how much we might learn from them, how much more we might see through their eyes. G.K. Chesterton writes, “Children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want... Continue Reading
How Our View of Ourselves Should Influence Our Approach to Money
Fortunately, the book of Proverbs gives us wise counsel about how we should approach money.
Proverbs 30 is so beautifully balanced. It recognizes the reality that we need money, and it recognizes the danger that money presents. And so the prayer is founded in a sober estimation of oneself – don’t give me too much, and don’t give me too little. Because I might be prone to sin in either... Continue Reading
Where was God When the Edmund Fitzgerald Sank?
Understanding God’s Character and Humanity’s Condition
When we consider the love of God, we must first understand who God is and who we are. God is holy, and in establishing His covenant with the people of Israel, He communicated His character and expectations. God stated, “You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy” (Leviticus 19:2). However, humanity... Continue Reading
Grow in Contentment through Worship
Regular participation in worship fosters contentment, because in worship we call to mind the mercies of God and gratefully savor the blessings of Christ.
Turn up the “mercies” in the music of your life. The rhetoric of the Spirit magnifies your mercies! A person who is filled with the Holy Spirit makes more of their blessings than they make of their sorrows. This does not mean pretending that your sorrows do not exist. But when you have suffering and pain in... Continue Reading
How Firm a Foundation
As we run to Jesus for refuge, His Word is fully sufficient to help us in time of need.
Because God is with us, we are not to fear. His perfect love casts away all fear (1 Jn. 4:18). Jesus has overcome the world (Jn. 16:33). God may not deliver us from our suffering, but He promises to help us through it. He will give us aid, He will strengthen us, and His powerful... Continue Reading
Jephthah, a Rash Vow, and the Spirit of God
Is the Spirit of the Lord still upon Jephthah in the making of the vow, or was the Spirit upon Jephthah through the journey only?
We must view this vow of Jephthah as an incredibly sinful response to the Lord’s gracious working in Him and through Him. It tapped into his pride, and it was whilst drunk on success and his own pride and ego – as opposed to being filled with the Spirit – that Jephthah made the rash... Continue Reading
8 Attributes of God We Encounter at the Cross
Because he is spirit, God is always purely all of his attributes in complete perfection and unity.
We encounter the simplicity of God at the cross. Michael Horton, The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way, p. 229: “Simplicity reminds us that God is never self-conflicted. In God’s eternal decree, even in the most obvious example of possible inner conflict (namely, the cross), justice and mercy, righteous wrath and gracious love, embrace…. At... Continue Reading
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