The Holiness of God
Yesterday I was invited to preach for the Sargent Baptist Church in Newnan, Georgia. The text assigned to me for the occasion was Isaiah 6:1-8. What is it about God’s holiness that we often overlook?...
View ArticleThe Most Important Question in This Life
Yesterday, as we continue to move through the Gospel of Mark, I preached from Mark 8:27-30 in a sermon titled, “The Most Important Question in This Life.” The context provides us the location of this...
View ArticleThe Gospel
In yesterday’s morning worship, I preached from Mark 8:31-33. In our study, we are noticing a transition in Jesus’ ministry. He is starting to spend much time with His disciples in order to prepare...
View ArticleCross Bearing is Temporary
Yesterday, I preached from Mark 9:1-13. At the end of the eighth chapter of Mark, Jesus had made a revelation to His disciples that rocked their world. He told them that He would suffer and die. The...
View ArticleWhat is Faith?
Yesterday, in both services, the subject of the sermons were focused on faith. I preached from Mark 9:14-29 in the morning service and the emphasis was upon a lack of faith. I started a new preaching...
View ArticleReformation Preaching
In just a few days, we will once again remember the historic Reformation of church history. Martin Luther’s 95 Theses was the spark of the Reformation. When he nailed it to the castle door in...
View ArticleThe Gospel Foretold
Yesterday morning, I preached from Mark 9:30-32. In this passage, we see Jesus passing through Galilee as He teaches His disciples about the cross and the resurrection. Jesus understood, in His...
View ArticleThe Faith of Noah
Last night I preached on the faith of Noah from Hebrews 11:7. Currently, we’re going through Hebrews 11 in a character study on those specific individuals highlighted in the eleventh chapter of...
View ArticleThankful for God’s Warning about Hell
Yesterday we gathered for our annual worship service and celebration meal to follow with our church family. We do this every Thanksgiving season and it always proves to be a good time of fellowship....
View ArticleMarriage, Divorce, and Remarriage
Yesterday I preached from Mark 10:1-12 on the subject of marriage, divorce, and remarriage. What exactly does the Bible say about this often debated subject? My sermon was one of the longest sermons...
View ArticleHow to Enter God’s Kingdom
Yesterday morning I preached from Mark 10:13-16 in our series through Mark’s Gospel. Jesus’ public ministry is now behind Him and the emphasis of His ministry is now focused on preparing His disciples...
View ArticleWhat Child Is This?
Yesterday I preached from John 1:11-18 as we celebrate the birth of King Jesus together as a church. William Dix penned the familiar hymn What Child Is This in the 19th century. We sing it during...
View ArticleLogic on Fire: Review
In my doctoral work in seminary, I studied expository preaching. Out of the myriad of books I read during my time in seminary, the one book on preaching that still grips my heart perhaps more than...
View ArticleThe Sorrow of Rejecting Christ
Yesterday I had the opportunity to preach from Mark 10:17-22. As you may recognize, this is the passage regarding the rich young ruler. Matthew called this unnamed man a young man (19:20). Luke...
View ArticleDying in the Faith
Yesterday, I preached in our evening service on the doctrine of perseverance from Hebrews 11:13-16. One of the bedrock doctrines of our faith is that the true children of God finish their course and...
View ArticleThe Passion Prophecy of Jesus
Yesterday, we continued our series through Mark’s gospel. I preached from Mark 10:32-34. It was now the third time that Jesus warned His disciples about the coming suffering, death, and resurrection...
View ArticlePreaching the Trinity
The greatest and highest focus of anyone’s mind is the thought of God. How a person thinks about God matters. If left to our own human reason, our understanding of God would be extremely shallow. By...
View ArticleHow to Love Your Neighbor in a Culture of Death
Yesterday, I preached from Romans 13:8-14 on Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. The overall goal of the sermon was to point to the abnormality of the culture of death that’s sadly become a normal reality...
View ArticleAshamed of Preaching
I have a love for preaching, after all, it’s what I do. I preach the Bible every week, and it’s also what I studied at the masters and doctoral level in seminary, therefore, I have a passion for...
View ArticleLimited Atonement and Amazing Grace
Yesterday, I preached from Mark 10:35-45 as we continued our series through Mark’s Gospel. The entire focus of this paragraph was on humility. The sons of Zebedee – James and John, lacked humility....
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