Be Reconciled to God
Last night, while here in Ecuador to teach pastors and church leaders on the doctrine of the church, I was asked to preach for a church plant in Tambo. I have been praying, reading, and working through...
View ArticleRaising Timothy for God’s Glory
Yesterday I preached from 2 Timothy 3:10-17 as we focused on the importance of godly mothers. When we read the New Testament, one name continues to resurface in many different chapters in relation to...
View ArticleA Warning to Hypocrites
Yesterday I had the opportunity to preach Romans 2:1-11 as we continued our series through Romans on the Lord’s Day. The focus of the text was centered on Jewish hypocrites who were more than willing...
View ArticleThe Reason Jesus Used Parables May Shock You
This Sunday evening, the pastors of Pray’s Mill Baptist Church where I serve as pastor, will begin a series through the parables. In preparation for that series, I’ve been reading and thinking about...
View ArticleA Warning Regarding Hypocritical Religion
Yesterday I preached Romans 2:17-29 in our study through Romans on Sunday mornings. The focus of Paul’s words was centered on the danger of hypocritical religiosity. Certainly if anyone could address...
View ArticleThe Truth About Sin
Yesterday morning, in our study through Romans, our text was Romans 3:9-20. I titled the sermon, “The Truth About Sin” because Paul comes to a climax in his argument about how both the Jew and the...
View ArticleWhy Expository Preaching?
Often I find myself in conversations with prospective members about why we are committed to expository preaching. Many churches have a different approach to preaching which is usually topical or series...
View ArticleJustification By Faith — From Beginning to End
Yesterday, we continued our series through Romans on the Lord’s Day. As we are preparing to enter into chapter 4, I preached a topical sermon on the subject of justification by faith. We just finished...
View ArticleLessons from Abraham’s Salvation
Yesterday, we continued our series in Romans on the Lord’s Day. I preached Romans 4:9-12 as we examined the salvation of Abraham—the forefather of the Jewish people. As we examine this man’s faith, we...
View ArticleHave Faith in God
Yesterday morning I had the opportunity to preach from Romans 4:16-21 in our morning worship service. We continued in our study of Romans together and the sermon was a continuation of Paul’s...
View ArticlePreaching with the Expectation of a Miracle
Are you a pastor or an elder who regularly gives himself to preaching the Word? Perhaps you’re an evangelist who labors in preaching. How often do you anticipate miracles when you preach? No, I’m not...
View Article10 Popular Errors in Preaching
I once heard an older wise man say, “I’ve wanted to write a book on marriage for so many years, but the reason that I’ve been prevented is based on the reality that I’ve never felt that I’ve reached...
View ArticleRejoice in Suffering
Yesterday I preached Romans 5:1-5 in our series through Paul’s letter to the church in Rome. After spending an entire chapter on the faith of Abraham and demonstrating that he was justified by faith...
View ArticleThe Sunday Sermon Is Not a TED Talk
We live in a world full of ideas. With the highway of information technology, we can access information at any given moment of any given day from most places in the world using something as small as a...
View ArticleThe Purpose of Suffering
Yesterday I preached from Romans 5:3-5 on the subject of suffering as we continue to work our way through Romans. As Paul develops his thought, he points out the fact that we rejoice in the hope of the...
View ArticleFuneral Sermon: Not Far from the Kingdom
Last week I received a phone call that a man I’ve known for many years suddenly passed away. He was young. He was strong. He was skilled at his job. He loved his family, and now—without a moment of...
View ArticlePreach Simple Sermons
For many years, the light of the gospel was veiled beneath Rome’s liturgy that was led by the Latin tongue even when people didn’t understand what was being communicated. The worship of the Roman...
View ArticleChrist our Substitute
In our series through Romans, I was privileged to preach Romans 5:6-8 as we focused on the fact that Jesus died as our substitute. He didn’t die a generic death for a generic group of people, instead,...
View ArticleChrist as our Savior
Yesterday I preached from Romans 5:9-11 in our series through Romans. The focus of the text was on Jesus Christ as our Savior. In the previous text (Romans 5:6-8) we explored Jesus as our substitute....
View ArticleThe Curse of Death in Adam
Yesterday in our series through Romans, I preached from Romans 5:12-14. This text is centered on the curse of sin that was brought into the world through Adam. The troubling consequences of Adam’s sin...
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