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God has me and our church in a new season of life. We have a plurality of pastors and seek to merely continue sharing our lives to make God known. By God’s grace alone we have completed our church revitalization. … Continue reading →
Genesis 20.1-7 1 From there Abraham traveled to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar, 2 Abraham said about his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So King Abimelech of Gerar had Sarah … Continue reading →
I preached on Matthew 3.13-17 and made a chart of Old Testament allusions in Matthew 3.16-17. I post this here for my church family and others who hear the message, though I imagine others who are working on Matthew 3.16-17 … Continue reading →
Episode 190: Becoming a Pastor-Theologian with Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer On May 24, 2019 from EFCA Theology Podcast: https://www.efca.org/sites/default/files/podcasts/2019/05/episode_190.mp3
Pastors need other pastors for encouragement. There are 3 types of local pastoral groups I want to identify: household pastoral groups, big-tent pastoral groups, and tribal pastoral groups. Household pastoral groups: If you only hang out with your church pastors … Continue reading →
I have moved and now post new articles and resources at gospelize.me I am a Christian, I was saved in 1989. I am a husband who is happily married since June 25, 2005. I am a father to 1 son and 3 … Continue reading →
Hebrews 13:17 says, “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would … Continue reading →
How can you know that you really and truly know Jesus? Some people claim to know Jesus, others claim they don’t know him nor care. But of those who say they know him, they often say they believe in … Continue reading →
Studying to preach on Mark 7.24-37 yesterday, I was convicted about my lack of faith. The Syrophonecian woman had faith Jesus was willing and able to cast the demon out of her daughter. She was so convinced that she did … Continue reading →
Folly: “If you’re cheating on your spouse physically or emotionally, it might be time to give your spouse the respect they deserve and get a divorce so you both can find happiness.” – Joe and Cheryl Dillon (Huffington Post) Wisdom: … Continue reading →
Here is a response to the video above. Donate “tissues”? “Tissue donation”? I guess the baby’s heart, liver, and other organs are tissues. But who’s tissues? Is it the mother’s heart or liver or organs? No, it’s the baby’s tissues. … Continue reading →
Mark of a Healthy Church: Expository Preaching A healthy church is a church that hears God speak from his Word and trusts in it. That is why a healthy church must be committed to expository preaching. By “preaching” we mean … Continue reading →
In these two passages cited below, the first one written almost 600 years before Jesus and the second written about 60 years after Jesus died and rose from the dead, we have the prediction/prophecy of false teaching and many in … Continue reading →
“One of the most controversial things I do… is when I tell a couple, ‘You can’t write your marriage vows.’ … The reason I do it is because there is an assumption underneath that that my marriage is my thing… … Continue reading →
5 Overview Sermons on the First 5 Books of the Bible: Genesis: The Promise of Blessing for a Cursed World Exodus: God Redeems and Relates to His Sinful People Leviticus: A Holy God Lives with Sinful Saints Numbers: Walking with God … Continue reading →
I just saw an article entitled, “The Beautiful Trend Caitlyn Jenner Has Inspired” on Yahoo.com Deuteronomy 22:5 “A woman is not to wear male clothing, and a man is not to put on a woman’s garment, for everyone who does … Continue reading →
Some pastors have to do everything because they don’t have other pastors on staff. They must marry, bury, counsel, preach, teach, lead meetings, evangelize, and sometimes even advertise. One pastor asked Tim Keller (with Alistair Begg and another brother on … Continue reading →
I’m not a presbyterian, but these are pretty good. They summarize in large measure what a baptist church covenant states. The following are taken from the Presbyterian Church in America’s Book of Church Order in section 57-5: Do you acknowledge yourself to … Continue reading →
9Marks and Mark Dever recently did a conference called, “The First Five Years” instructing and encouraging pastors on their first years in a new pastorate or church. I was really blessed by it though I missed Thabiti’s message. His is … Continue reading →
This is the best English commentary on James I’ve read. (I only read English commentaries). I preached 20 expository sermons on James to my local church in 2012. I used commentaries by Doug Moo (Pillar and TNTC), Alec Moyter (BST), … Continue reading →
Is it genuinely important to use the biblical languages in preaching, espe- cially since there are many excellent commentaries and pastors will never attain the expertise of scholars? (Scott Hafemann answers) Does the knowledge of church history aid the pastor … Continue reading →
Enriching Your Preaching through Theological Reflection: It’s kind of broken up and there seems to be missing sections. He did 4 full lectures on it at Gordon Conwell Seminary and I bought them, but can’t post them publicly since they are … Continue reading →
Preaching and Pastoral Theology. See whole series of “Enriching your Preaching through Theological Reflection“) Pastoral theology – a perspective on all theological reflection that towers constantly over the entire discussion, it focuses constantly on the applicability of the word of God … Continue reading →
Preaching and Systematic Theology (part 1 | part 2 | part 3). See whole series of “Enriching your Preaching through Theological Reflection“) First he recommends some books. A. Carson on Graeme Goldsworthy: [For those beginning in the Biblical theology discipline Carson recommended the Goldsworthy Trilogy] … Continue reading →
Preaching and Biblical Theology (mp3). See whole series of “Enriching your Preaching through Theological Reflection“) Define Biblical Theology Preaching with biblical theology helps address biblical illiteracy. No family devotions. It draws attention to the turning points in redemptive history It enriches … Continue reading →
I just read of a consultation videos that is being advertised to help churches renew membership processes to revitalize their churches. I saw that most of the content being sold or advertised is online for free. So I wanted to … Continue reading →
Brian Colmery blessed us at our TGCLA EQUIP Meeting yesterday in Pasadena teaching us about the Gospel and Work. I wish we had an audio recording. Well, here are some resources we recommended to think through the topic to help you equip … Continue reading →
This list is given by John Broadus, a Bible scholar and seminary professor in the 1800’s: Passages for Learning by Heart It is an excellent thing for the young to commit to memory many portions of Scripture. The following passages … Continue reading →