Author: Pastor Rich Lusk
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Sermon Follow Up: Living in an Enchanted Cosmos
“There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” I want to give a little follow up to my sermon from 7-30-23 entitled “The Christian Cosmos” on Ephesians 1:20-23. I preached other themes from this same passage on Ascension Day this year; last Sunday’s sermon was really intended to…
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John Frame on Scripture and Natural Revelation
God has given us Scripture, or “special revelation,” both to supplement natural revelation (by adding to it the message of salvation) and to correct our misuses of natural revelation. As Calvin said, the Christian should look at nature with the “spectacles of Scripture.” If even unfallen Adam needed to interpret the world according to God’s…
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Triple Threat
Lately, I’ve seen some Facebook controversy amongst my friends over masculinity, particularly between those (mostly older men) who want to emphasize the spiritual aspects of masculinity (being a good man) versus those (mostly younger men) who want to to recover the physical aspects of masculinity (being good at being a man), like weight lifting. Some…
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Jesus vs. the Family
I got a good question today about Mark 10:29:31. How do we make sense of Jesus’ words about leaving family members when Scripture puts a emphasis on our duties to other members of our household? This is how I responded: I think Jesus is addressing situations where one who would have to choose between Jesus…
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Where Do We Fight: 2021 CREC Council Talk
WHERE DO WE FIGHT? “FIRST BATTLE” CREC COUNCIL TALK – OCTOBER 27, 2021 Video available below and HERE. I have been tasked with answering the question, “Where do we fight?” I am inclined to answer that question with a quotation. Remember Winston Churchill’s famous World War II speech? “We shall fight on the seas and oceans,…
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“Reworking the Covenant of Works” (2003)
From the Archives: The “Federal Vision” was several controversies ago in the Reformed world, and no one is using that label anymore as far as I can tell. Nevertheless, I think essay includes some important insights and so I want to make it available on my blog. This essay has been available on the web…
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Wedding Homily #4
David and Sophia, today you begin your new family together as husband and wife. You leave your old families behind to cleave to one another. Every wedding is an act of God, every wedding is a new creation. Today, God is joining you together. Marriage is a bond God forms between you. As you begin…
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Wedding Homily #3
HK and Alex, it is a great honor to be with you here today as you make your vows before God and these witnesses, and enter into the covenant of marriage. You have both given your lives to Christ, and today you come to give him your life together as well. You both believe the…
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Chrysostom on the Church
Never separate yourself from the Church. For nothing is stronger than the Church. Your hope is the Church alone; your salvation is inside the Church only, your refuge is the Church. She is higher than the heavens, and wider than the whole earth. She never grows old, but is always full of vigor and vitality.…
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What Mark Dever Gets Right and Wrong about Paedobaptists
A friend sent me a link to this clip, which is making the rounds. I know next to nothing about Mark Dever, but I do want to give a quick threefold response to his claims about baptism. First, Dever claims that paedobaptism and baptismal regeneration have historically gone together. On that point, he is exactly right.…
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