Author: Pastor Rich Lusk
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Obey God’s Law in All of Life
This law, moreover, demands instant and absolute obedience, not only from all classes of Christians, but also in every sphere of human life equally. A Christian is just as much under obligation to obey God’s will in the most secular of his daily businesses as he is in his closet or at the communion table.…
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American Presbyterians Once Had Confidence in the Growth and Triumph of Christ’s Kingdom
This kingdom is to endure for ever, gradually to embrace all the inhabitants of the earth, and finally the entire moral government of God in heaven and on earth. The little stone which breaks the image will become a great mountain and fill the whole earth (Dan. 2:35). This gospel of the kingdom is to…
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When American Presbyterianism Had a Backbone
“If Christ is really king, exercising original and immediate jurisdiction over the state as really as He does over the Church, it follows necessarily that the general denial or neglect of His rightful lordship, any prevalent refusal to obey that Bible which is the law-book of His kingdom, must be followed by political and social…
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Funding Christendom and Stewarding Wealth
Funding Christendom and Stewarding Wealth This is follow up to last week’s sermon: September 4, 2022 Wisdom About Wealth: The Prosperity Gospel, the Poverty Gospel, and Kingdom Stewardship (Matthew 6:19-33) As I said in the sermon, it’s not easy to preach on money, wealth, economics, etc. I want to further unpack problems with the “poverty gospel”…
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Will Natural Law Arguments Work in the Public Square in America in 2022?
Can we make effective arguments from natural law in the public square in our culture today? Many say that Christians should not use the Bible in making political and cultural arguments. Instead, we ought to argue from something more universally recognized, such as nature or reason. While I firmly believe that we can and should…
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Baptismal Exhortation: The Watery Doorway
In baptism, water is poured or sprinkled over a person in the Triune name. Why does baptism use water? To grasp the full meaning of baptism, we need to grasp the meaning of water in the Scripture. Water was chosen for a reason, having to do with both its symbolism and its practical uses. Water…
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Recognizing the Sexual Revolution Has Failed
One of the church fathers said it best: “Christians alone know how to live.” This is especially true when it comes to sex. Check out this video from Ben Shapiro reviewing a recent article in the Atlantic by Bridget Phetasy. I’m glad that some who have lived out the implications of the sexual revolution are realizing how wrong…
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Thoughts for Young Men: One Small Act of Courage Can Change Your Life
One small act of courage can change your life. Small acts of courage lead to bigger acts of courage, and big acts of courage can change the world. As someone who grew up in the 1980s, I can say this was built into our psyches. Politics and pop culture alike taught us the virtue of…
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The Body Is a Battlefield
This is a follow up to my sermon from last Sunday. Christians are not Gnostics. Some Christians have had gnostic tendencies over the course of church history, but Gosticism is an enemy of the faith. Gnostics tend to confuse the physical and the ethical, and thus they find the source of sin in the creation itself.…
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Baptism as Sign and Seal
We are gathered here today to celebrate the sacrament of baptism. In Reformational theology, baptism is considered a sign and seal. Signs in the Bible are mighty works of God. The plagues God put on Egypt are called signs. Jesus’ miracles are called signs. Baptism is called a sign because circumcision was called a sign;…
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