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  • Psalm 19 and Lent (Sermon Follow Up, Part 1)

    Psalm 19 and Lent (Sermon Follow Up, Part 1)

    I recently preched two sermons on Psalm 19 (available here and here). In this blog post, I want to follow up on the second sermon, with a point that seems especially appropriate for Lent. In the closing verses of the psalm, David turns from examining the heavens and the Scriptures to look at his own heart. He realizes Read more

  • Clown Rights vs Crown Rights

    Clown Rights vs Crown Rights

    The so-called culture war today comes down to what kind of ruler we want. It’s about the crown rights of King Jesus vs. the clown rights of Joe Biden (and his ilk). Who would you rather have rule over you — a king or a clown? Do you want the kingdom of God, full of Read more

  • Epiphany Exhortation: Keep the Party Going

    Epiphany Exhortation: Keep the Party Going

    The move from Christmas season to Epiphany season should not be a let down. Christmas is a season of great joy, but Epiphany is as well. And so that’s my exhortation to you: Keep the party going. Keep the celebration going. The themes change, but the festivity remains. Christmas celebrates Christ’s birth into the world. Read more

  • Zephaniah’s Christian Nationalism (Sermon Follow-up)

    Zephaniah’s Christian Nationalism (Sermon Follow-up)

    This is a follow up to my January 1, 2023 sermon. My opening comments on the passage are not on the audio here (thought you can get them on the YouTube stream of the service here), so I will reproduce those comments here, along with a few other notes. Today’s sermon builds off of last week’s sermon, though Read more

  • Baptismal Exhortation: Grace Restores the Family

    Baptismal Exhortation: Grace Restores the Family

    There are many arguments we can derive from Scripture in favor of the practice of baptizing children.  This is the eighth day of Christmas, the day of Christ’s circumcision. We could look at circumcision as a precursor to baptism. If the sign of the righteousness that comes by faith could be applied to children in Read more

  • Advent/Christmas Exhortation

    Advent/Christmas Exhortation

    Christmas celebrates the incarnation of God’s Son. John describes it as the Word made flesh. Isaiah used the language of “Immanuel,” meaning “God with us.” In the incarnation, God becomes man without ceasing to be God. Jesus Christ, from the point of conception by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary, is Read more