Law of God, Part 2
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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Meditation Psalm 119:97-104
Download audio Download sermon Psalm 119:97-104 We introduced our sermons on Psalm 119 by considering its literary character, an acrostic poem the structure of which serves as an aid to memorization, and its function, along with the other psalms, as an instrument of enculturation, the fashioning of mind and heart by the deep impression of […]
Becoming a Christian Acts 2:36-41
Download audio Download sermon Acts 2:36-41 We read these verses last time, but devoted our attention to the burden of Peter’s sermon. Today I want to consider that sermon’s effect. We are going to be treated throughout the Book of Acts to a number of accounts of people becoming followers of Jesus who were not […]
The Dialectic Again
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To Destroy or to Save? Luke 9:51-56
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The First Sermon in the Last Days Acts 2:14-41
Download audio Download sermon Acts 2:14-41 I do not plan to spend years on end preaching through Acts. As a result I cannot spend several months preaching through Peter’s sermon on the Day of Pentecost. That would be easy to do. It is chock-full of rich material worthy of attention but I will pass most […]
A Relationship with God Psalm 119:49-56
Download audio Download sermon Psalm 119:49-56 We are reading the short zayin section. All the verses in this section, as you remember, that is from verse 49 to verse 56, begin with the Hebrew letter zayin, something like our “z”, though it comes much earlier in the alphabet. Let me begin by telling you two […]
Pentecost Acts 2:1-21
Download audio Download sermon Acts 2:1-21 The disciples had been instructed by the Lord before his Ascension to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit to come upon them. This is what they did, spending their time in prayer and preparation as we saw last time. Text Comment v.1 Pentecost, the Old Testament’s Feast of […]
An Early Christian Selfie Acts 1:12-26
Download audio Download sermon Text: Acts 1:12-26 We left the disciples last time standing on the Mount of Olives near Bethany having just watched the Lord ascend out of their view into the heavens and having been told by the angels that the Lord would return to the earth in the same way in due […]
Reflections on Contemporary American Church Music
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