Pilgrim's Progress: Doubting Castle and the Delectable Mountains Today we watch Christian and Hopeful seek the easy way out of difficult times only to end out in great difficulty and deep depression. It is only when they remember to pray (and subsequently remember the Promise of God) that they are able to escape Giant Despair. From thence they head to the Delectable Mountains, … [Read more...] about 11.2.08 – Doubting Castle and the Delectable Mountains [Pilgrim’s Progress]
11.2.08 – Bearing a Name but Blaspheming THE Name [Romans]
Bearing a Name but Blaspheming THE Name (Rm 2.17-24) In this message, we work our way through the logic of Paul's accusation of the Religious Man. The Religious Man thinks that the blessings of his religion inoculate him against the judgment of God. The truth is that the religion of the Religious Man, true though it is, has not enabled that man to escape from his nature. His … [Read more...] about 11.2.08 – Bearing a Name but Blaspheming THE Name [Romans]
10.26.08 – A Church Organized around Preaching [Church]
A Church Organized around Preaching [various texts] why we call ourselves 'the Bible-preaching centre' Our afternoon service gives us an opportunity to return to our occasional series "Our Church", which is a discussion of our philosophy of ministry. This message deals with the central focus of our ministry, the focus on preaching and teaching God's Word. The message is … [Read more...] about 10.26.08 – A Church Organized around Preaching [Church]
10.26.08 – By-ends and Hopeful [Pilgrim’s Progress]
Pilgrim's Progress: By-ends and Hopeful Our next section of the Pilgrim's Progress concerns Christian's departure from Vanity Fair, his new companion Hopeful, won by the testimony of Christian and Faithful, and their encounter with a crowd of characters whose only interest in religion is how they may profit from it. Christian's answer is a powerful argument against the … [Read more...] about 10.26.08 – By-ends and Hopeful [Pilgrim’s Progress]
10.26.08 – Portrait of a Good Religious Man [Romans]
Portrait of a Good Religious Man (Rm 2.17-20) Our passage finds us in the midst of Paul's argument against those who are religious men. Pagan man is under God's wrath for rejecting natural revelation; moral man is subject to God's judgement for ignoring conscience; now we will find religious man under condemnation for disobedience to God's word. The argument begins with a … [Read more...] about 10.26.08 – Portrait of a Good Religious Man [Romans]