Ps 19.1-6 Our Christmas theme is ‘the Word made flesh’. Our first message looks at the word spoken to man without words, the word communicated by the glory of God seen in the heavens. This word communicates God’s Power and man’s accountability to God. Read the notes as you listen. … [Read more...] about The Wordless Word [Christmas]
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Incline Your Ear, O Lord [Psalms]
Ps 86 This prayer is the result of David’s meditation on Ex 34.6 (see Ps 86.15 and Ps 86.5 for the links). In it, David swells forth with exultant confidence in the grace of the good God, even though his prayer still awaits an answer at the conclusion of the Psalm. Read the notes as you listen. … [Read more...] about Incline Your Ear, O Lord [Psalms]
Yet I was shown Mercy [1 Timothy]
1 Tim 1.12-17 Do you think confronting error in a local church is tough? What do you think it would have been like to confront someone like Saul of Tarsus? The apostle offers up his testimony as an encouragement to pastors and churches to engage in confronting error. He seems to say, ‘If God could change me, he could change anyone.’ Read the notes while you listen. … [Read more...] about Yet I was shown Mercy [1 Timothy]
Personal Sins (2) [Basic Theology]
We conclude our study of this topic, begun last week by one of our men, on the subject of personal sins. These are those overt acts of sin we commit, not inherited sin (our sin nature) or imputed sin (our condemnation with Adam). Read the notes while you listen. … [Read more...] about Personal Sins (2) [Basic Theology]
Hope Makes Not Ashamed [Romans]
Rm 5.5 As we come to v. 5, we realize that the Christian hope is a major theme of the first five verses. It touches all the new privileges the Christian enjoys as a consequence of justification by faith. Our hope means no condemnation awaits us because we have God’s love lavished upon us by the agency of the Holy Spirit, our Guide, our Comforter, and our Guarantee of eternal … [Read more...] about Hope Makes Not Ashamed [Romans]