Category: Sermons
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To the Church At Ephesus
Revelation 2:1-7 Ask any confessional Presbyterian what the church is supposed to look like and they will have an answer ready: sound doctrine, presbyterian government, and regulated worship. If those criteria were applied to the Ephesian church at the end of the apostolic era, it would appear that the Ephesian church would have been heartily…
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Introduction to the Seven Letters
Revelation 1:1-20 The purpose of the book of Revelation is to comfort the militant church in its struggle against evil (Hendriksen). At the heart of the believers comfort is the conquering Christ who reigns at the right hand of the Father. But that same glorious Christ also calls His church to faithfulness. John places the…
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Long for the Word
1 Peter 2:1-3 This text contains a straightforward command to all believers: long for the word. The blessing of the word is that it causes the believer to grow in spiritual maturity. Such growth requires more than just learning; however, as Peter points out, the circumstance of this growth is putting away sin. The very…
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Praying for Perseverance in Perilous Circumstances
Psalm 86 In the midst of David’s season of overwhelming distress as he endured being stalked and hunted by arrogant, violent, and godless men he prayed for spiritual illumination and an undivided heart that he might persevere in faith. That prayer flowed directly from his confidence in God’s character which he spotlights in verse 15:…
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Semper Reformanda
Nehemiah 13 After Nehemiah’s 12 year governorship he went back to Susa to serve King Artaxerxes. When Nehemiah departed for Susa everything was in good order. Yet, with the passage of time, the record of Nehemiah 13 shows a very different church situation than what Nehemiah had left behind. Here in Nehemiah 13 we see…