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I am currently teaching through the Sermon on the Mount. The lessons are being uploaded weekly at the Bethel Grace Baptist Church website. I am using Martyn Lloyd Jones’ book, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount, if you would like to follow along. Some of the topics we will be covering include… Matt 5:1-4 – Introduction […]
Read More Understanding the Sermon on the MountThe thought of going into a theater with a loved one and having to leave them there as part of the crime scene, because they were killed by a gunman who opened fire on the crowd is almost too much to imagine. Yet this is what happened to several people last night. Events like the […]
Read More The Dark Knight in Denver and the Light of the WorldThe former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he [Jesus] holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. – Hebrews 7:23-24 There is a depth to these verses that is often missed. The basic truth is clear, in the Old Testament, though there was only […]
Read More Death and the High PriestThis is a recent lecture I gave on the doctrine of the Trinity. This is part of the Rooted in Truth class which is an overview of systematic theology.
Read More The Doctrine of the TrinityIt was just reported that Michael Jackson has died after going into cardiac arrest. During this time our hearts, as Christians, go out to the family and his children. To reflect on such an event as a believer is sobering to say the least. To reflect on the death of anyone would do the same, […]
Read More Michael Jackson Has Died (A Christian Reflection)A few thoughts on fighting against sin, and making Christ your treasure.
Read More When Fighting Against Sin is PainfulSome people think that using labels like Calvinism or Arminianism is wrong. After all, shouldn’t we follow Christ, not men or schools of thought? This video takes a look at these questions.
Read More “You Follow Calvin? Well, I Follow Christ!”From Calvin’s Institutes… “Whatever be the kind of tribulation with which we are afflicted, we should always consider the end of it to be, that we may be trained to despise the present, and thereby stimulated to aspire to the future life. For since God well knows how strongly we are inclined by nature to […]
Read More Is The Love of the World Driving You or Your Church?Is doctrine important or should we just focus on following Christ? This is video from Mark Sennett at proclaimhisword. It also features Lane Chaplin and myself.
Read More Is Doctrine Important or Should We Just Follow Christ?
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