Psalm 1, along with Psalm 2, is the "gateway" into the whole Psalter. This short didactic (teaching) Psalm contrasts the way of the wicked and the way of the righteous.…
The Psalter (Book of Psalms) is central to the life of the Church and Jesus is central to the Psalter. It is by far the most quoted Old Testament book…
Building off of the past couple of weeks about the Bible and how it is the primary means of grace through which God loves us and transforms us, we ask…
The most famous verse in the Bible leads with God's love. Reformational Anglicanism is rooted in the conviction that the primary divine attribute is love. This is why we are…
Dr. Matthew Bingham of Phoenix Seminary unfolded these verses from 1 Peter about the Bible. The Bible is God's primary means of grace, that is, the primary thing that God…
Part 2 of Money Matters built off of Paul Smith's previous sermon, who addressed the questions of how we should give (sacrificially and generously), to whom we should give (pastors…
Dr. Paul Smith addressed everyone's favorite topic on Sunday: money. It is a topic that we do not talk about much, but God in His Word does. Deuteronomy 26 informs…
There is one thing that we can be sure of as Christians, that God of our salvation, will complete this work in us in the return of Christ. Along with…
In Peter's last words, written shortly before his own death, he calls us to remember Jesus who is faithful to His promise. Jesus has promised that He will come again…
2 Peter 2 is a very challenging chapter of the Bible as it unfolds how false pastors are going to be a part of the Church. Peter wrote this just…
Peter wrote his second letter shortly before he was crucified. He parting words for his readers then, and for us today, is to REMEMBER. There are going to be false…
One of Pastor Timothy Keller's famous statements was that we need to daily apply the gospel to our hearts. What does that mean and how do we do that? King…
Jesus healed a man on the Sabbath and the Pharisees were upset. This is a repeated event in the Gospels. Jesus was continually trying to teach the people that the…
At the end of the letter, Peter gives one more command to "stand firm in it." The it is the GRACE of God which he describes as "true grace." And…
The reality of present suffering for bearing the name of Christ is a given. The problem is that we often lose heart and question where God is in the midst…
Suffering for bearing the name of Christ and facing the hostility of this world's hatred brings worry and anxiety to us. We are tempted to break from the suffering or…
In the context of calling the church to be prepared to suffer for Christ, Peter turns his focus on the Church's leaders. Peter was restored personally and powerfully by the…
All of chapter 4 has been about suffering. Specifically suffering for Christ. The suffering is the opposition, mocking and hostility we receive from the world for bearing the name of…
The end of all things is at hand. So how then shall we live? When we consider that we are in the Last Days and the return of Christ is…
No one likes to suffer because suffering involves pain. When we start to feel pain, we are tempted stop it. But if it is pain that comes from suffering for…