Dec 8, 2016 | Wednesday
Paul loved the church in Philippi. He seemed to be closer to this group people than to most other churches. We can see his affection beginning in the first chapter and extending throughout. “I thank by God upon every remembrance of you.” “I have you...
Dec 1, 2016 | Wednesday
Fads come, and fads go. I remember one from my high school and college days; and perhaps you remember it too. I haven’t heard it mentioned in some time, so maybe it has passed away just as many fads do. But then again, maybe I’m just too old, and not running around in...
Nov 24, 2016 | Wednesday
The calendar tells us that this is “Thanksgiving Week.” But we know that beyond the day-off from work there is very little genuine thanksgiving. And you know that Friday is extremely important in the world of commerce. Also the ink of Black Friday has been...
Nov 17, 2016 | Wednesday
This Psalm divides roughly into two pieces. The first half is an hymn and is directed towards the Lord. The second half is more like a sermon and is directed towards people like us. You’ll notice that the title tells us that it came out of David’s deliverance from the...
Nov 10, 2016 | Wednesday
When Moses came down from the top of Sinai carrying the law, his face glowed with the radiance of God. It was as if his skin was made of coated glass and there burning phosphorus was just underneath. He had to put a veil over his face before the people of Israel would...
Nov 3, 2016 | Wednesday
If you came to me after the service, telling me that you had a desperate need for $100.00, there is a very good chance that I would give it to you. In the bank at this moment, I have an extra $100.00, and I could give it to you tomorrow. But then let’s say that next...
Oct 27, 2016 | Wednesday
In the Olympics there are some contests which look a bit awkward or strange. For example, there is the hammer toss, but the thing thrown doesn’t look anything like my hammers. It is not a claw hammer, or a sledge hammer. Someone might want to throw a ball-peen...
Oct 13, 2016 | Wednesday
The Lord miraculously appeared to Solomon on two occasions; the second time when he had completed the temple. In I Kings 9 the Lord said, Solomon “if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according...
Oct 6, 2016 | Wednesday
There is a foolish group of people in this world whom we might call “antinomians.” I have never heard of anyone calling himself an “antinomian,” but that doesn’t mean some are not. “Antinomian” is a derivative of 2 Greek words...
Sep 29, 2016 | Wednesday
Some scholars think this Psalm might be especially sung by Israel at the beginning of the Millennium. And I can see why. After seven years of unfathomable persecution by man, and the pouring out of the wrath of God, the darkest days in human history will become...
Sep 22, 2016 | Wednesday
Now that we’ve read this Psalm, let’s break it apart and make a sermon out of it. Among other things it is a call to worship. “Praise is comely for the upright.” For WHOM is praise comely? It is comely for the Upright. The word “comely” refers...
Sep 15, 2016 | Wednesday
Judy and I greatly enjoyed our trip down to Nampa, Idaho. Our primary purpose was to meet the people in our mission, the Nampa Sovereign Grace Baptist Church, and to administer the ordinance of baptism. Other than a few hours in a noisy hotel on Saturday night, I can...
Sep 8, 2016 | Wednesday
In a few minutes we are going to “go to the Lord in prayer.” Have you ever thought about that phrase? We hear it from time to time, but maybe you don’t use it. Do we ever actually “go” to the Lord? Are we ever out of the presence of the Lord?...
Sep 1, 2016 | Wednesday
As some of you know, for my own pleasure, I am writing a book on three generations of the Gano family. Three years ago, the Stewarts gave me a biography on John Gano, the pastor of the first Baptist Church in New York and a chaplain in the Revolutionary War. That book...
Aug 25, 2016 | Wednesday
This chapter begins as though Paul was thinking about concluding his letter. But he was diverted, and we are very glad that he was. It appears that he wanted to make one more exhortation and warning: “Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the...
