“The essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.“–C.S. Lewis This past Sunday afternoon I preached on humility. Two of the best books on humility, to which I... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This past Sunday I preached on the fruit of compassion in the Christian life. My primary text was the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). The point of that parable is not first and foremost, “stop being so cold and callous to your... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
I recently have been preaching on the Fruit of the Spirit and have reached the end of Paul’s list of nine fruits in Galatians 5:22-23. For various reasons I have decided to extend my sermon series for a few weeks to include some “bonus... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Recently I preached a sermon on Galatians 6:9-10: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Christian pray as one who is in a covenant of grace and not under a covenant of works. Joel and/or James Beeke gives this good reminder, “Praying sincerely does not mean that we first attain a certain degree of sincerity and then pray. A... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This past Sunday I preached a sermon on the topic of lust and found Joshua Harris’ book, Sex is Not the Problem (Lust Is): Sexual Purity in a Lust-Saturated World, VERY helpful in my preparations. At this point I would say it’s... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
I have been preaching through the various fruits of the Spirit from Galatians 5:16-26. This past Sunday I preached on the fruit of self-control in two parts. In the afternoon sermon I focused on one important area where we all need to grow in... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
If you are in Regina October 26-28, please join us for our second annual Reformation Weekend Conference and Celebration. This year’s theme is “The Reformation According to Nehemiah: Living Out the Layman’s Faith.” Dr. Scott... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Recently I began, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God, by Timothy Keller, with Kathy Keller. So far it is really good. In the first chapter, “The Secret of Marriage,” after a thorough... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Yesterday I listened to a sermon on the topic of morality by a local pastor of a large church and it was all law and no gospel. Christ wasn’t even mentioned, not even in the prayer of application. It was really sad to me to think that all... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
