Words, Idle Words
01. February 2010
The technological revolution of the last couple of decades has had a profound impact on our culture. Much of this impact has been good. For instance, ...
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God’s Jealousy: Learn & Live
01. January 2010
You are not to make, worship, or serve idols. Why? God gives the answer in Exodus 20:5-6. “I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the ...
Live and Learn: American Idols
23. December 2009
During my college days, I went to my dorm room one evening to find a group of classmates sitting in a circle on the floor. There was the scent of ...
No Other God
28. November 2009
Last time we discussed two principles for understanding the ten commandments. First, God gives His law to us as redeemed people. For Christians, the ...
Love and the Law
18. October 2009
We were stopped at a traffic light in Colorado Springs, Colo. The bumper sticker on the car in front of us asked a simple question. “What would ...
Who Rules the Rulers?
29. September 2009
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations will worship before You” (Ps. 22:27, NASB). The ...
Beastly Power
11. August 2009
The Book of Revelation presents a false trinity: the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. Revelation 12:3 introduces the dragon. “Then another ...
Your God Reigns
01. July 2009
The basic message the church must embrace is in Isaiah 52:7: “How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces ...
Preach the Kingship of Christ
02. June 2009
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery” (Ex. 20:2 NASB). This is the preface to the ten ...
Good Content, Bad Preaching
05. May 2009
A large part of the work of Jesus was preaching (Mark 1:14, NASB), which He often did in the synagogue. “They went into Capernaum; and immediately ...
Preaching or Death
09. March 2009
Gospel preaching is a means of grace. God uses gospel preaching to change us and to change others. Listen to the Apostle Peter: “You have been born ...
The Other Tree
09. February 2009
Genesis 2:9 tells us, “Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life ...
New Year’s Challenge
08. December 2008
Here is a challenge for the coming year. Look at the Psalms and the singing of the Psalms in a new light. In so doing, trust the Lord to use this ...
Tree of Life
21. November 2008
Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the ...
Life and Death Attitudes
08. October 2008
Romans 8:6 sets forth a simple contrast. “The mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace” (NASB). The word ...
Back to the Psalms
09. September 2008
We continue to examine the song of Revelation 15:3-4, “the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb,” as a pattern for ...
Exclusive Psalmody and Songs of Revelation
08. August 2008
We are looking at the song of Revelation 15:3-4 in response to a professor’s assertion that “exclusive psalmody is not only not required, but ...
More on Psalms and Revelation
08. July 2008
A prominent college professor of religion, in an unpublished paper, says, “Exclusive psalmody is not only not required, but positively erroneous and ...
Age-Appropriate Worship
05. June 2008
One popular argument regarding the use of musical instruments in worship runs like this: Worship in the church today is a foretaste of heaven. The ...
Age-Appropriate Worship
05. June 2008
One popular argument regarding the use of musical instruments in worship runs like this: Worship in the church today is a foretaste of heaven. The ...