The Christian faith is a singing faith. The Reformation recovered this because the Reformation recovered the Gospel of God’s grace revealed from the authority of the Word of God, which was recovered through a revival of the supremacy of preaching. The Continue Reading
October 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
A Singing Faith: The Reformation and Music (with free download of “I Glory in the Cross”)
May 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
Why I am a Pentecost(al) Presbyterian
I read the following story this week: “Erasmus, the famous Renaissance scholar, once told a classic story which was designed to emphasize how important it is that we take up the torch of Christ’s ministry with great commitment. In the story, Jesus Continue Reading
October 31, 2008
An Election Day Sermon 2008
An Election Day Sermon 2008 There is a tradition in our nation of preaching Election Day Sermons, and this American tradition is one that is based upon the teachings of Christ and should not be abandoned. Yes, we have learned that putting your trust in Continue Reading
February 6, 2008
The Secret Life of a Seminary President: Reflections on Ash Wednesday
Introduction to the ReadingYou have heard the old adage, "I must catch up with the others for I am their leader. Well that is the way that I feel. I sat at my desk yesterday and thought, "Well I am the president...so, now what do I do..." I doubt that is Continue Reading
December 9, 2007 Leave a Comment
Longing to Believe: An Advent Sermon (Genesis 15.1-6; Luke 1.46-55)
Existentialist Jean-Paul Satre may have been speaking for many in today’s world, when he wrote about the human being possessing a desire to be satisfied and fulfilled, but nothing in this world being able to fill the bill. So we settle for a “Happy Continue Reading
November 18, 2007 Leave a Comment
Holiness
A Sermon on Romans 6.1-2, 12-18, 22-23 preached at First Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, TN on November 18, 2007 Introduction to the Reading Since I have been with you, God has called me to preach much about the truth of salvation by grace alone Continue Reading
October 26, 2007 Leave a Comment
Which is it? Communion or Eucharist or the Last Supper? Yes.
1 Cor. 10.16-17;20; 11.23-31; John 6.11; 23, 35-42; 48-59 Like a foolish husband arguing with his wife over the true meaning of the word “love,” but failing to embrace his bride, sometimes the Church has got tangled up on words and missed the pure Continue Reading
September 5, 2007 Leave a Comment
Remembering Jim: A Tribute to Dr. D. James Kennedy (1930-2007)
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord,” says the Spirit. “They will rest from their labors, and their deeds follow them." Revelation 14:13 Like a child feels who learns of his father's death, so I felt when I learned of Dennis James Kennedy's Continue Reading
August 21, 2007 Leave a Comment
A Message for Sinners Only: Romans 3.19-25
The passage before us is an indictment of the sin of Jew and Greek in the Roman church. The Greek who felt justified before God before they didn’t know about the One true God were judged guilty. The law was written on their hearts. They knew there was a Continue Reading
