Easter Sunrise Service Memory

The resurrection of Jesus Christ never shines so brightly as when it is placed in the forefront of death and darkness. Then, this doctrine is like a sparkling diamond placed in front of the backdrop of black velvet. I will never forget, as a boy, the Continue Reading

Let Us Wake Before We Die: Saying Your Prayers on Easter Sunday

And so it is Easter. We read from the familiar passages, but may the Lord of life come upon us in a surprisingly new way this year! Listen as if for the first time for the inerrant,infallible Word of the living God! But as you listen, it is this Continue Reading

A Pastoral Epistle to Our Colleagues and Friends on Easter 2012

  My beloved in Christ and Friends of RTS: It is that time of the year when there is a special remembrance on the first day of the week of the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As we think about this day of days, which we name the Continue Reading

New Song for Easter: Free for Download—”I Glory in the Cross”

As the Lenten season now gives way to Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter Sunday, our hearts are again lifted to the glory of the cross of Jesus Christ. That which was a sign of shame  became the symbol of salvation. That which was an instrument of Continue Reading

“You are Simon…You Shall Be Called Peter: A ‘First Person’ Easter Sermon”

I preached the following sermon as a first person expository sermon from Luke 5.1-11; John 1.40-42; and John 20.1-10; 21.1-19. This Easter message I now offer to others for both edification and fodder for what will become better sermons in your pulpit. I Continue Reading