“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” + Proverbs 18v24 This ancient proverb is filled with prophetic truth of union with Christ. But first let us note three things. First, the value of one good friend is far greater than many companions. […]
Gospel
The Means of Sovereignty
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’” + Matthew 9v36-38 […]
Our Greatest Need
“And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ‘Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.’” + Matthew 9v2 This passage never ceases to increase my fascination with Jesus. Here we have some friends who have presumably heard of […]
A Better Temple
As in several other places, 1 Chronicles 29 gives us a description of the temple that Solomon was to build. Here is a portion of it: “So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of […]
Reasons for Not Evaluating a Sermon
Preaching is serious business. So is listening to a sermon. For those of us who take preaching seriously as it should be taken, there is sometimes the desire to evaluate the sermon. Sermon evaluation is not necessarily a bad thing. There are indeed good reasons and ways to do so. I do believe that a […]