“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that […]
Preaching
Typology of Baptism
In this final sermon today, we are going to be looking at some pictures in the Bible. I’m going to be talking about the typology of Baptism in the Bible. What is typology? A type in the Bible is something that God has imprinted with the image of something greater. For example King David was […]
Peter’s Preterism
In a recent sermon I asserted a preteristic interpretation of 1 Peter 3:21 (along with an abiding interpretation with baptism as a means of grace). I would like to follow up on that here, as well as point you to this article by the Bible Matrix guy, Michael Bull. I will seek to address preterism […]
For the Diaconate
Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists[a] arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 Therefore, […]
Baptism Now Saves You: Baptism as a Means of Grace
Introduction What if I told you that Baptism now saves you? How would you react? Would you call me a heretic? Would it make you nervous? This is the thought experiment I ran this week online. Of course as people act so often online, I was immediately accused of being everything from a Lutheran to […]