“Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right!” Psalm 17v1-2 Psalm 17, a Psalm of David; one of many Psalms of David crying out to the Lord for vindication. A […]
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Finding Comfort in the Sovereignty of God
Many of us, when faced with situations of turmoil, are filled with a great debilitating fear. As a sixth grader, I was bullied by a gang of young boys. They would wait for me outside of my classroom, and threaten me at every point of my day. At times I would sit in my seat […]
Are You Known in Hell?
“But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” (Acts 19:15) From this text, it is clear that Jesus and Paul are known in hell. The sons of Sceva were not. Are you known in hell? In other words – are you a threat to the devil’s […]
How to Live the Christian Life: Grace
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ… + Titus 2v11-13 This portion of […]
The Most Dangerous False Teacher
My church is currently going through book of Titus in our Sunday worship service. I recently had the responsibility to preach two sermons on Titus 1v10-16. Titus 1v10-16 deals with the problem of false teachers and the pastor’s responsibility to rebuke them. Without a doubt false doctrine can cause catastrophic damage to a church or […]