Introduction: The December 18, 2001 entry of Our Daily Bread seeks to apply this parable for us. I want to quote it in full in order to illustrate an important issue when seeking to interpret this parable correctly: For 11 years, an official at a Michigan community college impressed fellow workers as a highly qualified … Continue reading Parable of the Wheat and the Tares (Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 Teaching Outline)
Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23 Teaching Outline)
Introduction [After having read all of verses 1-23]: I recently read a testimonial from someone who attended the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. Here is a part of that testimonial: I have, for a long time, been passionate about making the Bible relevant in contemporary culture and talking to people where they are at. So … Continue reading Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23 Teaching Outline)
I Don’t Believe in Soul Mates
There have been times that I have felt – that’s right, I said the word “felt” – prompted to get up out of my warm bed in the middle of the night to pray. At other times, I have had a sudden and spontaneous burden come upon me to give an offering to a person … Continue reading I Don’t Believe in Soul Mates
"Why I Cannot Sign the Family Integrated Church Confession" by Shawn Mathis
Earlier this year Shawn Mathis, pastor of Providence Presbyterian Church (OPC), Denver, Colorado, wrote an article entitled What Is a Family Integrated Church? which I alerted this blog's readers to here. Now I would like to bring to your attention a follow-up article written by Shawn entitled Why I Cannot Sign the Family Integrated Church … Continue reading "Why I Cannot Sign the Family Integrated Church Confession" by Shawn Mathis
An Interesting Open Letter to Mark Driscoll
On Monday Darren Wiebe, a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and a current M.Div. student at The Master’s Seminary, posted My Open Letter to Mark Driscoll. In it he publicly confronted Mark Driscoll for having lied concerning what actually took place when Driscoll showed up at the Strange Fire Conference with James MacDonald to pass out … Continue reading An Interesting Open Letter to Mark Driscoll
Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders (Matthew 7:24-27 Teaching Outline)
Introduction: The Sermon on the Mount, like most sermons today, has both an introduction and a conclusion. The introduction consists of the thought-provoking and heart-penetrating Beatitudes, but the conclusion consists of a simple illustration intended to drive home the crucial choice left to the hearers. And it shows us that we have been brought by Jesus … Continue reading Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders (Matthew 7:24-27 Teaching Outline)
"Can Evangelical Chaplains Serve God and Country?—The Crisis Arrives" by Al Mohler
Earlier today Al Mohler posted a blog article entitled Can Evangelical Chaplains Serve God and Country?—The Crisis Arrives. Here is the opening of the article: Can chaplains committed to historic biblical Christianity serve in the United States military? That question, though inconceivable to our nation’s founders, is now front and center. And the answer to … Continue reading "Can Evangelical Chaplains Serve God and Country?—The Crisis Arrives" by Al Mohler
"What Is a Family Integrated Church?" by Shawn Mathis
Earlier this year Shawn Mathis, pastor of Providence Presbyterian Church (OPC), Denver, Colorado, wrote an article entitled What Is a Family Integrated Church? The article has a subheading that reads "Rejecting activities which separate children from parents," and this immediately lets the reader know about one of the core principles at the center of the Family … Continue reading "What Is a Family Integrated Church?" by Shawn Mathis
John MacArthur on the Silence of Evangelicals in Defense of the Holy Spirit
Although the blog's regular readers already know that I cannot agree with every point John makes when he criticizes his fellow Evangelicals in this area of doctrine (see here), I could not agree more with his assertions in this video.
Top Hats, T-Shirts & Hallowed Be Thy Name
I remember as if it was yesterday. “Hey Chad,” I yelled across the basketball court. The echo of my voice that reverberated throughout the gym was met with a clear and firm response from the tall scary man with a whistle around his neck, “I am coach.” Seeing the fire in his eyes and the … Continue reading Top Hats, T-Shirts & Hallowed Be Thy Name