Remembering the Lord Our God
To remember the LORD our God is more than nostalgia. It keeps His character, His commands and His faithfulness at the front of the…
Sermons
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
The righteous shall live by faith is far more than a slogan. It is the heartbeat of biblical religion: right standing with God and…
The Relevance of the Ten Plagues of Egypt in the Modern World
Who is the LORD, that I should obey Him? Pharaoh's question was answered by ten plagues, and the answer still confronts every nation that…
The Pretension of Sin: When Evil Masquerades as Godly Virtue
One of sin’s most subtle strategies is to dress itself up as virtue. It quotes Scripture, takes a religious posture and speaks the language…
Christ the Son
A son is known by the father he reflects. Through Christ, the only begotten Son, God adopts sinners as His sons, and by His…
Godliness
Godliness is the kind of life the Lord delights in, and it is what separates true children of God from mere churchgoers. Starting from…
Pride in a Sad Costume: Unmasking the Sin of Self-Pity
Self-pity has a sound, and most of us know it: “Walang nakakaintindi sa akin,” “Palagi na lang ako ang mali,” “Kawawa naman ako.” It…
Adorning the Doctrine of God Our Saviour in the Beauty of Holiness
Paul told Titus to put things in order in the churches of Crete, at a time when Christians were outcasts, called atheists for refusing…
The Misunderstood Love of God
Everyone cherishes the love of God, yet it is the most commonly misunderstood truth about Him. Love is one of God’s attributes, not the…
Accusation or Conviction?
Satan's accusations and the Holy Spirit's conviction can both make us feel guilty, yet they differ in origin, purpose and outcome. Learning to tell…
Rest in The Lord
The promise of entering God's rest still stands. It is not found in a day or a feeling, but in Christ, who calls the…
The Justice of God
Justice is not a human invention or a social agreement. It is rooted in God's own nature, and every human idea of justice answers…
Great Wealth of Contentment
Paul tells Timothy that godliness with contentment is great gain. What that gain is, and why the love of money cannot deliver it.
The Lord’s Supper
The Corinthians had turned the Lord's table into a place of division. Paul calls them back to what the Supper is: a proclamation of…
Faithfulness
Everyone prizes faithfulness in others. This study traces it back to its source in the faithful God, and shows why our faithfulness to one…
The Precious Blood of Christ
We were not redeemed with silver or gold but with the precious blood of Christ. Over two Sundays, a walk through everything that blood…
Fruitful Life
The Father is glorified when His people bear much fruit. The secret is abiding in Christ, walking by the Spirit and putting on the…
Covenantal Relationship
Jesus warns that many who call Him Lord will still hear 'I never knew you' – so what makes a covenant relationship with God…
Christ of the Covenant
From the covenant of life with Adam to the New Covenant in Christ's blood, a three-part seminar on the one story of redemption that…
The Forgiven
Because of Christ's finished sacrifice, God remembers our sins no more, and we can draw near to Him with a clean conscience and full…
Holiness
God is holy, and He calls a people to be holy as He is holy. This two-part study moves from knowing the holy God…
Do Not Be Conformed
Paul calls believers to offer their bodies as a living sacrifice and be transformed by the renewal of the mind, instead of being shaped…
God Is Light
God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. Christ is the light of the world, and those who belong to Him…
The Tree of Life
From the tree in Eden to the tree of life in the new creation, this sermon traces how humanity's exile from God's presence is…
The Attributes of God
Eternal life is to know the only true God. This study sorts His attributes into those He alone possesses and those He shares, and…
The Lamb’s Book of Life
A survey of Revelation's final judgment scene, showing that the only safe place is to have one's name written in the Lamb's Book of…
The Immutability of God
Everything in creation changes, but God does not. His unchanging nature and His unchanging Word are a sure anchor for the soul in a…
By His Wounds You Have Been Healed
Peter reminds suffering believers that Christ bore their sins in his body on the cross, so that by his wounds they might be healed.
The Aseity of God
God exists in and of Himself and needs nothing from His creation. Everything else depends on Him, and He asks for a humble and…
Salt of the Earth
Jesus calls His people salt of the earth, but only Christ's imputed righteousness makes that saltiness real and lasting.
The Incomprehensible God
A finite mind cannot fully grasp the infinite God. Yet God has made Himself known, truly though not exhaustively, through His revelation and in…
We Love Because He First Loved Us
1 John 4:19 anchors this two-part sermon: because God loved us first, we can forgive as we've been forgiven, give as Zacchaeus gave, and…
Infinite and Uncontainable God
To define is to limit, but God is infinite and incomprehensible. His name, I AM WHO I AM, tells us He is beyond definition…
Work & Sabbath
From creation's rhythm of work and rest to the fourth commandment, this message traces how God instituted, blessed, and restored the Sabbath for his…
Self-Evident Existence
The existence of God is self-evident. Creation declares His glory, and the denial of God comes not from lack of evidence but from suppressing…
The Problem of Evil
Confronting the problem of evil head-on: God is not its author, evil has no equal claim with good, and every person must first face…
The Work of Excellence: Theology of Work
A study of work as worship, tracing the imago Dei and dominion mandate to Christ's call for excellence in every calling until He comes.
The Reality of God’s Law: Why Morality Exclusively Belongs to the Christian God
An apologetics message asking what standard makes anything truly good or bad, and showing that only the Triune God can ground real morality.
The Dangers of Unbelief
Doubt is a form of unbelief that runs through Scripture's stories — from Zacharias and Sarah to Peter and Thomas — and this sermon…
The Blood of Jesus, His Son
A look at why Christ had to bear the penalty for sin Himself, and how His blood cleanses those who trust in Him.
The Self-Contained God
God did not create man because He was lonely. He is self-contained and in need of nothing, and the knowledge of Him is inescapable…
Jesus Is Lord
This message walks through what it means to confess "Jesus is Lord" over relationships, evil, and even life and death, and to truly believe,…
The Peril of Unbelief
Israel saw God's works for forty years and still fell in the wilderness. Unbelief and doubt shut people out of the blessing God has…
Imago Dei: Created in the Image of God
Man was made to mirror God's character on earth. Sin marred that image, but in Christ, the perfect image of God, it is being…
Manna from Heaven
Israel's grumbling over daily manna in the wilderness becomes a picture of Christ, the true bread from heaven who sustains his people to this…
Spoils of Victory
Abraham's victory over the four kings and the return of the spoils of war becomes a picture of Christ's greater victory, who plunders sin…
Lavish Gift of God
From the gold and silver poured into Israel's tabernacle to Christ becoming poor for our sake, this sermon traces God's lavish gift and calls…
Justified by the Blood of Christ
Sinners are declared righteous before God not by their own works but by the blood Christ shed on the cross — justified freely, through…
Sons of God
See how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God. Like Father, like son: His children…
Covenantal Ambassadors: The High Calling of Christian Parenting
A vision for Christian parenting built on four pillars: stewardship, covenant privilege, family discipleship, and resting in God's strength rather than our own.
Who Is Jesus?
Crowds followed Jesus for loaves and signs, and religions still give many answers. Scripture gives the true one: He is the Christ, the Son…
Does God Exist?
Before defending the gospel, the message starts with a simpler question: does the evidence of creation – even the moon – already point to…
Listen to Jesus
A call to hear and obey the voice of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, above every other voice, and to keep watch for His return.
The Great Dilemma
A Philippian jailer, sword in hand at midnight, asked the question every person must face: 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?'
The Gospel and the Law
This message traces how God's law indicts sinners, reveals sin, and yet still guides the believer's sanctification, even though it can never justify.
The Most Essential Thing in Life
The world ranks health, family and happiness first. Jesus asks what it profits a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul.
The Faithful and Just Forgiver
A two-part study of 1 John 1:9 on why a holy God can forgive sinners without compromising His justice.
Seeing the Unseen God
The natural man cannot see the things of God. The unseen God is seen by faith, and without faith it is impossible to please…
The Battle with the Amalekites
Israel's fight with the Amalekites was won on a hilltop, not a battlefield – as long as Moses' hands stayed raised in prayer.
God Made All Things Possible
Is anything too difficult for the Lord? No one can change his own heart, but God does something new and gives His people newness…
The House of God: Our Dwelling Place
From Jacob's ladder at Bethel to the church built up in the Spirit, this sermon traces what it means for God's people to be…
The Shameful Nakedness of Noah
Noah's drunken, exposed shame after the flood becomes an unlikely picture of the gospel: the God who clothed Adam and Eve, and let His…
Regeneration: From Death to Life
Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. Regeneration is the Spirit's sovereign work, bringing the spiritually dead to life.
Teach Us to Number Our Days
Moses' prayer in Psalm 90 teaches believers to count their days honestly so that they may gain a heart of wisdom.
The Newness of Life
There is nothing new under the sun, yet in Christ there is a new creation. Believers are raised with Him to walk in newness…
Be Perfect
Jesus' command to "be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" exposes every believer's need for Christ's own perfect righteousness.
The Blessed Christ: A Meditation on Christmas and the Beatitudes
True blessedness is not a Beatitude checklist to perform but a gift given in Christ, the Victor who secured every spiritual blessing for His…
Joy to the World, Let Earth Receive Her King
The Christmas carol's title becomes a sermon on the incarnation: God became flesh, 'Immanuel, God with us,' to reverse the fall and dwell again…
The Kinsman Redeemer
Through Judah and Tamar, then Boaz and Ruth, God quietly raises up the family line from which the true Kinsman Redeemer, Jesus Christ, would…
Him Only Shall You Serve
From the wilderness temptation, ministers are reminded that only the Lord deserves worship and service – and that same exclusive devotion must mark the…
Mortifying Sin
Because God is infinitely holy, growing in holiness means growing in hatred of sin. This message lays out the Christian duty, danger, and battle…
Delight Yourself in the Lord
Psalm 37 tells God's people not to envy evildoers, whose days are numbered, but to trust the Lord, delight in Him and rest in…
Marriage
A message on the biblical calling of marriage.
Obedience
Christ's willing obedience calls believers to whole-hearted obedience of their own, and there is no neutral ground before God: everyone is already a slave…
The Great Paradox: Why Do the Wicked Prosper?
Asaph nearly stumbled when he saw the wicked prosper, until he entered the sanctuary of God and found that God Himself is his portion…
God Watches Over His People
From Psalm 33 and the life of King Asa, a lesson on the Lord whose eyes are on those who fear Him and who…
God Is Faithful
From the suffering Servant of Isaiah 53 to Peter's restoration by the Sea of Galilee, God's faithfulness is traced through Scripture as the ground…
Blessed Is the Nation Whose God Is the Lord
Psalm 33:12 opens a study of God's calling of Abraham and Israel: a people chosen as His inheritance, made wise by His law and…
The Lord Will Bring Us Safely To His Heavenly Kingdom
Justification is the foundation, but the same God who saved us has promised to bring us safely all the way home.
The Justice of God
A three-part study defending God's justice in the Old Testament, from the law that each dies for his own sin, to the conquest of…
The Counsel of the Lord
The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations, but His own counsel stands forever, as the stories of Ahithophel and Haman show.
Rejoicing in God’s Creation
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made. A lesson from Psalm 33 on the vastness of the universe and the care…
The Faithfulness of God
From Psalm 12's lament over a world short on faithful men, to Jesus meeting a failed, denying Peter again at the Sea of Galilee,…
The Lordship of Christ over His Church
Ministers are called to guard Christ's headship over His church against a corrupted gospel, secularized worship, and self-serving ministry.
God Is Gracious
A survey of God's graciousness — in common grace to all creation, in the discipline He gives His children, and in how that graciousness…
Rejoice in the Lord
Psalm 33 calls the righteous to rejoice in the Lord with a new song, because His word is right and all His work is…
The Joy of Forgiveness
Psalm 32 shows the blessedness of the one whose sin is covered, the torment of hidden guilt, and the joy that follows honest confession.
The Chosen Nation
Tracing God's choice of Israel at Sinai through to the church, God's chosen and holy nation in Christ.
Enduring God’s Holy Discipline
Psalm 3, written as David fled from Absalom, shows a king under God's discipline for his sin, who still finds that salvation belongs to…
The True Israel
Not all who descend from Abraham are true Israel; God's true Israel are the children of promise, united to Christ by faith, both Jew…
A Psalm of Repentance
Psalm 51, David's prayer after his sin with Bathsheba, teaches true repentance: a broken and contrite heart that God will not despise.
Proclaiming the Lord’s Death Till He Comes
'For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.' A three-part study of…
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Jesus' parable of the wicked tenants exposes Israel's rejection of God's prophets and His Son, and reveals Christ as the rejected stone now made…
Bless the Lord, O My Soul
Psalm 103 asks how we can bless the God who is the source of all blessing, and answers: by not forgetting His benefits and…
In Him All Things Consist
Genesis 1 is not only a record of creation but a declaration that Christ's law-word holds the entire universe together.
The Lord Is My Portion
When Canaan was divided, the Levites received no land, because the Lord Himself was their inheritance. To say "the Lord is my portion" is…
The One True Religion
Comparing the claims of the world's religions, this two-part message asks what makes Christianity different, then presses into Jesus' own claim to be the…
The Great Commission
The Great Commission didn't begin in Matthew 28 – it's the fulfillment of a mission traced through the whole Bible.
Illusion
Optical illusions show how easily our senses are fooled. Fallen man is fooled in a deeper way, cut off from reality until he is…
Sermon on the Mount
A series through the Sermon on the Mount, moving from Christ fulfilling the Law to what it means to truly honor father and mother.
Homosexuality
A biblical, unflinching look at homosexuality — what Scripture actually says, why arguments for accommodating it don't hold up, and the gospel hope that…
Social Justice
Contrasting man's justice with God's justice, this sermon uses the parable of the workers in the vineyard to examine what true social justice looks…
The Resurrection Body
If Christ is not raised, our faith is worthless. Because He is raised, the dead will rise in glorified bodies fit for God's new…
The Last Adam
Through one man, Adam, sin and death came to all. Through the Last Adam, Jesus Christ, grace reigns through righteousness to eternal life.
Human Dignity
If man is a cosmic accident, he has no real dignity. Because he is made in God's image and called to rule under Him,…
Who Is Jesus?
On the church's 24th founding anniversary, a look at who Jesus truly is—Christ, Son of the living God, and Lord over all.
What’s Wrong with Feminism?
An exposition on biblical womanhood and manhood that traces feminism's confusion back to Genesis, recovering God's design for man, woman, and marriage.
Evolution
A study of the theory of evolution and the question of whether it can be squared with the Bible's own account that God created…
The Greatest Commandment
Asked which commandment is greatest, Jesus answered: love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind. This two-part study asks what…
Where Are the Covenant Men / Women?
A call for covenant men to take up their God-given authority and responsibility at home, since a healthy household needs not just covenant women…
Tower of Babel
The builders of Babel tried to make a name for themselves apart from God; He confused their plans, but remains Himself the true strong…
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself (Part 2)
The second great commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself. The Bible defines that love as sincere, active and selfless, doing good and…
Baptism
A two-part study of baptism – the sign of the covenant – and the case for baptizing the children of believers as heirs of…
The Covenant of Redemption
An eternal covenant among Father, Son, and Spirit before creation, unfolded in the five great blessings of Ephesians 1.
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
A lawyer tested Jesus about eternal life and then asked, "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus' answer exposes our self-righteousness and calls us to show…
All Law Fulfilled
Jesus said He came not to destroy the Law and the Prophets but to fulfill them – so what does that mean for Christians…
You Shall Have No Other Gods
The first commandment calls for undivided loyalty to God alone. This two-part message asks what competes for first place in our hearts and calls…
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
A servant forgiven an unpayable debt refused to forgive a small one. Jesus warns that those who have received God's mercy must show mercy…
Friends of God
What does real friendship look like, and how is it different from the world's substitutes? This message roots true friendship in Christ's own example,…
The Parables of Lost and Found
A lost sheep, a lost coin and a lost son: three parables from Luke 15 that show the heart of the Father and the…
The Parable of the Vineyard Workers
Workers hired at the last hour received the same wage as those who worked all day. God is not unjust when He is generous;…
Covenant Faithfulness
God's covenants are acts of grace – and His faithfulness to keep them is new every morning.
The Parable of the Two Debtors
At a Pharisee's table, a sinful woman anointed Jesus' feet. Through a parable of two debtors, Jesus showed that the one forgiven much loves…
Armor of God
A two-part series on Ephesians 6's call to put on the full armor of God and stand firm against the devil's schemes.
The Parable of the Self-Righteous Man and the Repentant Sinner
Two men go up to the temple to pray. One trusts in his own righteousness; the other beats his breast and asks for mercy,…
Biblical Maturity
What does it mean to grow up in the faith? This sermon defines biblical maturity through Ephesians 4 and contrasts being 'like children' in…
The Parable of Growth and Maturity
The growth parables point to a life that must mature. God gives new birth and every resource for godliness, and calls believers to grow…
The Parable of the Kingdom of God
The kingdom of God grows like a seed, a mustard plant and leaven: quietly, little by little, until the rule of Christ fills the…
New Year
Every longing for a fresh start is answered in Christ, who alone makes people new and calls them to put off the old self…
The Forgiver, God
God, who alone has the right and authority to forgive sin committed against himself, forgives sinners only through the just satisfaction of Christ's cross,…
From Heaven to Earth: The Trinity in the Story of Christmas
Christmas is not only the story of the Son's birth but of the whole Trinity at work: the Father's eternal plan, the Son's incarnation,…
The Parable of the New Wineskins
New wine cannot be poured into old wineskins. Christ does not patch up the old religion; He brings a new creation.
Far as the Curse Is Found
Genesis 3's curse – on the serpent, on the woman, on marriage itself – and the Christmas hope that Christ came to make his…
The Lord Is Come
A two-part Christmas message on the Word made flesh: though rich, He became poor for our sake, so that through His poverty we might…
Parable of the Treasure
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, worth selling everything to possess, yet sin captivates the heart before Christ ever…
The Parable of the Sower
A sower scatters seed on four kinds of soil, and only the good soil bears fruit. The lesson shows that a heart able to…
The Parable of the Rich Fool
A man builds bigger barns and tells his soul to take its ease, but God calls him a fool. Life does not consist in…
The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
A dishonest manager acts shrewdly before he is dismissed. Everything belongs to God, a day of reckoning is coming, and no one can serve…
Eternal Life
A two-session seminar surveying what Scripture teaches about eternal life: a gift of grace received now, defined by knowing God, and secured for a…
The Parable of the Talents
A master entrusts his servants with talents and returns to settle accounts. The lesson teaches faithful stewardship of all God has given, empowered by…
Wrestling with God
Jacob's night wrestling with God at the Jabbok becomes a picture of how God transforms His people through struggle.
Jacob’s Prosperity
Laban changed Jacob's wages again and again – yet it was God's providence, not human scheming, that made him prosper.
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
A rich man and a beggar trade places at death, and a great chasm is fixed between them. There are no second chances after…
Jacob in Haran
Jacob is deceived on his own wedding night just as he once deceived his father — yet God's faithfulness to His covenant promise presses…
Five Solas of the Reformation
A walk through the five solas of the Reformation, contrasting Rome's teaching with Scripture's testimony of grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
The king's invited guests refuse to come, the hall is filled from the highways, and one guest is found without wedding clothes. Many are…
Captivated by the Kingdom of Heaven
Like a pearl of great price, the Kingdom of Heaven is worth being captivated by — this sermon calls believers to seek God's kingdom…
Ruled by Christ’s Love for Us
Because Christ's own sacrificial love now controls and rules the believer, love for the world's counterfeit loves must give way to wholehearted love for…
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
A man finds treasure in a field and, in his joy, sells everything to buy it. The kingdom of God is worth more than…
The Vine and the Branches
Jesus is the true vine and His people are the branches. Apart from Him they can do nothing, but those who abide in Him…
Jacob’s Ladder
A two-part series tracing God's sovereign purpose through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to the ladder at Bethel, fulfilled in Christ.
Jesus, the Sound Doctrine
Sound doctrine did not begin with man's ideas about God; it is centered on Christ Himself and must be taught faithfully to the next…
Jesus the Bread of Life
When a crowd sought Jesus for bread that perishes, He offered Himself instead as the true bread of life, promising to lose none who…
The Great Separation: The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, He will separate the sheep from the goats. The lesson asks what the works of…
The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
An enemy sows tares among the wheat, and the two grow together until the harvest. The lesson calls believers to examine themselves and make…
A Royal Priesthood
Believers are 'a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation.' This two-part seminar traces the priesthood from Sinai to Christ, our one mediator,…
The Holy Trinity: The Lord’s Church
The doctrine of the Trinity – one God, three persons, unity in diversity – becomes the pattern for the church: one body, many members,…
The Parable of Ten Virgins
Five wise virgins had oil for their lamps and five foolish ones did not. When the bridegroom came, the door was shut, so the…
Wise and Foolish Builders
The wise man builds on the rock by hearing and doing Christ's words. The lesson asks whether our lives rest on Jesus Christ, the…
Koinonia
A message on koinonia – the gospel-grounded fellowship that unites believers to Christ and to one another.
Idolatry
Even worship of the true God becomes idolatry when we shape Him into an image of our own making.
Listen
"He who has ears, let him hear." This lesson traces Christ's repeated call to listen and asks why some hear His voice and others…
The Ultimate Prophet
Moses foretold a prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen. This lesson shows how Jesus Christ fulfills the prophetic office as God's final…
Beware of False Prophets
Jesus warned of wolves in sheep's clothing. Taking the Word of God as its measuring standard, this lesson shows how to tell false prophets…
Contending for the Faith
Jude urges believers to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. The lesson joins sound doctrine to a life worthy of…
Apocalypse: The Last Day Madness
A two-part study through Revelation 13 and 17 identifying the beast, the mark, and the number 666 within their first-century setting, and showing that…
The Last Adam
Adam and Christ stand side by side as the first man and the Last Adam — this sermon compares and contrasts them, tracing how…
Salvation
Distinguishing man's false, surface-level idea of salvation from God's true salvation that reaches the root problem of sin.
Changing Culture vs Family
Culture's redefinition of good and evil is measured against Genesis's creation order for man, woman, and the family.
Holiness in Marriage
Continuing a study of holiness, this message turns to marriage – calling husbands and wives to the same sacrificial, sanctifying love Christ has for…
Parable of the Sower
Jesus' parable of the sower and the four kinds of soil, describing the different ways the human heart receives the word of God.
Knowing God
From Paul's opening praise in Ephesians, a survey of what it means that God has chosen, adopted, and blessed His people in Christ.
What Is the Gospel?
A three-part seminar defining the gospel from every angle – as good news, a person, a command, and the power of God – and…
Culture War
Satan's chief strategy to unravel a culture is to attack the family; the church answers by calling husbands and wives back to their God-given,…
What is the Gospel
What is the gospel, really? Tracing the word "euangelion" from Rome's imperial propaganda to the prophets and the person of Jesus Christ, this message…
God with Us
Christmas remembers the Word becoming flesh, God with us – and the same grace that made him poor for our sake now reconciles us…
Joy to the World
Built around the carol's own lines, this message roots real joy not in the season but in the announced, historical fact that the Lord…
Born Again
Being born again is not a change the world or the flesh can produce; it is a new birth of the Spirit that only…
The Lord’s Prayer
An eight-part series working phrase by phrase through the Lord's Prayer, from 'Our Father' to the closing doxology.
Justice, Atonement, Righteousness
A seminar lecture tracing how the tabernacle and its sacrifices, and ultimately Christ, satisfy God's justice while making sinners righteous before Him.
The Sabbath
A three-part study of the Sabbath as the pattern of creation, God's provision in the wilderness, a binding commandment, and the sign of true…
Pride
Pride was the first sin, seen in Satan's own fall, and Paul confronted it again as the root problem in the Corinthian church. This…
The Glory of God
From fading human glory to the unfading glory of God revealed in Christ, and the call to reflect it.
I Am the Lord
'I am the LORD, and there is no other' – the same God who formed Israel and redeemed them is the reason for their…
Is God’s Law for Us Today?
Grounding salvation in sovereign grace before asking whether, and how, God's law still binds His covenant people, at a seminar held the day the…
Joy in the Holy Spirit
Christian joy is distinguished from mere happiness: a supernatural, gospel-grounded well-being that can be experienced even in the middle of trials.
Weightier Matters
Jesus condemns religious leaders who fastidiously tithe garden herbs while neglecting the law's weightier matters of justice, mercy, and faithfulness.
Justice and Righteousness
God's throne is built on righteousness and justice, and His covenant people are called to reflect that same righteousness and justice in every relationship.
Shalom
Shalom is more than the absence of conflict – it's the restored peace with God, self, others, and creation that only reconciliation through Christ…
Law and Order
From the Shema to the new covenant, this message traces law's purpose in bringing order — order human effort cannot sustain, but that Christ…
Christ, Son of God
Scripture uses 'sonship' several ordinary ways, but Christ's Sonship as God's only begotten Son is unique. This message shows how sinners are brought into…
The Holy Spirit Gives Life
Romans 5 shows how justification by faith gives believers peace with God and a hope that cannot be shaken, even in suffering.
Living in Harmony with God
From Deuteronomy's choice between life and death to the New Creation firstfruits in Christ, this message calls God's people to walk in agreement with…
Vicarious Substitution
Why did Jesus have to die on the cross? This sermon explains the doctrine of vicarious substitution — Christ bearing the punishment His people…
Is the Law of Moses Obsolete?
Many Christians hold a quiet, negative view of 'the Law of Moses' and the Old Testament – this seminar asks whether that law is…
The Gospel: The Hope of Humanity
Centered on John 3:16, a message on the gospel as the only true hope for humanity.
Who Is Jesus to You?
A personal challenge: the message of the cross is foolishness to those perishing, but the power of God to those being saved.
Grace
'For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God' – a…
The Mission of Christ
Christ's mission compels each believer to ask what their own personal mission and hope in life truly is.
Voice
God warns His people to test every voice that claims to speak for Him, even one confirmed by a sign, against His own revealed…
Building a Kingdom-Driven Family
A three-part series on the family built on the fear of the Lord: God's hand in building the home (Psalms 112, 127 and 128),…
The Third and Seventh Commandments
Two commandment studies from the same seminar day: guarding the honor of God's name, and guarding the honor of marriage from adultery.
The Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
The seventh commandment isn't just a rule against adultery – it protects marriage as a picture of God's own covenant faithfulness.
The Fear of the Lord
A call to approach God rightly, in reverence, gratitude, and obedience, as the fear that is the beginning of wisdom.
The Third Commandment
A two-part series on the third commandment – not taking the LORD's name in vain – and what it means to bear God's name…
The Fear of the Lord and Coram Deo
A seminar for ministers on cultivating a right fear of the Lord – reverence joined with holy dread, not craven terror – and on…
Coram Deo
'Coram Deo' means living before the face of God. This message asks whether your life's ultimate goal is God's glory or your own, worldly…
Anno Domini: In the Year of the Lord
On New Year's Day, this message reflects on "Anno Domini" — the year of our Lord — tracing how God has always marked time…
The Incarnation of God the Son
A Christmas program retelling the nativity of Luke 2 through carols, drama, and reflection on the incarnation of God the Son, closing with a…
God Is a Consuming Fire
A survey of God's holy fire in judgment, from Sodom and Nadab and Abihu to Uzzah and the ark, calling believers to worship with…
Covering for Shameful Nakedness
From Genesis 3, a look at how Adam and Eve's shame was covered by God's provision, not their own effort.
God or Chance
When the ark of God fell into Philistine hands and 'the glory had departed from Israel,' the events that followed force the question: was…
What is Reality?
Pilate asked Jesus, 'What is truth?' – not realizing that Truth itself stood before him.
The Light of the World
From Matthew 5:14-16: believers are the light of the world, meant to be seen so others glorify the Father.
The Theology of Work
Work did not begin with the curse; it began as part of God's good design, a dominion mandate believers now fulfill through Christ for…
The New Creation
Adam's fall dragged the whole creation into futility and decay; this sermon traces its hope forward to the promised new heavens and new earth,…
Glorification
Glorification is the final link in the golden chain of redemption: already God's children, believers will one day be conformed fully to the glorified…
The Day of Atonement: Yom Kippur
The Day of Atonement pictured the costly, once-a-year covering for Israel's sin, a shadow fulfilled once for all in Christ.
Sanctification
Justification does not change us morally; sanctification is the process by which Christ's righteousness bears fruit in us, because we serve the Holy One…
Protoevangelium: The First Gospel
The 10th MITWS traces the 'first gospel' of Genesis 3:15 through the long war between the seed of the woman and the seed of…
The War Between Two Seeds
From the promise of a woman's offspring who would crush the serpent's head, to the dragon's defeat in Revelation, this message traces the one…
Protoevangelium: The First Gospel
The first promise of a Savior comes right after the Fall — this sermon traces the 'war between two seeds' from Genesis 3:15 all…
What Is the Gospel?
A three-part Ministers' In-the-Word Seminar answering the basic question, 'What is the Gospel?'
Vanity of Life
Ecclesiastes' verdict that life "under the sun" is vanity is traced to the Fall, and answered by the hope of a God who is…
What Is the Gospel?
A systematic walk through the gospel story – creation, God's commandment, the fall, sin, and God's law – building toward what the good news…
Predestination
Across three sessions, this teaching lays out the doctrine of predestination — God's sovereign, unconditional choice to save sinners in Christ before the foundation…
Faith
'Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen' (Heb 11:1) – a study of what true, God-given faith…
The Insatiable Desires of the Human Soul
The Preacher tested every pleasure life could offer and found it all vanity, a warning that the human soul's cravings can never be satisfied…
Live Life
Against the world's advice to just 'live life,' this message calls believers to be doers of the word, practicing pure religion rather than empty…
Biblical Manhood
A call for men to embrace their God-given identity and responsibility as biblical men, watchful and strong in the faith.
A Place Called Wits’ End
Sailors caught in a storm at sea, with every skill exhausted, cried to the Lord and he brought them out of their distress. This…
The Holy Trinity
John's prologue grounds the doctrine of the Trinity: the Word who was with God and was God became flesh and dwelt among us.
Marriage and the Image Mandate
Before sin ever entered the world, marriage was already part of God's image-bearing design for humanity.
The Triune God: One God, One Lord
Who is the God of the Bible? This message works from the burning bush's "I AM" to the Shema's "the LORD is one," showing…
Blessings of the Covenant
The Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount describe the blessings that belong to those inside God's covenant — poor in spirit, mourning, meek,…
Am I My Brother’s Keeper?
Using Cain's question to God, a biblical approach to handling conflict and pursuing peace within the church.
The Terror of Dreams
Nebuchadnezzar's terrifying dream of a great statue, broken by a stone cut without hands, reveals that God's kingdom alone will never be destroyed.
Salt of the Earth
Jesus calls his disciples the salt of the earth, but warns that salt which loses its savor is no longer good for anything and…
The Choice
Ahead of the 2022 national election, the church is called to choose life over death the way Israel once had to, refusing to treat…
Way of Life
A seminar working through the rich young ruler's question, 'what shall I do to inherit eternal life,' to test popular but faulty answers against…
Illusion
Confusion over what's real exposes how easily the senses and the world's definitions can deceive; Scripture alone gives us reality as it truly is.
Human from Conception
'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you' (Jer 1:5) – a sermon on the sanctity of human life from conception, and…
Forgive Us Our Sins
A two-part message on the poison of unforgiveness, urging believers who have been forgiven a great debt by God to forgive others just as…
Thy Kingdom Come
Across four sessions, this series asks what it really means to pray 'thy kingdom come.'
Spokesman of the Law
Moses delivered God's law as his spokesman at Sinai. This message asks how Christians should relate to that law now that Christ has come…
The Firstborn
The Sunday after Christmas, retelling Luke's nativity account and Christ's identity as "the firstborn over all creation."
A Faithful Witness
What does it mean to be a 'witness'? Paul's own imprisonment in Philippians 1 becomes the pattern for a faithful testimony to Christ.
New Heaven and New Earth
The Bible's story arcs from paradise lost in the Garden of Eden to paradise fully restored in the new heaven and the new earth,…
Heavenly Mansions
Christ's promise of a place prepared in his Father's house grounds a hope for life after death that is real because God himself is…
Jesus’ Testimony of Heaven
A message on what Jesus Himself testified about heaven, the place He has gone to prepare for His own.
Hell: The Antithesis of Heaven
Part 3 of a series on the doctrine of hell, this sermon describes hell as the total corruption of God's good creation, set opposite…
The Doctrine of Hell and the Goodness of God
Is the doctrine of hell compatible with a good God? This message defends hell as real, conscious, and everlasting — and shows why that…
The False Gospel of Moralism (And Why It Doesn’t Save You)
Being a 'good person' isn't the gospel – Romans 2 warns that moralism still leaves you condemned.
The Millennial Hope: A Thousand-Year Reign of Christ and His Saints
A study of Revelation 20's "thousand years," presented as a real ground of Christian hope in Christ's coming reign.
Principles of Life
Answering a child's question about God's statutes and rules, this message unpacks life principles from God's law: his ownership, his authority, and the good…
Education and the Law
Christian education is covenantal, not neutral; it must teach children God's law from the heart, with Christ as Lord over every subject.
The Grain Offering
The grain offering in Leviticus 2 pictures worship as tribute: the first and best of one's own labor, offered to God simply out of…
The Guilt Offering
The guilt offering answers a guilty conscience, not just before God but toward the person wronged – confession, restitution, and atonement together, a picture…
The Sin Offering
Leviticus 4's sin offering teaches that sin, even committed unintentionally, requires atonement through the shedding of blood so that God's presence can remain among…
Agnus Dei
"Agnus Dei" — the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. This message moves from the world's incurable sickness of…
The Peace Offering
A study of the peace offering in Leviticus 3, the sacrifice of fellowship and thanksgiving that pictures reconciled communion with God.
The Burnt Offering
From Leviticus 1, a look at the burnt offering as a picture of costly, wholehearted devotion to God.
The Royal Priesthood: The Order of Melchizedek
Christ's priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek rather than Aaron, is shown to be superior, permanent, and the ground for believers' calling as a…
Sifted in a Sieve
Satan asked to sift Peter like wheat, but Jesus had already prayed for him; the same sifting — through trials, temptation, and tribulation –…
Jesus Christ, High Priest of Good Things to Come
Christ is the great High Priest of the good things to come, fulfilling and surpassing the Aaronic priesthood by entering heaven itself with His…
The Judgment Throne
Every person will stand before the Great White Throne, judged according to what is written in the books, a solemn call to be found…
The Throne
Revelation 4 pulls back the curtain on history's true center: the throne of God, surrounded by covenant faithfulness, worship, and a redeemed kingdom of…
Higher Purpose in Life
'From him and through him and to him are all things' (Rom 11:36) – tracing God's sovereign purpose through Jacob, Tamar, Ruth, Job, and…
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