The Kinds of People the Son of Man Saves and Uses

“The Kinds of People the Son of Man Saves and Uses”Luke 8:1-3September 28, 2025 One of my favorite sections in the Bible is Deuteronomy 7:7-8 — “The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of […]

The Friend of Sinners

“The Friend of Sinners”Luke 7:36-50September 21, 2025 The Bible is filled with deeply profound statements — life-changing statements. You know many of them and have been guided and helped by them. It is a temptation for us to say, “this is the most important statement in the Bible” or “this is the most important statement […]

Some Questions Doubt Asks

Doubt is common. It always has been common. Too common. As far back as Genesis 3 and the rebellious sin of Adam to eat fruit forbidden by God, mankind has doubted God. Not every doubt is the same, but there are some common objections and complaints against God in our questions and doubts of Him. […]

“Questions to Unbelief”

Last Sunday I finished my message by reading a portion of a hymn by John Newton in which he addresses questions that arise in our hearts that tempt us to doubt — and the reminders we must give ourselves to fight those doubts. Here is the full text of the hymn, “Questions to Unbelief.” If […]

Today’s Quote — Intimacy (Bonar)

“Should We Look for Someone Else?” Pt. 2

“Should We Look for Someone Else?” Part 2Luke 7:24-35September 14, 2025 Doubt is a reality of life. Even in the life of the believer. Abraham doubted that God would preserve him and his marriage when they were with Abimelech Abraham and Sarah both (initially) doubted that God could produce an heir through their aging bodies […]

Praying Scripture

Prayer and scripture are vitally linked together. More knowledge of Scripture produces more robustly God-dependent prayers. More praying feeds a greater hunger for Scripture. If you love one, it will drive you to the other. Nineteenth century French pastor Adophe Monod said of the two disciplines, “Without the Word, prayer is nothing, having no source […]

“Should We Look for Someone else?”

“Should We Look for Someone Else?”Luke 7:18-30September 7, 2025 Apologist Randy Newman wrote an open letter to believers in Christ who struggle with doubt: Sometimes doubt comes upon me like a foreboding cold. I wonder if that was just a sneeze or am I coming down with something serious. The snifﬂes of doubt increase when […]

We Remember

Each month we come to the table of communion — the table of remembrance. You may have taken those elements hundreds of times, so that the practice may now seem ordinary and perfunctory. It is not. It is a time to remember some of the most powerful truths God has revealed to us. We gather […]