Only One Gospel

Yesterday I had the privilege of continuing through Galatians. This is a fantastic book! In Galatians 1:6-10 Paul lays out in strong language that the gospel matters. Verse 6 says a desertion of the one and only gospel is a desertion of the God who calls. You can listen the sermon here:

Only one Gospel

Grace and Peace

Grace and Peace is the title of my first sermon in Galatians this coming Sunday. I love what John Stott says about these two words:

"Although 'grace' and 'peace' are common monosyllables, they are pregnant with theological substance. In fact, they summarize Paul's gospel of salvation. The nature of salvation is peace, or reconciliation - peace with God, peace with men, peace within. The source of salvation is grace, God's free favor, irrespective of any human merit or works, His loving-kindness to the undeserving. And this grace and peace flow from the Father and Son together."

Can the Gospel Set us Free?

God-willing, this Sunday I will begin preaching through the book of Galatians. I love this book. In this book Paul lays out the reality that the gospel, properly understood and applied, leads to freedom. This is the reality of being justified in Christ. And I am really excited about preaching this book! If you are close to Cypress Lake Baptist Church we would love to have you.

To Know Christ and to Make Him Known

This morning I preached my 26th sermon in the series titled A Display of God's Glory. I enjoyed the series on the church, but am excited about starting the book of Galatians this next Sunday. If you're interested, you can hear this morning's sermon here:

To Know Christ and to Make Him Known

Sunday Sermon

For some reason our Sunday PM sermon didn't record again. However, Sunday morning did. In the morning I preached from John 4:1-26 with a hope that we would take seriously God's expectations for our worship. You can listen here:

Acceptable Worship: Part 2

Sunday Sermons

Here are the sermons from this past Sunday:

AM - Acceptable Worship: Part 1 - Genesis 4:1-7

PM - Not My Will, but Yours - Luke 22:39-46

Let the Children Come

I just finished a three week focus on how we ought to seek to point the children of our church to Christ.  My focus was it starts in the home, the church assists the parents, and the children are expected to obey and honor their parents. You can listen to the three sermons here:

Let the Children Come: Part 1

Let the Children Come: Part 2

Let the Children Come: Part 3

Does Church Size Matter

I saw this video posted by Collin Hansen and found it good to hear the interaction of these men.

Sermons/Fatherhood

Over the past several months I've been preaching a sermon series on the local church that I called "A Display of God's Glory." In this series we've covered several areas, and I had planned to preach a sermon on how we should view and treat the children in our congregation. That one sermon turned into three. So far, I've preached the first two of these sermons (below) and will finish this weekend.

Let the Children Come: Part 1 

Let the Children Come: Part 2

As a father I have been extremely challenged by the Scriptures about what the Lord expects from me in this area. In my home I have to make sure that I am fixed on Christ so that I can also point my wife and children to Him. Through this conviction I am working on being a better husband and father in my home. Included in this is being more intentional about leading my family in regular family worship times. Here are a few resources I'm either using now, have used in the past, or are beneficial for thinking through family worship.

The Big Picture Story Bible (by David Helm)

ESV Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible (by Sally Lloyd-Jones)

Training Hearts and Teaching Minds (by Starr Meade)

The Family Worship Book (by Terry Johnson)

Family Worship in the Bible, in History, and in your Home (by Donald Witney)

A Children's Catechism (by Wil Owens)

A Baptist Catechism (by John Piper)

Do you have any resources you'd recommend for family worship?

The Hole in Our Holiness

I have been waiting on this book for several months. Kevin DeYoung has become one of my top authors/preachers. I love the balance he has when coming to the Scriptures. Though I have not yet read this book, I feel confident I can highly recommend it. And right now it's only $11.00! 

The Hole in Our Holiness