Sermon for Sunday, September 11th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Deu 7:17-26 ESV] 17 “If you say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I. How can I dispossess them?’ 18 you shall not be afraid of them but you shall remember what the LORD your God …
I’ve recently undertaken a study on repentance. I read four books, which I’ll briefly review below, and then give some comments on the subject. The Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Watson (1668) The Puritan Thomas Watson (c. 1620 – 1686) presumably provides a Reformed view of repentance. He writes that true repentance is made up …
Sermon for Sunday, September 4th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Gen 17:9-14 ESV] 9 And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and …
Sola Internship – 2023 General Description: Internship at a Christian hospitality ministry to hikers on the Appalachian Trail in rural New York (discoversola.com) closely involved with the small (36 members) nearby Unionville Presbyterian Church (BPC). Three-month to four-month term preferred (May-August). Work & Expectations: Regular tasks include welcoming Appalachian Trail hikers, making beds and doing …
Thinking Biblically, A Challenge to Christians, by John W. Robbins, ed. Thomas W. Juodaitis, Unicoi, TN: Trinity Foundation, 2022, 423 pp. $21.95 I started reading books from the Trinity Foundation in the year 2008. I later found this was the same year the foundation’s founder John Robbins passed away. This posthumously edited volume Thinking Biblically …
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Sermon for Sunday Evening, August 28th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Scripture reading: [Act 9:1-22 ESV] 1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found …
Sermon for Sunday, August 28th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Psa 77:11-20 ESV] 11 I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. 12 I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds. 13 Your way, O God, …
Sermon on Joshua 4:1-24 – “The Mighty Hand of the Lord” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, August 21st, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Psa 78:1-16 ESV] 1 A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! 2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark …
I really look forward each year to seeing all the “Fathers and Brothers” at the Bible Presbyterian Church General Synod. This year was our 85th General Synod and it took place in Grand Island, NY. The food and the company did not disappoint. My family came along for the week and we especially enjoyed time …
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Sermon for Sunday, July 31st, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Jos 2:1-24 ESV] 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” And they went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name …
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Sermon for Sunday Evening, July 24th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Scripture reading: [Act 8:26-40 ESV] 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose …
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Sermon for Sunday, July 24th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Jos 1:10-18 ESV] 10 And Joshua commanded the officers of the people, 11 “Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan …
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[I’ve recently received some copies of letters of Dr. Gordon H. Clark from the collection of Howard Long. These are the first new letters to have come to light in a few years. The total number of letters known is now somewhere around 935. As many are interested in Dr. Clark’s views on science, I …
Sermon for Great Lakes Presbytery Camp, Friday Evening, July 8, 2022 and modified for Sunday, July 17, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament Reading: [Psa 16:5-11 ESV] 5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. 6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; …
Sermon for Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Jos 1:1-9 ESV] 1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, …
Sermon for Sunday Evening, June 26th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Scripture reading: [Act 8:9-25 ESV] 9 But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to …
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Sermon for Sunday, June 26th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Psa 111:1-10 ESV] 1 Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. 2 Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all …
Sermon for Sunday, June 19th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Pro 8:1-36 ESV] 1 Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; 3 beside the gates in front of the town, at …
Sermon on Proverbs 8:10-12 – “The Virtue of Prudence” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, June 12th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Deu 15:7-11 ESV] 7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut …
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 16:14 – “The Virtue of Charity” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, June 5th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Pro 18:1-12 ESV] 1 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. 2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. 3 When wickedness comes, contempt comes …
Sermon on 1 Peter 5:5-7 – “The Virtue of Humility” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, May 29th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Pro 15:16-33 ESV] 16 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. 17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with …
Sermon on James 5:13-20 – “Instructions for Life’s Ups and Downs” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday Evening, May 22nd, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Scripture reading: [Act 6:8-15 ESV] 8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and …
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Sermon for Sunday, May 22nd, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Psa 37:1-11 ESV] 1 Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! 2 For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD, and …
