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Old Clove Church 2023, Sermon on Hebrews 13:8-16 – “Living God, Living Faith”

Sermon for Sunday, September 17th, 2023 at The Old Clove Church, Wantage, NJ.   Scripture reading: [Heb 13:8-16 ESV] 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 9 Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by …

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Sermon on 1 Samuel 2:11-17 – “The Dangers of an Unconverted Priesthood”

Sermon for Sunday, September 17th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [1Sa 2:11-17 ESV] 11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. And the boy was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli the priest. 12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know …

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Sermon on Acts 20:1-16 – “The First Day of the Week”

Sermon for Sunday Evening, September 10th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Sermon Text [Act 20:1-16 ESV] 1 After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. 2 When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, …

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Sermon on 1 Samuel 2:1-10 – “Hannah’s God, Our God”

Sermon for Sunday, September 10th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [1Sa 2:1-10 ESV] 1 And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation. 2 “There is none holy …

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Review of The Old Faith in a New Nation

The Old Faith a New Nation: American Protestants and the Christian Past, by Paul J. Gutacker, Oxford University Press, 2023, 247 pp. Paul Gutacker writes against the stereotype (from Phillip Schaff, etc.) of American Protestants as ignorant or uninterested in history. His thesis is that American Protestants – though usually dedicated to the tenant of …

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