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 …
Old Clove Church 2023, Sermon on Hebrews 13:8-16 – “Living God, Living Faith” Read More »
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 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 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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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 …
Sermon for Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [1Sa 1:21-28 ESV] 21 The man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow. 22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her …
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Old Testament reading: [1Sa 1:1-20 ESV] 1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. 2 He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of …
Sermon on 1 Samuel 1:1-20 – “Take it to the Lord in Prayer” Read More »
I had an excellent time at the 86th General Synod of the Bible Presbyterian Church held this year in Greeneville, TN. This year’s theme was Biblical Revival, although with an unchecked typo, all of the programs, t-shirts, etc. said “Biblical Revivial.” Rev. Carl Van der Merwe of the host church, Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church of …
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Sermon for Sunday Evening, July 30th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Sermon Text [Act 19:21-41 ESV] 21 Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” 22 And having sent …
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Sermon for Sunday, July 30th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Pro 24:30-34 ESV] 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, 31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone …
Sermon on 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18 – “Be Willing to Work” Read More »
Substitutionary atonement is the doctrine that Jesus Christ suffered and died on the cross for the sake of his chosen people; that he was the substitute, taking upon himself the penalty they deserve and giving them his righteousness. As the sacrifice of the passover lamb was a substitute for the people, so Jesus, being the …
