May 5, 2019 at First Presbyterian Church of Unionville (PCA) Sermon Text: [John 1:1-5 ESV]1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made …
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Dillingham Presbyterian Church – March 17, 2019 Scripture reading: [Act 20:17-27 ESV] 17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the …
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https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=3319142775445 Sermon on Romans 6:14-23 – “Set Free to be Slaves of God” Dec 30, 2018 at Dillingham Presbyterian Church CONTEXT and INTRODUCTION We’re now returning to our sermon series on Paul’s epistle to the church at Rome. As you recall Romans is a treatise on justification. Paul’s main contention in the letter has been …
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Sermon on Matthew 2:1-12 “Born in Bethlehem” December 23, 2018 at Dillingham Presbyterian Church INTRODUCTION While in the early history of Presbyterianism holidays were generally not recognized, it is common in many places today, even among conservative Presbyterians that a sermon on Christ’s death be preached at Easter or a sermon on Christ’s birth be …
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=1129181330252334 Sermon on Romans 6:1-13 – “Walk in Newness of Life November 25, 2018 at Dillingham Presbyterian Church I. Review In chapter 5 Paul had argued that we are to be assured of our salvation in Jesus Christ, and that the forgiveness we have in Christ is far greater than the sin we have in …
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The Reformed Faith maintains that the grace of God is the cause of man’s salvation (WCF 9:4, 10:2), that faith is its alone instrument (WCF 11:2), and that works are the fruit and evidences of a true and lively faith (WCF 16:2). With this in mind, it is important to note that there is a …
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=112918134392285 Sermon on Romans 5:12-21 – “Christ Over Adam” September 23, 2018 at Dillingham Presbyterian Church I. The Comparison (Verses 12, 18, 19) We start the passage with a “therefore.” And I was taught that whenever you see a “therefore” in the Scriptures, you must ask “What is the therefore there for?” Now, Paul says …
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=112918131566109 Sermon on Romans 5:6-11 – “Much More Assurance” September 16, 2018 at Dillingham Presbyterian Church INTRODUCTION “Billy” Lee was a servant—a slave—of General George Washington. For eight years before the Revolutionary War, he had served as valet, huntsman, and butler at Washington’s Mount Vernon home. Coming along with Washington into battle, Billy Lee, it …
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=112918132411811 Sermon on Romans 5:1-5 – “The Benefits of Faith in Jesus Christ” September 16, 2018 at Dillingham Presbyterian Church Introduction In the first four chapters of Paul’s letter to the Romans we learned that salvation is through faith alone—not through works, not through the sacraments, not through priests, nor any combination of these things. …
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In the 1960s (and 70s) CHRISTIANITY TODAY was a popular and generally orthodox publication with a large readership. The editor in those early days of the magazine was Carl Henry. And on one occasion Henry met with a prominent Swiss theologian who had for decades been making waves with many novel (if not unorthodox) theological …
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Sermon on Romans 3:27-31 – “The Narrow Road of Faith” Preached on June 3, 2018 at Emmanuel PCA, Franklin NC. Sermonaudio link: tinysa.com/sermon/87187471210 [Rom 3:27-31 ESV] 27 Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 For …
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https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=47182010432 Thanks to Rev. Dr. Charles Roberts of Reedy River Presbyterian Church for uploading this audio of the panel discussion from this morning (4/7/2018) at the Gordon H. Clark Philosophy Symposium. The panel consisted of myself, Dr. Bill Davis, and Dr. Bill Higgins and was moderated by Dr. John Wingard. I failed to record audio …
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Preached Mar. 18, 2018 at Dillingham Presbyterian Church [Rom 3:21-26 ESV] 21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it– 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23 …
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I thought of this question, “Which preacher has the most sermons on Sermonaudio.com?” after noticing that Dr. Joe Morecraft had over 2,000 sermons posted there. So is there anyone who has more than him? I don’t believe there is a way to sort by number of sermons, so we might just look up some prominent …
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Preached on Feb. 18, 2018 at Dillingham Presbyterian Church I preached this sermon on short notice and so went mostly without notes. Since I don’t have full notes to post here in my continuing series on Romans, I figured I would just post a outline of the passage using some elements a technique we learned …
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Preached on Feb. 11, 2018 at Dillingham Presbyterian Church SermonAudio link: tinysa.com/sermon/4171880492 Introduction: At the end of Romans chapter 2 we saw Paul contend that what matters for salvation is not that you are a Jew outwardly, as a physical descendant of the nation of Israel, but that you be a Jew inwardly; that to be …
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Preached on Feb. 4, 2018 at Dillingham Presbyterian Church Introduction Have you ever been to a Barnes & Noble or some other bookstore and found a very stately volume. A nice looking book. Its about the right size – maybe 150 pages. It has an old-fashioned feel to it. Maybe a nice navy blue color with …
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Sermon on Romans 2:12-16 – The Only Escape From Judgment SermonAudio link: tinysa.com/sermon/118181511167 Jan. 7, 2018 at Dillingham Presbyterian Church Sermon Text: [Rom 2:12-16 ESV] 12 For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 13 …
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God’s Righteous Judgment [A Sermon I preached at Dillingham Presbyterian Church, Barnardsville, NC on Dec. 31, 2017] SermonAudio link: tinysa.com/sermon/118181510146 [Rom 2:5-11 ESV] 5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. 6 He will render to …
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The Hypocrite and the Just Judge SermonAudio link: tinysa.com/sermon/1181815164310 Scripture reading: Romans 1:26 — 2:1-4 Sermon text: Romans 2:1-4 [Rom 1:26 — 2:1-4 ESV] 26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 27 and the men likewise gave up natural …
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[An excerpt from a sermon I preached at Dillingham Presbyterian Church, Barnardsville, NC, on Sep. 3, 2017] . . . I. All men know God. (vs. 19-22) Paul begins this passage with some very interesting statements about man’s knowledge of God. His claim is that there are no atheists! Though there are some people who …
[A Sermon I preached at Dillingham Presbyterian Church, Barnardsville, NC on Aug 27, 2017] SermonAudio link: tinysa.com/sermon/93171015446 Romans 1:16-17 – The Righteousness of God Revealed in the Gospel Introduction These are the two most important verses in the most important epistle in the most important book in the world. For I am not ashamed of the …
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