Sermons

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 …

Sermon on Romans 4:1-25 – "Salvation Through Faith: Yesterday, Today, and Forever" Read More »

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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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 …

Sermon on Romans 3:21-26 – “God's Righteousness Past and Present” Read More »

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 …

Sermon on Romans 3:9-20 – "Where the Law Leads Us" Read More »

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 …

Sermon on Romans 3:1-8 – “God's Faithfulness Upheld” Read More »

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 …

Sermon on Romans 2:17-29 – "A Matter of the Heart" Read More »

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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