Sermon for Sunday, November 6th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Deu 20:10-18 ESV] 10 “When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer terms of peace to it. 11 And if it responds to you peaceably and it opens to you, then all the people …
Sermon on Joshua 9:1-27 – “Relying on God in Prayer” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, October 30th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Jos 8:30-35 ESV] 30 At that time Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal, 31 just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the people of Israel, as it …
Sermon for Sunday Evening, Oct 23rd, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Scripture reading: [Act 9:23-43 ESV] 23 When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him, 24 but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, 25 but …
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Sermon for Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Gen 50:15-20 ESV] 15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” 16 So …
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In the last few years I’ve developed a hobby of woodworking. I’m now glad to offer products for sale, custom to the request of the buyer. I’m “vertically integrated” doing all the work myself from the cutting down of a tree to sawing into boards, drying, design, milling, cutting, routing, and finishing. I’ve primarily worked …
Sermon Text: [1Jo 1:3-7 ESV] 3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. …
Sermon for Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Jos 7:1-9 ESV] 1 But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things, for Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the …
Sermon on Joshua 7:10-26 – “God’s Judgment and Mercy” Read More »
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, …
