God's Grace in Preaching

It is with continued amazement of the grace God supplies to those who preach His Word. As a preacher, I realize the grave responsibility to prepare and study well, and to deliver well. We pray for the Lord's enabling in the pulpit and out. In the end, however, God must pour out his grace to and through the preacher. I'm thankful - and all preachers need to be - that God empowers these clay pots known as preachers in such a way to glorify His name through the preaching of His Word.

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Preaching through 1 Corinithians

Today during the morning service at Hosanna Family Church, I have begun an exposition of 1 Corinthians. This first sermon, which includes some introductory material, is titled "Apostleship, Calling & Blessing (1 Cor. 1:1-3)". May the Lord bless His people as this important, practical book is brought forth.

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The Five Solas (Pt. V) - Soli Deo Gloria (1 Cor. 10:31)

Here is Part V of my series on The Five Solas. The title is The Five Solas (Pt. V) - Soli Deo Gloria (1 Cor. 10:31), which is Latin for "the glory of God alone":

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Shepherd's Conference 2010 - Al Mohler

Here is a clip of the highlights of an Al Mohler sermon titled "No Little People, No Little Sermons" the other day during the Shepherd's Conference 2010. This was quite a sermon. The full version is at their website:

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The Five Solas (Pt. IV) - Solus Christus (Acts 4:11-12)

Here is Part IV of my series on The Five Solas. The title is The Five Solas (Pt. IV) - Solus Christus (Acts 4:11-12):

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Ecclesia Semper Reformans, Semper Reformanda

This quite-famous Latin phrase,"Ecclesia Semper Reformans, Semper Reformanda", simply means "the church is always reformed and always reforming". The church needs to be 1) Reformed in the first place, and 2) becoming more Reformed all the time. This involves work and sometimes (often) putting aside preconceptions that we bring in from our experience, background, previous training and education, theological tradition, and the like. We must ask ourselves a question: are we willing to dedicate ourselves to this task? This takes perseverence, study, prayer, and humility. In a previous post, I dealt with the subject of the Biblicists, who eschew tradition yet creating their own subjective tradition which has no roots in history or proper hermeneutics. Of course, they toss the commentaries because they can see just as clearly as Matthew Henry. This is an enemy of Reformation. May God grant the grace for believers here in New England to recognize the theological heritage of the Reformed faith, which flows from Scripture itself.

Ecclesia Semper Reformans, Semper Reformanda.

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The Five Solas (Pt. III) - Sola Gratia (Ro. 3:19-24)

Here is Part III of a sermon series I am preaching on during the SUnday morning service at Hosanna Family Church of Pawtucket titled "The Five Solas (Pt. III) - Sola Gratia (Ro. 3:19-24). Here is the MP3 audio:

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