If you missed Together for the Gospel 2012…
Here is a link to several of the sermons. Enjoy.
Pastors, elders, bishops, or overseers and the qualifications that go with this office
Recently, Oak Park Baptist Church (the church where I serve) has been discussing a possible transition to a different form of government. Don’t worry this post isn’t going to be diatribe towards churches or individuals that don’t believe in the particular form of government I’m going to advocate in this post – there’s too much vitriol when…
Counseling goes on all the time by everyone…
Watch this short video by Paul David Tripp on the truth that everyone is a counselor. The question remains are we counseling in accordance to the truth of Scripture, specifically the culminating work found in the person of Jesus Christ?
A good reminder concerning biblical counseling
I found this article extremely encouraging and challenging regarding a “convert’s” perspective of biblical counseling and posture towards others who may or may not be where they are – enjoy the read.
Christian Ministry is Truth in Love
This past year I started working on a Doctor of Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Biblical Counseling and from Day-1 I have been overwhelmed as God has confirmed and affirmed my decision to enter into this program. In serving as one of the pastors at Oak Park Baptist Church I have been afforded…
Three Common Traits of Youth Who Don’t Leave the Church
There’s a lot of spurious claims out there concerning the percentage of high schoolers that leave the church after graduating. That issue isn’t the focus of this post, but rather what traits characterize students that actually do stay in the church. To that end, read this article by Jon Nielson. He writes succinctly, convincingly, and biblically concerning this ever-present issue…
Sustaining the Covenant of Marital Love
The following video is an interaction between D. A. Carson, Tim Keller, and John Piper concerning the question of what sustains the covenant of marital love. Enjoy this short but insightful and encouraging video. And may our marriages exemplify the type of covenant love discussed in the Scriptures in the person and work of Christ…
Watch this movie at http://180movie.com/ Amazing…
What does it mean to “preach the gospel to yourself”? – Part 2
To preach the gospel to yourself means that you continually face up to your own sinfulness and then flee to Jesus through faith in His shed blood and righteous life. It means that you appropriate, again by faith, the fact that Jesus fully satisfied the Law of God. In both its precepts and penalty, He…
What does it mean to “preach the gospel to yourself”? – Part 1
Milton Vincent, in his book A Gospel Primer for Christians: Learning to See the Glories of God’s Love concisely summarizes the answer to the question “what does it mean to preach the gospel to yourself.” This post will simply serve as some summarizing comments from his book. Enjoy. The gospel is so foolish (according to my natural wisdom),…
Theology Along the Way 