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“Don’t preach the person into Heaven, and don’t preach them out of Hell.” That is advice I received from a pastor on preaching funerals. The funeral sermon is best executed when the gospel is preached to those in attendance. What the preacher should avoid is preaching an unsaved deceased person “into Heaven,” or preaching them…

Introduction So, you were reading your bible the other day (I hope!) and you came across Colossians 4:16, “and when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea” (ESV). Naturally, that verse got you thinking, “so,…

Meme-ed though it may be, it is necessary for a parent to teach their child “stranger danger.” It is a necessary act of precaution. Whether in the park, out in the neighbor, or the mall children need to be prepared not to talk to or be persuaded by someone they don’t know. We teach our…

Introduction “Blessed.” This is the first word of both Psalm 1, and Psalm 32. This word echoes throughout the entire book of Psalms. The Psalter is indeed the book for the blessed. It is the song book for those of us in Christ. The message that Psalm 1 and Psalm 32 give us about being…

Introduction “Be killing sin, or it will be killing you.” These are the now famous words of John Owen in his great work, The Mortification of Sin. The Mortification of Sin is Owen’s call to Christians to kill the sin in their lives, so as to truly experience the fullness of the Christian life. His…

Introduction My attempt in this article is to encourage the saints. I hope to encourage those saints who have seen a brother or sister walk away from their service to Christ, their faith entirely, or have proved to be acting for their own gain. So long as we are on this side of eternity there…

Introduction The guilty pleasure of many proves a useful illustration of the intent behind the authors of such books as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Maybe you’ve heard of them! Reality TV show such as The Voice, Top Model, Kitchen Nightmares, and so on are filmed and then edited down. Shows like The Voice or…

Introduction Preaching is pastoring, and for the typical Pastor, it is the most time he will get with his congregation. Likewise, for the typical congregant, when all the minutes are added up, preaching it is the most pastoring they will receive. So, it is vitally important that we preach from the perspective of a Pastor,…

Introduction     Certainly, the point of this article is not to dismiss what the Holy Spirit has said plainly through the scriptures. Our entire lives are meant to glorify God. In glorifying God, we are meant to form our lives around Him. We are to honor Christ as our Savior, and Peter was right…