Which “Job” questions are most important for pastors when preaching Job? Are there any “Job questions” in the below list that aren’t important? Immersed in Job as I am, one notices a number of questions that come up in “evangelical”…
From Whence My Study Partners Hail
This may be of interest to the Red Bricks. Each May I have the opportunity to study with a group of friends who received D-Min degrees from Gordon-Conwell. We study with our leader Haddon Robinson at Covenant Harbor, Lake Geneva,…
Sweetly Savoring the Truth (How to Not Go About It)
You won’t learn to sweetly savor the Word of God by randomly opening up to Bible passages. Do that and you might find that the first verse you come across is Job 7:16. Instead, learn to savor the sweetness of…
A Sermon for Churches Moving Forward
I have been immersed in the book of Haggai today – – and decided to take a break by listening to someone else preach a sermon on Haggai. I “stumbled” across this sermon by John Piper which, as it turns…
How Long Does a Pastor Preach?
Thom Rainer surveyed pastors to find out how long they preach. Rainer writes: Preaching is central to the worship services in most churches. Indeed most services are built around the message. The sermon is critical to the life and health…
“Ways in the Manger” Sermon Series Thus Far
This post is also available at theredbrickchurch.org. You can listen to the sermons here. Thus far in our “Ways in the Manger” series, we have considered the births of Isaac and Benjamin. The Isaac birth-narrative reminded us that God graciously…
Backing Off Yesterday’s Post on the first Anger Sin Being One of Omission
Bearing in mind that God gives grace to the humble . . . Yesterday, I stirred the Internet a bit by inviting everyone into my sermon prep. I put up a post inviting people to comment on the first sin…
What was the first human sin involving anger?
Sunday’s sermon in the Leading Our Emotions Series is on anger. Here’s question that flows out of my study. I’ll be impressed if you can answer this one. What was the first human sin involving or related to anger? It…
Spiritual Depression: A Strategy for Defeating It
Below is a summary of the sermon I preached on 10/14/12 in the Leading Our Emotions Series on defeating spiritual depression. Spiritual depression can be defeated by turning from a private focus on self, to corporate worship of Christ: “Why…
Leading Our Emotions: Depression
The second sermon in the Leading Emotions series is available at our church web site. If you struggle to lead your emotions, you might listen to both sermons in this series that are now available. A brief overview of the…