You can listen to the first sermon in my Romans series here.
Notes on Glory for Romans Study
What is meant by the “glory of God”? Can you write down a definition? “Glory” is a hard word to define. Yet, it is foundational for the Christian. Our chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever according…
What is the Gospel?
I begin preaching on Romans today. I have never looked forward to a series any more. The theme of the Romans series at The Red Brick Church is that the Gospel is the most exciting news ever heard. Paul was…
“Since, then, there never has been, from the very first, any quarter of the globe, any city, any household even, without religion, this amounts to a tacit confession, that a sense of Deity is inscribed on every heart.”
"For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,…
Lloyd-Jones: Romans is “first in importance”
I can’t begin to described the excitement I feel over beginning the book of Romans. Perhaps, I feel a little like Sir Edmund Hillary felt when he looked at Mt. Everest. While I haven’t been quick to take on “Mt.…
Naming Our Sons Paul and Our Dogs Nero
My favorite book dedication ever is F.F. Bruce’s dedication of his magisterial book, Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free: To my grand-daughters HELEN, ANNA, ESTHER AND WINONA MARY And to my grandsons PETER, FREDERICK, ALAN and PAUL bearing in…
Romans 5:5 – God has poured out his love into our hearts . . .
Have you considered how amazing it is that the Father has poured out the Holy Spirit into our hearts so that we can experience the love of Christ and be confident as we anticipate one day standing before God? “and…
Would You Give 2 Minutes Today to Meditate on Romans 15:13?
Here’s all you have to remember: Romans 15:13. Meditate on it. You won’t be disappointed. Romans 15:13, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit…
The Difference Between Good Advice and Good News
Listen to Piper talk about Doug Wilson, and you will think in a fresh way about the Gospel.
A LLoyd-Jones Observation on How to Drive People (Men Especially) Away
Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (Romans, Vol. 1, 252): It is an interesting thing that there are men, especially, who prefer a message when it does hit them and hurt them, and the one thing they cannot abide is sentimentality. Give…