1.We may see that Christianity is indeed near as old as the creation. The two dispensations resemble a building supported by two pillars, joined and cemented together, Jesus Christ being the chief cornerstone whom God has placed in Zion; so that if you remove either of the two, the whole...
Now, depending on how established you are in God’s grace, you can interpret that as a religious routine, or you can see dedicated prayer time as an outward expression of an intimate relationship with the Lord. Praying regularly enables a person to get better at building their relationship wi...
Augustine’s sermons on the Psalms of Ascent, part of the Enarrationes in Psalmos, are a unique entry in the venerable tradition of those writings that aim to help us ascend to a higher reality. These sermons transform the ascent genre by giving, in the place of the Platonic account of ...
During the eight years to follow, he grew in the Lord, becoming a leader and teacher, yet he found that the ground he had been building his foundation upon was not the Solid Rock of the Word of God and he found his Christian life was built upon sand. ...
They go on their merry way, choosing idolatry and comfort rather than cross. God has pretty much hardened our hearts as we have and do play the harlot with the world. The boards, the committees of our churches, what color, what temperature, what size building. They say they believe ...
They existed, as a nation, on purpose that, being separated from the surrounding people by very distinct lines drawn by the hand of the Supreme, they might bear witness to certain great truths in the preservation of which lay the one hope of the race. But by this step they were becoming...
“Mary, Mary, It is finished…” As we heard last evening all of the disciples, except the beloved disciple, his mother and some other women, betrayed Him. All of us betray…Read more » Search for:Search Categories Homilies Uncategorized...
4 about dwellings – eternal dwellings – Jesus is saying, "Are you wise? Are you building on a solid foundation? Are you building only for time or are you building for eternity?" Will we be a hypocrite or genuinely sincere? Will you enter the wide gate and walk the broad way to ...
Rebuilding from Rubble in Hope of a Solid Foundation Ezra 1:1-11; 1 Kings 9:6-9 Pastor Chris Lankford Sun, July 25th, 2021 Things Are Not Always What They Seem Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Dr. Norm Hall Sun, July 18th, 2021 Scrapes & Scars Isaiah 53:2-8 Pastor Chris Lankford Sun, July...