Tag Archives: cross

Sinclair Ferguson on sin-preaching vs. Christ

Sinclair Ferguson: For preachers it’s much easier to seek to bring about conviction of sin and expose sin than to magnify and glory in the Lord Jesus. (This is similar to something I said this week in my sermon.)

Amazing Love

Matt quotes from one of my top-five all-time favorite hymns.

When Sinners Say “I Do”

Pastor Dave Harvey has a series of YouTube videos on his book, When Sinners Say “I Do”: Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage. Start here for the introduction to the book. Then go here (1), here (2), here (3), here (4), here (5), here (6), here (7), and finally here (8).
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The Cross of Reconciliation

Once again I preached at Grace Community Bible Church. This time it was only an hour, but the chaos that ensued from trying to reconcile the three different outlines I ended up with made this sermon… not one of my better public speaking moments. Still, if you care, give it a listen.

An email to a Catholic mother-3

Hi Mrs. XXXXX,
> Dear Patrick, I hear the truth in the readings and the
> Gospel. I believe the bread and wine to be the body and
> blood of Christ. Faith in God is the most important thing
> and then acting on it. I was gently trying to make the
> point that God is love, Jesus [...]

An email to a Catholic mother-2

Hi Mrs. XXXXX,
If you mean that you do not believe you can discuss the Bible and its teachings with me, then I would have to humbly conclude that you are wrong. Certainly you know some of its main points, as I see evidenced below (e.g., “God is love,” “Jesus is God,” etc.). [...]

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