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Mid Cities OPC episodes

  • 02 The Great Commission Refocused (Matthew 28)

    On Saturday, October 19, 2024, Dr. Alan Strange delivered the second of three lectures, "The Great Commission Refocused" featuring Matthew 28.
    Summary:
    Christ calls us to preach the gospel to all people groups with the promise of his abiding presence, even though people naturally reject him, as did the religious leaders of his time.
    Outline:
    We need to keep our spiritual focus and not become distracted by the flesh.
    I. A survey of the history of the doctrine of the work of the Holy Spirit.
    A. The early Church grasped the doctrine of the person of the Holy Spirit.
    1. Even as it did the doctrine of the person of Christ.
    2. The work of Christ awaiting medieval development in Anselm's Cur Deus Homo.
    B. Similarly, the doctrine of the work of the Holy Spirit awaiting development
    1. It did not receive such, as did the doctrine of the work of Christ, in the Middle Ages.
    2. It awaited Calvin and other Reformers who properly developed the doctrine of the work of the Holy Spirit.
    II. Matthew 28 helps us keep our spiritual focus
    A. The broader context demonstrates the necessity of the work of the Spirit not only in evangelism but in apologetics.
    1. Seen in the absurd counter-story: such a story was concocted not because of a lack of evidence but because of the need for a new heart to receive Christ.
    2. We need such Spirit-indicted work to believe (v. 17)
    B. It is ours because the resurrected Christ is with us to the end of the age, always empowering us.
    1. He does this by the work of his Holy Spirit.
    2. The Spirit who brings us to Christ and Christ to us.
    3. Who makes Christ powerfully present among us in the means of grace.


    1 hr 23 min
  • 01 The Heavenly King of a Heavenly Kingdom (John 18:36)

    On Friday, October 18, 2024, Dr. Alan Strange opened the 2024 DFW Reformation Conference with his first of three lectures, "The Heavenly King of a Heavenly Kingdom" (John 18:36)

    Summary: Christ is a heavenly, not an earthly, king (though impacting all earthly kingdoms), and his church is a spiritual kingdom that must distinguish itself from the world even as it gives itself to the world.


    Outline:
    I. The nature of Christ's kingship
    A. Seen even in his humiliation
    1. He entered that estate in the Virgin's womb.
    2. He performed great miracles even in that estate.
    3. His kingship was obscured in that estate.
    B. Its obscurity pertains to the nature of his kingship, which is spiritual.
    1. This spiritual kingship baffles Pilate.
    2. Jesus is clearly, as a heavenly king, a king of a different sort.
    II. The nature of Christ's kingdom
    A. It is a kingdom befitting its king--it is no of this world.
    1. It is in the world, indeed.
    2. Wherever Christians go, so goes this kingdom.
    B. The kingdom is not exhausted by but manifests itself especially in the visible church.
    1. The power of the church is ministerial and declarative, moral and suasive, not magisterial and legislative, legal and coercive.
    2. Here, you have a proper doctrine of the spirituality of the church.


    1 hr 25 min
  • My Time is at Hand (Matthew 26:17-29)

    On Sunday, October 6, 2024, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "My Time is at Hand" from Matthew 26:17-29.

    "As with the Passover, but more clearly with the Lord's Supper, is the gospel proclaimed with visible words."
    1. The Passover Feast (vs. 17-25)
    2. The Passover Lamb (vs. 26-29)

    29 min
  • Your Most Holy Faith (Jude 20-23)

    On Sunday, September 29, 2024, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Your Most Holy Faith" from Jude 20-23.


    "Your most holy faith is a faith in which God shows mercy to sinners who deserve his judgment."


    1. Building, Praying, Waiting

    2. Keep Yourselves

    3. Mercy

    42 min
  • Our True Inheritance (1 Peter 1:3-5)

    On Sunday, September 22, 2024, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, "Our True Inheritance" from 1 Peter 1:3-5.


    "Your heavenly Father has given you an eternal inheritance in Christ Jesus, which is being kept in heaven for you."


    28 min
  • Westminster Confession on the Holy Scriptures, Section 1, Part 3

    On Sunday, September 22, 2024, Elder Wayne Wylie lead a discussion over Section 1 of Chapter 1 "Of the Holy Scriptures," of the Westminster Confession of Faith:


    "

    1. Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men unexcusable; yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God, and of his will, which is necessary unto salvation. Therefore it pleased the Lord, at sundry times, and in divers manners, to reveal himself, and to declare that his will unto his church; and afterwards, for the better preserving and propagating of the truth, and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan and of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing: which maketh the Holy Scripture to be most necessary; those former ways of God’s revealing his will unto his people being now ceased."

    39 min
  • The Fifth Trumpet (Revelation 9:1-12)

    On Sunday, September 15, 2024, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "The Fifth Trumpet" from Revelation 9:1-12.


    "Though the world has been struck with spiritual blindness, the ones upon whom the Lord has set his seal will see his face."

    1. The Star that Fell (v. 1)

    2. Smoke and Locusts (vs. 2-4)

    3. Limited Torment (vs. 5-12)

    33 min
  • The Sounding of the Trumpets (Revelation 8:6-13)

    On Sunday, September 8, 2024, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "The Sounding of the Trumpets" from Revelation 8:6-13.

    "The same event can harden the hearts of unbelievers, while the faith of those who believe is strengthened. The difference is the grace of God."


    26 min

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The sermons of Pastor Joseph L. Troutman and other guest preachers, Sunday School lessons, and DFW Reformation Conference audio from Mid Cities Presbyterian Church in Bedford, Texas. mcopc.org