Reformed & Expository Preaching

The Lord has bound himself to work in the context and the confines of the covenantal line. This means that the promise made to Abraham must have a successor to receive that promise. Isaac is getting old, he has two children, but the Lord has chosen one child to be the heir of the promise. Isaac does not want to confer the blessing to the younger, but to the older. Is the Lord still able to establish His Sabbath people?

James wants us to consider our lives in light of who we are in the Lord. We might think that this is obvious and something that we should all be doing. However, the reality is that our temptation is to look at the areas in our lives that we think are ordered properly and then judge others in the community in light of our walk. Why is this such a problem? How does such an attitude remove God from the equation? How are we then acting as if we are not even Christians when we judge one another?

The Lord promised to make a barren couple fruitful. They had no children, but the Lord promised them to have a biological child even after they were beyond child bearing years. Why does the Lord endanger the child when he finally arrives in history? Why would the Lord do such a thing?

We can be very frustrated at times because it seems like the Lord is not hearing our prayers. We might be asking for something that we desire, but the Lord might not be giving us what we want. Why would the Lord withhold good things from his children? How can we find contentment in times of want? How can we have an attitude before the Lord that is pleasing and honorable to Him?

It is easy to claim that one is wise provided that we do not ground wisdom to a proper and good standard. So, how do we know if we are really wise? Where do we learn and discern wisdom?

Please enjoy this message on the Lord being the great I Am.

We might think that we are in control of our tongues and able to be very disciplined in what we say. We might also think that maybe a few careless words are not that serious in the grand scheme of things. We might think this, but James would not agree. Why are a few careless words so serious?

Please be edified by this sermon from Rev. Casey Freswick on the Servant of the Lord.

We can think of the Lord being in the midst of his people as a New Testament promise. We think about Pentecost with the Holy Spirit being poured forth showing conclusively that the Lord is in the midst of His people. Is it true that this is only a promise for the New Testament Church or is this promise truly rooted elsewhere?

The reality is that we desire to make the Lord’s standard something that will comply to our standard. It is not an easy thing to realize that we are a sinful people in need of the Lord’s redemption. His redemption has to cleanse us from the core of our being so that we see the fruit of His power. So, how are these fruits manifested? What figures in covenant history have demonstrated a life ordered by the principles of the Lord?