Reformed & Expository Preaching

We are called to live each day in light of our Lord's return. Our Lord will return, but we do not know the day or the time. This explicit truth does not stop people from trying to predict Christ's return, and there have been many people disappointed that predictions did not come to pass. Despite these disappointments Paul still reminds us that these truths encourage us. How does knowing that Christ will return at some point comfort and encourage us to live out the gospel today?

We are called to live each day in light of our Lord's return. Our Lord will return, but we do not know the day or the time. This explicit truth does not stop people from trying to predict Christ's return, and there have been many people disappointed that predictions did not come to pass. Despite these disappointments Paul still reminds us that these truths encourage us. How does knowing that Christ will return at some point comfort and encourage us to live out the gospel today?

John's baptism is a baptism of repentance closing the old testament canon. Christ's baptism is a baptism that goes to the nations with the gospel. We consider baptism in scripture and what it means in terms of an ordeal. Baptism overlaps the significance of the ordeal, but does that necessarily mean that the application and meaning is always the same?

John's baptism is a baptism of repentance closing the old testament canon. Christ's baptism is a baptism that goes to the nations with the gospel. We consider baptism in scripture and what it means in terms of an ordeal. Baptism overlaps the significance of the ordeal, but does that necessarily mean that the application and meaning is always the same?

Paul tells Timothy that Godliness is a mystery. This sounds like we just encounter God somehow and someway, but it is not something that is very concrete. Paul is rather assuring Timothy and the church that God is with His people because the mystery of the Lord’s promise has been manifested with Christ. If Christ has not entered history then we cannot be sanctified. How does this work for all the saints throughout the ages?

Paul tells Timothy that Godliness is a mystery. This sounds like we just encounter God somehow and someway, but it is not something that is very concrete. Paul is rather assuring Timothy and the church that God is with His people because the mystery of the Lord’s promise has been manifested with Christ. If Christ has not entered history then we cannot be sanctified. How does this work for all the saints throughout the ages?

In order for us to baptize infants it is important to see that Circumcision and Baptism point to the same promise. If the signs do not signify the same thing then we should not baptize infants. The Apostle Paul assures that Christ has received the sign of circumcision and baptism. We know that Christ was circumcised at his birth and baptized by John. However, Christ's death and resurrection point to the significance of these signs. How do we know that these signs fundamentally signify the same promise? How do we know that there is a correlation between Baptism and Circumcision?

In order for us to baptize infants it is important to see that Circumcision and Baptism point to the same promise. If the signs do not signify the same thing then we should not baptize infants. The Apostle Paul assures that Christ has received the sign of circumcision and baptism. We know that Christ was circumcised at his birth and baptized by John. However, Christ's death and resurrection point to the significance of these signs. How do we know that these signs fundamentally signify the same promise? How do we know that there is a correlation between Baptism and Circumcision?

We associate the resurrection with the end times or easter. We do not always first and foremost think about the resurrection being grounded in Christ guaranteeing our future, and giving us comfort in our daily life. The resurrection also helps us with our grieving because it assures us that our Lord is sovereign even through death.

We associate the resurrection with the end times or easter. We do not always first and foremost think about the resurrection being grounded in Christ guaranteeing our future, and giving us comfort in our daily life. The resurrection also helps us with our grieving because it assures us that our Lord is sovereign even through death.