Reformed & Expository Preaching

The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable that certainly teaches us to be concerned for our neighbor, it teaches us to care for the physical needs as well as the spiritual, but is there a deeper meaning to this parable? In other words what other information can this parable be teaching us about the kingdom?

Prior to Job 32 there have been a lot of words, speeches, and exchanges about suffering. The speeches are frustrating because there is no resolution on the horizon. The counselors and Job are finally finished with their bantering, but the book is not resolved. Job is the last one to speak, but his words are not all that God glorifying. Is there another man who can step up and offer some wisdom, offer some insight, or maybe a different perspective? We meet Elihu. Who is this man, and why has he been silent for so long?

We all know that the great commission is the call for the church to go out and to make disciples. This is something that Christ explicitly states, but is this really the Great Commission? What are we missing when we only talk about the call for the church to go out?

The resurrection of Christ is a difficult doctrine for us to defend. I mean the absurdity of this is when recognize that we are coming together on April Fools day to talk about the resurrection of some guy who clearly died on the cross. How can this be possible? More importantly is it really that important to talk about the Resurrection of Christ?

Christ assures us that the folly of Christ’s cross is salvation manifested by the power of God. How can this be? This sounds impossible because the cross is a method of execution. Why would we want this symbol? The tragedy is that we are tempted to sanitize this symbol, but why is that so tragic? What could be the possible benefit of this cross?

Job is one who has suffered, but he is not someone that we would say is a champion. He is a man who continually rests in his righteousness while wondering how God can make such a righteous man suffer. We can chuckle and Job, judge Job, and point out Job’s problems. However, we still have not asked the deeper question: why is this book in our canon? What can Job’s suffering and self righteous speech teach us about our Christian walk, our bent, and our failure to see the gospel?

We conclude Christ’s sermon on the mount. Christ is laying out an ethic that we are called to follow as a people set apart unto the Lord. Do we just say that these laws are difficult so we can ignore them? Do we more purposefully set out to obey these laws in our strength? What are we to do with this challenging sermon that is set before us?

Please enjoy this exhortation from Mr. Charles Davis as he encourages us to live boldly in light of our Lord being our shield and defender.

Please enjoy this exhortation from Mr. Charles Davis who filled our pulpit last Sunday.

This is a summary of what our church believes regarding the sacrament of communion. This is a lecture that is given in the membership class at our church.