Our culture preaches lies to us every day, and even every hour: Youre not enough! You dont have enough! You cant keep up! There is something missing in your life!

However, if you are in Christ, you already have what matters mosteternity. This happens when we experience the forgiveness of the King of the Universe. This makes you blessedand this is the kind of blessing that eclipses anything you could accumulate or achieve while here on earth.

This sermon explains Psalm 32, an ancient song penned by King David. He explains some reasons we can be very, very glad.

Live your life as it is, not as it was. And how is it? It is forgiven and blessed. The world can bark like a mad dog all it wants, but we have eternity.

“Move fast and break things.” That’s Mark Zuckerberg’s famous motto. It’s highly problematic, of course. But it’s fitting for our times. Our obsession with speed and busyness is hurting not only ourselves, but others.

However, it doesn’t need to be this way. This sermon on John 15:1-17 on Anniversary Sunday provides a suggestion that is wonderfully simple and also refreshing to our souls. We explore the text, Jesus’ non-stop use of the word “abide,” and two specific suggestions. We also discover that slower time with Christ means better time with everybody else.

Tim Chester and Christopher de la Hoyde write: “Every day there are noises that distract us from intimacy with our Father.” Those noises, however, don’t need to be the boss when we slow down in Jesus.

Weve become accustomed to rushing, not beholding. Are we better off for it? Join in with this prayer for the worship service at Westminster on July 26, 2026.

Let us pray:Lord God forever-mighty,who makes 1000 years seem short,and the girth of 1000 armies seem weak,we behold you.Behold.Thats a word we dont use much anymorebehold.Instead of beholding your grandeur,we put you in the footnotes of our priorities.Instead of just beholding your mercy,we rush past, as if stepping over someone who needs help,because we have more pressing things to do.Instead of just beholding your trustworthiness,we give you five seconds of thought,as we rush and zag this way and thatotherwise distracted by a worldthat wants our attention while it steps on our hearts.But no.Todayright here, right nowwe behold you.Yourgrandeur.Yourmercy.Yourtrustworthiness.We hold them close in the tangle of our frailtywhile you cut through the ugliness with your beauty.Forgive our sinwhen we ignore, look away, trivialize, manipulate, shrug,in the face of all the things that matter most.Bring us, yet again, to that glorious space of gratitude,to that internal sunrise of clarity,where we behold youagain and again and again.These things we pray,like toddlers at the foot of a hero,in the name of JesusSaviour to sinners,Teacher to students,Friend to tired soulsAmen.

Its not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. As we battle through life, is it just the size of the fight in us, or is there something specific about the nature of that fight that we need to know in order to be successful?

In this sermon, we explore 2 Peter 3:14-18, and then three additional verses which are representative of Peters teaching through his letters as a whole. 1 Peter 1:3 is about being born again to a living hope through Jesus resurrection. 1 Peter 3:15 tells us to always be prepared to give a reason for the hope that we have. And 2 Peter 3:17 warns us against being carried away with the error of lawless people, losing our stability.

Life can be difficult and unpredictable. But Peter is a faithful fighter who knows how to persevere and have hope. Thats what he wants for us too. Lets bring this series to a strong finish, and keep fighting!

When you hear the word beautiful, what comes to mind? At first, perhaps you think about someone who is particularly attractive. After a few seconds, perhaps you think about inner beauty. But what if the future is beautiful? And what if you had an opportunity to take something from that beautiful future and bring it back into the ugliness of the present?

This sermon explores 2 Peter 3:1-13 and the return of Jesusan event sometimes called the second coming. Something we can forget about Jesus return is what happens afterward. He will usher in the new heavens and the new earth. It is a place devoid of pain, tears, suffering and sin, and a place where there is only communion with God, peace among people, and glorious joy. Peter says it is a place where righteousness dwells.

As we wait for this day, Peter invites us to live in holiness and godliness. The future is beautiful. As a people of hope who live in a world that much ugliness, we have an opportunity to foreshadow (in the here and now) the true beauty that is to come.

Are younger Christians becoming more "progressive" or "evangelical"? The new Lifeway-Ligonier study shares some surprising results. What is happening, and why?

J.I. Packer said: Bad theology hurts people. When we stray from biblical teachings, we become susceptible to misguided beliefs about God and, therefore, misguided ideas about life. These beliefs can cause destruction.

In 2 Peter 2, the apostle goes on what we might call a rant. However, his passionate teaching comes from a place of love and concern for his people and is motivated by love! After he is gone, false teachers will try to deceive and mislead the people. Peter wants to ensure that doesnt happen.

Today, we need to hear this message more than ever. We live in an age which increasingly tries to make everything that is spiritual or religious subjective. Francis Shaeffer uses the language of a two-tiered approach to truth. He gives us a helpful model by which to evaluate our beliefs. This sermon takes us through the text, introduces Shaeffers idea, and encourages us to see how good theologygrounded in Scripturehelps you, me, and the people we care about more fully flourish under God.

In the ancient world, humility wasn't really a good thing. But in the Bible, it's massive--and good. Here are some biblical examples and a definition for those seeking to be like Jesus on the narrow path.

Alasdair MacIntyre thinks we may be entering a new dark ages when it comes to virtue. That may be so, but not for the people of God. Even when were feeling morally bankrupt and tempted to throw up our hands in defeat, God leads us forward in Christlikenesseven despite ourselves.

This sermon explores 2 Peter 1:1-21. It includes a word of encouragement to people who feel like theyre not as far along the path as they want to be, and also some specific help moving forward along the ladder of faith, seven qualities Peter highlights for Christians who are growing in the knowledge of Jesus.

Christlikeness through you is overflow from Christ in you. Lets learn together.

This episode (also made available as a blog post) is about the authenticity of 2 Peter in the New Testament. Is is from the apostle himself as the letter claims, or is it a clever forgery? That's what this episode by Pastor Ruttan is about.