Warhorn Conferences

There is no greater example of how fear and love meet than the cross of Jesus Christ. This session will discuss the penal substitutionary atonement, and how God satisfied both wrath and love by pouring out punishment on His own Son, for the sake of us who are His children.

NOTE: DUE TO AN UNFORTUNATE AUDIO ISSUE, THIS RECORDING BEGINS PARTIALLY THROUGH PASTOR BAYLY'S TALK.
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It’s one thing to know we should fight. It’s another thing to actually do it. Which fights are worth having? Which fights are necessary? Which hills are worth dying on? And when should “love cover a multitude sins”? Are there things that a pastor should just . . . let slide? The ability to discern when to fight—and when not to—is one of the most crucial things a pastor must develop.

The office of elder was instituted in order to mediate conflict among the people of God. But as elders mediate conflict, conflict arises among the elders as well. It is the pastor’s job to lead his elders through the divisions that come from shepherding the flock. This is among the most difficult and demanding things a pastor must do.

There’s a reason the Bible says a lot about conflict in the church—about quarrels and divisions and biting and devouring. Churches are messy places, full of sinners. And where there are sinners, there is conflict and strife. It’s the job of every pastor to deal with conflict among the sheep—to preserve peace and unity without sacrificing the true righteousness to which God calls his people.

The world is at war. It has been that way since the Fall of Man, and it will be that way until the end of time. This is by design. Our God calls Himself the Lord of Hosts, which is to say, the God of armies. The story of the world is the story of the victory of Jesus Christ over Sin and Death and Satan. Yet as modern evangelicals we have it in our head that conflict is bad, and that, if we ever have to fight anybody at all about anything, we’ve somehow failed. But Scripture tells a much different story. What does the Bible teach us about the nature of conflict?

The world is at war. It has been that way since the Fall of Man, and it will be that way until the end of time. This is by design. Our God calls Himself the Lord of Hosts, which is to say, the God of armies. The story of the world is the story of the victory of Jesus Christ over Sin and Death and Satan. Yet as modern evangelicals we have it in our head that conflict is bad, and that, if we ever have to fight anybody at all about anything, we’ve somehow failed. But Scripture tells a much different story. What does the Bible teach us about the nature of conflict?

When we worship, we don’t worship alone. We are united in spirit with the church across the ages. Our job is to honor our fathers, to stand on their shoulders, to improve upon the work they’ve done before us.

We worship God in holiness, but His holiness is unequivocally, universally overwhelming—even paralyzing. Isaiah saw it. So do we. Yet a broken spirit and a contrite heart He will not despise. How do pastors and leaders cultivate faith—true faith—in their people, for worship?

Style is divisive. No one thinks they’ve chosen a style of worship. But try to get red, yellow, black, and white to worship together, and it’s not always doctrine that divides us. Dancing? Drums? Monotone? A capella? Harmony? Soft or loud? Short or long? Worship always reflects the style of the predominant class and ethnicity of the worshiping congregation. Also whether the church is led by its men or its women. Choose your style carefully.

We were made for worship, and our worship is to be “in spirit and in truth.” What does this mean? What place should the Word and the sacraments have? What truths of God’s Word need to shape our liturgy today? Our singing? Did the Reformers prescribe a uniform liturgy?