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What Revelation's Designed to Do (Revelation 22:6-21)

Big Idea: Revelation is written to increase your confidence in God's plan, prepare you for Jesus' return, and make you long for his coming.

We’re in our 27th and final sermon through the book of Revelation. If you’ve been here all along, we’ve just spent almost 20 hours trying to understand the book of Revelation. We've examined beasts, bowls, seals, and plagues. We’ve all been stretched to understand and to deal with what we don’t understand and also see differently.

And now we have to ask: what’...

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AI and the Threat of Mutually Assured Boredom

Boredom is not a problem to be solved but a signal that points us to the deeper longings of the human heart.

AI Promises a Kind of Ministry We Should Reject

AI promises efficiency and productivity, but ministry is not about efficiency, it’s about presence, relationships, and the work of the Spirit.

Your Sermon Doesn’t Need AI

The truth must be applied to the personality and experience of the preacher, placing God’s d...

A Murderer and a Liar

Imagine being offered a deal that seems too good to be true. Upon investigation, you discover that the person making the offer is a convicted murderer and a habitual liar. You would back away, realizing the deal is too good to be true and the person offering it cannot be trusted. Never do business with someone who is a proven murderer and liar, especially when you could be their next target.

In John 8:44, Jesus reveals what Satan, our tempter and accuser, is really like. “He was a murderer from t...

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Churchiness Is Back

The attraction for many young adults is precisely their churchiness—the unapologetic embrace of creeds, liturgy, and everyday embodied community.

Not My Church, but Yours, Be Built

Christ loves his church far more than we love our version of it, and that reorders every preference we carry through the doors on Sunday.

Rehabilitating Ministers: A Pastoral Imperative

The fallen pastor is not a problem to be hidden but a wounded brother to be hea...

Mastering the Art of Preaching Long and Short Passages

Preachers of sequential expository preaching often prefer specific lengths of Scripture passages. Some, like Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, delve deeply into narrow sections of text. For instance, Lloyd-Jones spent eight years delivering 232 sermons on the book of Ephesians. Beginning this series at Westminster Chapel in London in 1954, he concluded it in 1962. He preached two entire sermons on the first two words of Ephesians 2:4, and one of them is the most impactful sermon I've ever heard.

Other prea...

What's Coming in the End (Revelation 21:9-22:5)

Big Idea: We can look forward to a new beautiful and secure city that’s better than anything before and that will satisfy us forever.

What do we have to look forward to in the end?

The answer to this really matters. I’m convinced that one of our greatest problems in the Christian life is that we don’t look forward to what’s coming as much as we should. Randy Alcorn explains, “Some of Satan’s favorite lies are about Heaven… Our enemy slanders three things: God’s person, God’s people, and God’s plac...

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When God Seems Hidden

A sense of hiddenness is appropriate to God's nature. As Gregory of Nyssa says, "For how shall he be found whom none of the things we know declares—not look, nor color, nor outline, nor size, nor location, nor shape, nor conjecture, nor likelihood, nor analogy?"

Enduring unto Glory: How the Beatific Vision Serves Weary Pastors

Scripture routinely links suffering to the hope of glory. The promise of the beatific vision in glory doesn’t mea...

Beth Anne’s Bible

I remember the first time I saw Beth Anne's Bible. I didn't expect it to encourage and challenge me the way it did.

Beth Anne is a member of our church. She's quiet, unassuming, and godly. She always has a smile and encourages people just by her presence. She's lived a life of godly faithfulness, and her example means a lot to our church.

One day, I saw Beth Anne as I was getting ready for our worship service. She was holding her Bible in her hand. The binding was broken, and the pages looked worn...

All Things New (Revelation 21:1-8)

Big Idea: God will make everything new, live with his people on earth, and give eternal joy to those who conquer by his grace.

I had a problem, and it was a big one. Heaven seemed boring to me.

I love this world. I love my life. I have a great family and friends. I enjoy great food. I get to go on vacation sometimes and see amazing things around the world. I love life so much that it's sometimes hard to imagine how heaven could be better. It sounds sacrilegious to say it, but it's true.

Add to that...

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Scroll Less, Stroll More: A Summer Challenge to Leave Your Phone at Home

For your spiritual, relational, physical, and mental health, get off your phone and go for a walk. Give your fidgety fingers a break and let your feet get some movement in. Give your overstimulated mind a chance to make sense of things. Get far enough from your phone that you can pray, praise, and ponder.

Four Good Questions To Ask Your Tech

Here are four questions I propose we ask of any...