I preached on Psalm 130 this morning.

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Benjamin P. Glaser, M. Div, Licentiate, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Member Fairmount ARP Church
Pittsburgh, PA

Deo Vindice

1 Thes 1 "A Church planted by God". Points highlighted were marks of true believers and true Churches. Focal point: vs 3.

In the PM 5th Commandment with a excellent focus on honor

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Rich Koster
1689'er
Browns Mills NJ USA
Often Goofy Reformed Eccentric
Romans 7:14-25

sounds awfully Germanic... I *am* preached? Looks like a missed word in the edit

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Todd K. Pedlar
member, First Congregational Church, (CCCC) Cresco, IA
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"As God did not at first choose you because you were high, He will not now forsake you because you are low."
John Flavel in Keeping the Heart



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Philippians 1:9-11 was preached today - most of the time spent on v9;

- Paul's prayerful expectation that love among the saints would abound
- the enduring character of the abounding love
- the knowledge of Christ as fruitful ground for that love to abound
- the discernment with which this love abounds
- the hearty approval of that which is excellent
- the fruit of righteousness and godliness through Christ our Lord
- the underlying purpose: God's glory and His praise

Back in teaching mode?

I preached Romans 4 (yes, all of it) on Abraham as a case study of justification by faith.

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Pastor Nathan Eshelman, Los Angeles, CA
Reformed Presbyterian Church
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A.M.
1 Corinthians 7.1-16 "Glorifying God in Singleness, Marriage, Widowhood or Divorce"


P.M.
Job1.20-22 “The Right Response to Affliction”

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Jeff Bartel
Mechanical Engineer
Member - Trinity Reformed Church - RPCNA

"To believe in the power of man in the work of regeneration is the great heresy of Rome, and from that error has come the ruin of the Church. Conversion proceeds from the grace of God alone, and the system which ascribes it partly to man and partly to God is worse than Pelagianism" (The Reformation in England (London, 1962), Vol. 1, p. 98)

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Second Sunday of my holiday today. The church we visited (pastored by a friend) was a pleasant and different experience. My friend preached on Matt 5, majoring on verse 20

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Jonathan Hunt

Elder holding forth the word of life at:
Cheltenham Evangelical Free Church (Confessionally Based)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
-- Thomas Elsworth

We had an awesome sermon from our associate pastor this morning. The text was Exodus 13:17-14:31- When Fear and Hope Collide.
1. Remember God's Purpose
2. Bear in mind God's Pattern
3. Cultivate God's Presence

An interesting quirk of the worship service was that a Scotsman (me) lead the liturgy and read the (long) Scripture reading, an Indian gentleman shared testimony and an Australian preached the Word. An American elder led the prayer of intercession.

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Donnie MacLeod
Crossroads Presbyterian Fellowship (PCA), Maplewood, MO
MDiv Student Covenant Theological Seminary

You filled my heart with greater joy
than others may have found
As they rejoiced at harvest time,
when grain and wine abound.Ps 4:7, Sing Psalms 2003

Preached on Philippians 3:4-8 this morning, "True Gain"

I. Inherited Debits
A. Religion
B. Nationality
C. Traditions

II. Earned Debits
A. Morality
B. Sincerity
C. Performance

III. Great Exchange
A. A True Valuation
B. Giving Up to Get
C. The Real Prize

Then preached on Job 1:13-22, "The Storm Breaks"
I. The Clouds Gather
A. The Heavenly Council
B. The Adversary

II. The Fury of the Storm
A. Disasters
B. Salt in the Wounds
C. Planned Timing

III. The Calm After the Storm
A. Job's Reaction
B. Who's in Control?

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Fred Greco
Senior Pastor, Christ Church PCA (Katy, TX)
Christ Church Blog

"The heart is the main thing in true religion...It is the hinge and turning-point in the condition of man's soul. If the heart is alive to God and quickened by the Spirit, the man is a living Christian. If the heart is dead and has not the Spirit, the man is dead before God." (J.C. Ryle)

Scripture Readings: Genesis 34; Romans 11
Sermon: "Lessons from the Defilement of Dinah" (Overview of Genesis 34)

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Rev. Andy Eppard
Associate Minister
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Springfield, MO

In the morning service, the Pastor preached the 3rd sermon in the 7th Commandment section of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5).

Christ on the 7th Commandment, Part 3

In the evening service, the Pastor continued in the WCF series, particularly Chapter 8, first paragraph concerning the Mediatorial work of Christ. This is the 3rd Sermon on Christ as Our Priest - Intercession.

Christ as Our Priest, Part 3 - His Intercession

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Josh Hicks, Chloë's Dad
Christ Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church, RPCGA
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It is God that multiplies our sorrows.... God, as a righteous Judge, does it, which ought to silence us under all our sorrows; as many as they are, we have deserved them all, and more: nay, God, as a tender Father, does it for our necessary correction, that we may be humbled for sin, and weaned from the world by all our sorrows; and the good we get by them, with the comfort we have under them, will abundantly balance our sorrows, how greatly soever they are multiplied. - Matthew Henry

"The Now vs. The Not Yet"

Luke 6:20-26

I. The Poor vs. The Rich
II. The Hungry vs. The Filled
III. The Weeping vs. The Laughing
IV. The Hated vs. The Loved
V. Applications

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I preached on 1 Peter 1:1-2 ("Alien Nation"), looking at who Christians are in the Triune God. However, I only got through the first point (Who we are in God the Father -- scattered aliens chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father), so I will have to continue next week, d.v.

For the evening, the Missus and I traveled to southern KY and I taught on Galatians 3:1-5 9 (the fallacy of "new and improved religion" at the Bible study).

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Tim Phillips
Pastor, Midlane Park Presbyterian Church (ARP)
Louisville, KY
Husband of Scottish Lass
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"Wherever the gospel is preached, it is as if God Himself came into the midst of us." ~ John Calvin

I preached from Luke 6:1-11. The first of two sermons on the hotly debated topic of the Sabbath/Lord's Day/Day of Rest/etc. Some rather interesting responses.

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We shall not adjust our Bible to the age; but before we have done with it, by God's grace, we shall adjust the age to the Bible. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Lawrence Underwood, Jr.
Pastor - Providence Family Fellowship / Mobile, Alabama
1644/46 LBC
My Blog - Imprimis

I preached on that two weeks ago and received favorable responses. Are you preaching through Luke?

Yes, I am preaching through Luke. It has been a very rewarding study. This should be an interesting week following up on the widely varying responses to the sermon.

Continuing in our series from Hebrews, I preached on Heb. 9:1-14 (a longish passage for me). Titled "Elevated Worship," it unpacked some of the OT types and compared them to our own liturgy. The three major points were:

1. Preparation
2. Prayer and Praise
3. Proclamation

In the evening I continued in our study of Systematic Theology. We got about a quarter of the way through the Doctrine of Scripture.

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Curt Lovelace
Pastor, Covenant Baptist Church (CBA)
Acton, Maine
Director, Lifework Forum
Sermons at SermonAudio.com/CBCActon
Blogging at Coffee with Curt

Pastor Joe (Wannabe) is supposed to be preaching through Luke as well. I wonder if he has started yet. I also am encouraged by the responses from the teaching on the Sabbath as well as submission to church government. (The Apostles and church elders)

Senior Pastor preached an overview of the book of Titus.

Edited to add: after over 6 years, my 1,000th post!

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T W Hopper
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church
Currently between churches since PRC closed here - attending Crossroads Christian Church.
Canberra, Australia.

Only .45 posts per day! Very disciplined!

That's an excellent calliber!

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Adam B., Wine Country, California, PCA

"I fear not to hold with Junius, de Politia Mosis cap. 6, that he who was punishable by death under that Judicial law, is punishable by death still; and he who was not punished by death then, is not to be punished by death now."