Reflections On My First Year Of Seminary

A little over three years ago, I underwent a seismic shift in the way I thought about God and his Word. To summarize as briefly as possible, I was confronted with the reality that God is truly sovereign over all of his creation, including the very salvation of mankind. Previously, I had only paid lip …

Who Will You Listen To?

In 1 John 4:1-6, the author calls us to do four things in relation to the spirits we hear: Test the spirits (v.1)Know the spirits (v.2-3)Rejoice in the triumph of the Spirit (v.4)Listen to the Spirit (v.5-6) The message starts at the 0:28 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF7XD0-Aroc

Providence, Plagues, and Power

If you grew up in church like I did, likely one of the main stories in the Bible that you learned of is in Exodus where Moses goes before Pharaoh and asks him to let the Israelite people go, who had been subjected to slavery to the Egyptians for over 400 years. Over the course …

Abide and Continue

In this sermon from 1 John 2:18-27, I unpack four truths that John gives us in this passage. First, he warns the people against antichrists and false teachings (v.18-19).Second, he affirms that the people he is writing to are in the truth (v.20-21).Third, he goes into more detail in descirbing the antichrists, and give the …

Canada Criminalizes Christianity

Almost a year ago, I wrote an article titled "They're Coming for Us," and argued that the COVID-19 pandemic gave governments across the U.S. and the world an excuse (and a poor one, at that) to either 1) shut down churches, or 2) made churches as hard as possible to operate. I made the point …

Living in the Light

In this sermon, I cover 1 John 1:5-10 and explore two key themes in this passage: What it means for God to be light (verse 5)What it means for Christians to walk in that light (verses 6-10) The message begins at the 0:18 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh1WDcVVz8c

The Value of a Bible Reading Plan

As 2021 comes to a close and the new year is upon us, many Christians take this time to scout out a Bible reading plan (or multiple) that they'd like to go through in the upcoming year. For some, they might seek a plan that will take them through the whole Bible in one or …

Celestial Citizenship

In this sermon, I cover Philippians 3:12-4:1, a lengthy passage, and draw out 5 key points that relate to being a citizen of Heaven. First, Paul wants us to see how this citizenship in Heaven impacts the way we think and live (verses 12-14).Next, we are going to see this citizenship modeled for us by …

Sanctification Simplified

In this sermon, I look at Philippians 2:12-18, where we see sanctification (the lifelong process in the life of a Christian of becoming more like Jesus) in three phases: Sanctification in principle (v.12-13)Sanctification in practice (v.14-16a)Sanctification shown (v.16b-18) The message begins at the 0:20 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teSWHSn7mjE

Resolved: To Honor Christ Whether by Life or by Death

Continuing through Philippians at Charlestown Road Baptist Church, I cover 1:18b-26 in this sermon. In verse 18b, we see Paul's future expectation of joy. In verses 19-20, we see a resolution that Paul makes, which is the ground, or reason for his future expectation of joy. In verse 21, we see the ground of the …