Attached below is an annotated outline of a sermon I preached on the role of women in the church. It is part of the ethics series we are having at our church every first Sunday of the month. ————————————— Preliminary Thoughts. Any discussion of gender roles must take the following into consideration as we enter … More “Women, the Word, and Worship” Sermon Notes
Good Morning Systematic Theologian, I’ve been wanting to make my way through John Frame’s new Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief and I finally got around to reading the first section, “What is Theology?” Here are some things I appreciated about his first chapter. Appreciation #1: Theology’s Aim is Sanctification Frame’s treatment of defining theology … More John Frame on Systematic Theology
Share this with anyone who is (or will be) married to a shepherd. If I was a young woman, and was thinking of being married, I would not marry a minister, because the position of minister’s wife is a very difficult one for anyone to fill. Churches do not give a married minister two salaries, … More Spurgeon: Marrying the Pastor
I listened to this sermon on the way to the seminary this morning. I love the local church and my colleagues on this blog do too. However, the trend in Christianity today is to have a low view of the church. This type of mindset leads to a lack of service and membership. Fellowship is … More Alex Montoya: What Is the Church?
God does not like to have any creature set upon the throne of our affections; He will take away that comfort, and then He shall lie nearest our heart. If a husband bestows a jewel on his wife, and she so falls in love with that jewel as to forget her husband, he will take … More WW: Idolatry
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