Antichrists and the Anointed

Mark 2 – Biblical Theology – Part 2 18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had [...]

Biblical Theology Matters…

Mark 2 – Biblical Theology – Part 1 I’ve heard the statement hundreds of times coming from well meaning people, but I am saddened every time I hear it.  It goes something like this… “Why are we so focused on doctrine when what we really need to do is focus on Christ?” “I want to [...]

Exegete This!

Mark 1 – Expository Preaching – Part 3 So, why Expository Preaching?  Why that distinction?  Isn’t all preaching that uses the Word of God simply biblical preaching?  Well, I want to look at a well-known definition of expository preaching and then tease out some of the implications of that definition onto the preaching task.  But [...]

“Cake, Medium Rare!”

Mark 1 – Expository Preaching – Part 2 To begin with I want to draw your attention to two passages of Scripture that send chills up and down my spine as I imagine a world where what they express is true… 11“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God, “when I will send a [...]

Camping on This…

There is a lot to say about a man who proposes to be a shepherd and a faithful teacher of God’s Word yet, himself, ignores it when it contradicts what he wants to say.  The simple answer to his delusional predictions is found in Matthew 24:36… 36 “But concerning that day and hour no one [...]

Today’s Preacher Reviewed…

Mark 1 – Expository Preaching – Part 1 What is a healthy church?  What marks it out as being faithful to what God has commanded and established in His Word? Well, the first mark, Expository Preaching, is this week’s topic.  So, a few articles may be helpful to set the stage and to draw our [...]

Marks of a Healthy Church

This past year I sat in on a meeting as a consultant for a church that was considering the possibility of closing for the purpose of a “church replant”.  I met with the leadership of that church and delegates of another much larger and “successful” church from outside the area interested in assuming control and [...]

Talking About My Generation!

I am still confused as to what Generation I fit into.  Some say I am a boomer and others say I am part of Generation X.  Well, until recently I really couldn’t tell the difference between Boomers, Busters, Gen X, Y or Z.  Well, not until I heard the “Generation Experts” teach how each generation [...]