Category: sanctification

• Real talk on biblical righteousness

  

  Whenever Scripture calls someone righteous, it either means civic righteousness; or righteous through faith. You can only claim the former as your own, but only the latter can save you.

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  August 4, 2024

  Bible study, Biblical Interpretation, Christ-Centered Exegesis, judgment day, justification, Practical Theology, sanctification, soteriology, Systematic Theology

  2 Corinthians 5:21, civic righteousness, how am I righteous?, imputed righteousness, justification, Martin Luther, Romans 3:20, Romans 8:1, two kinds of righteousness, two kingdoms

• Who’s afraid of Sola Fide?

  

  The one where I explain that the grace to do good works can only be received through faith, while quoting Martin Luther, St. Augustine, and Kris Kristofferson.

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  June 9, 2024

  Biblical Interpretation, discipleship, Holy Spirit, moralism, Paul and James, Practical Theology, regeneration, sanctification, sola fide, Systematic Theology

  bruised reeds, cheap grace, come to me and I will give you rest, discipleship, Ephesians 2:8-10, Martin Luther, Matthew 11:28, ordinary Christian life, progressive sanctification, sanctification, spiritual formation

• Defining Discipleship: Romans 12:1 and Ephesians 4:11-16

  

  Discipleship is what happens when the words of Romans 12:1 and Ephesians 4:11-16 become flesh in the lives of ordinary. everyday sainted sinners.

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  September 30, 2023

  Biblical Interpretation, discipleship, Practical Theology, sanctification

  discipleship, Ephesians 4:11-16, ordinary Christian life, Romans 12:1, spiritual formation, the normal Christian life, vocation

• If all we needed were …

  

  Jesus once asked His disciples: “Who do you say I am?” He still asks that question. What answer are we giving? Is there any Good News in it?

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  September 29, 2023

  Christology, discipleship, Practical Theology, resurrection, sanctification, Systematic Theology

  discipleship, gospel, ordinary Christian life, spiritual formation, the normal Christian life, who do you say that I am?

• Deciphering Christianese: “God really showed up today!”

  

  The one where I challenge a bit of popular Christian slang that undermines the omnipresence of God.

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  September 23, 2023

  attributes of God, discipleship, doctrine of God, ecclesiology, false converts, omnipresence, Practical Theology, sacraments, sanctification, the Trinity, vocation

  Christianese, discipleship, God showed up!, Matthew 5:37, ordinary Christian life, the normal Christian life

• My “Confession,” or scattered notes on how to live as an ordinary, messy saint

  

  The one where I, an unimpressive minister with ADHD, assure ordinary, unimpressive Christians that Jesus will meet them among the pots and pans of their messy kitchens.

  the_Sermonator

  June 22, 2023

  assurance, discipleship, Practical Theology, sanctification, virtues, vocation

  discipleship, ordinary Christian life, spiritual formation, the normal Christian life

• Christ, the Shepherd of our Souls (a sermon from Psalm 23)

  

  Manuscript of my most recent sermon, a Christ-centered exposition of the Twenty-Third Psalm.

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  May 30, 2023

  Bible study, Biblical Interpretation, Christ-Centered Exegesis, Christology, discipleship, Practical Theology, Redemption History, sanctification, Sermons, Systematic Theology, vocation

  Christ in Psalm 23, Christ in the Old Testament, Christ in the Psalms, discipleship, ordinary Christian life, Psalm 23, spiritual formation

• The Lord’s Supper, the way the good Lord intended (a sermon on Ecclesiastes 9:7-8)

  

  The Lord’s Supper the way the Good Lord intended is much more than a memorial. It is a communion with the living Christ. By His grace, we are able to eat the bread with gladness and drink the cup with cheerful hearts, because God accepts our works, and the blood of Christ keeps our garments…

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  April 5, 2023

  atonement, Bible study, Biblical Interpretation, Christology, discipleship, ecclesiology, Practical Theology, sanctification, Sermons, Systematic Theology

  communion, Ecclesiastes 9:7-8, eucharist, Lord's Supper, ordinary Christian life, spiritual formation, the normal Christian life

• Kitchen Nightmares: Church Edition (a sermon on James 2:18-19)

  

  A sermon on James 2:18-19, given February 26, 2023. This message is meant to (a) provoke Christians to good works that proceed from faith; and (b) to drive us to Christ for comfort and assurance when we find our works are lacking.

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  February 27, 2023

  Bible study, Biblical Interpretation, discipleship, Paul and James, sanctification, Sermons, sola fide, vocation

  James 2:18-19

• Vertical and horizontal: how distinguishing the directions of the Christian life can strengthen assurance

  

  The one where I explain how our security in the vertical dimension—peace with God through Christ—comforts believers in our struggles in the horizontal dimension. Which includes ourselves and everything else that’s not God.

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  March 30, 2022

  assurance, discipleship, Practical Theology, sanctification

  discipleship, ordinary Christian life, perseverance of the saints, spiritual formation, the normal Christian life