Monthly Archives: January 2010

Meeting a True Bishop

Posted on January 29, 2010 by

The following tells the story of the day when Emperor Valens, an Arian, was preparing to visit Caesarea to apply some muscle to her newly elected bishop, Basil the Great, a devoted Trinitarian . . . “Many imperial officers arrived … Continue reading →

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The Life of Study

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

Seminary studies have begun again for me and many other brothers this week, so the time has come to not only learn thesubject matter being studied in the classroom, but also to relearn how to be a faithful pastor-student (and in … Continue reading →

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Worship Book Round-Up

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

I have mentioned that corporate worship has been our theme and focus during the month of January. I have come to realize in recent days that thinking about and participating in the gathered worship of Christ’s church on the Lord’s … Continue reading →

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Singing in Worship

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

We continued our Sunday morning studies in worship by considering the important place of singing in worship, from Colossians 3:16. The sermon audio is available below.

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Public Worship: God’s Great Instrument in Doing Good to Souls

Posted on January 24, 2010 by

“. . . from the days of the apostles down to this hour, public worship has always been one of God’s great instruments in doing good to souls. Where is that sleeping souls are generally awakened, dark souls enlightened, dead … Continue reading →

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Declaring Important Truths in Song

Posted on January 21, 2010 by

Here’s a thoughtful observation from theologian John Frame about the way that in Biblical times, the most important truths/statements were often expressed and declared through poetry or song. Considering this should cause us to treat the act of singing in … Continue reading →

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God’s Grace to Me through His Singing People

Posted on January 20, 2010 by

Thinking about the “polemical” nature of singing this morning, I was reminded of an episode in my own life when the singing people of God were instrumental in calling me away from serving other gods. I was eighteen years old, … Continue reading →

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“Praise is Always Polemical”

Posted on January 19, 2010 by

I listened to an outstanding sermon on Psalm 100, the Bible’s quintessential call to worship, by Dr. Ray Van Neste today on my lunch break. Dr. Van Neste does an excellent job bringing out a number of important themes in … Continue reading →

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Leviticus, Worship, and God’s Word

Posted on January 19, 2010 by

Probably no one reading this would list Leviticus as their favorite book of the Bible for devotional reading. One reason we don’t really know what to do with Leviticus is that we forget it is one part of a larger … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Corporate Worship

Posted on January 17, 2010 by

We have set aside our Sunday mornings in the month of January to consider the importance of worship as God’s gathered people. One handy resource for me during this month has been J.C. Ryle’s little 31-page pamphlet entitled Worship: It’s … Continue reading →

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