It is a strange moment preaching for my last time at Parish Presbyterian Church. The nine years that my family and I have been able to walk with this church have been precious to us. I will be forever grateful to Parish for graciously listening to me as a young preacher and patiently dealing with […]
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9/13/20 Galatians 2:15-21 15
As we’ve been working through this series on Galatians, I have been following along in Martin Luther’s masterful commentary on the book, which both Pastors George and Cam have mentioned in their sermons. Coming to this week’s Keystone verse, Galatians 2:20, Luther lets loose with 10 pages of commentary on this verse alone. He […]
9/6/20 Galatians 1:11-2:14
Several times the past two weeks, we have heard the book of Galatians described as a “one stringed harp,” a letter with a single-minded focus on the gospel of Christ. You’ll find a similar single-mindedness in the hymns we sing this morning: just as Paul’s narrative of his own conversion and ministry puts Christ front […]
8/30/20 Galatians–1:6-10
Foolish hearts why will ye wander from a love so true and deep? Here at the beginning of Galatians 1, Paul wastes no time expressing his dismay that the churches he has nurtured in the faith have drifted from the doctrines of grace back into man-centered religion. The temptation to rely upon works of the […]
8/23/20 Galatians 1:1-5
In his commentary on Paul’s letter to the Galatians, Martin Luther has this to say of verse three: “These two words, grace and peace, comprehend in them whatsoever belongeth to Christianity.” This morning, we’ll be reading and singing quite a bit about grace and peace. The Gospel Invitation from 2 Corinthians declares, “You know the […]