Monday, October 31, 2011

analogies between my daughter and every sinner's spiritual condition.

The analogies between my daughter’s heart condition and the spiritual condition of every human being are here defined.Just as my daughter was born with a bad heart, so every human being who is born into this world has a spiritually corrupt heart.Just as my daughter needs surgery performed on her heart...

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Tikvah Hadassah Kirkland

Born at 2:16am on Friday, October 29th, Tikvah Hadassah Kirkland entered the world weighing in at 7lbs 13oz.She is stable and doing well in the NICU as her heart-surgery is scheduled for Wednesday (more updates to follow). Thanks for your prayers!Soli Deo glor...

Thursday, October 27, 2011

We Must Preach from God's Word. Simple but Often Forgotten.

A timely reminder from J.C. Ryle:"I charge my readers to remember this. Stand fast on old principles. Do not forsake the old paths. Let nothing tempt you to believe that multiplication of forms and ceremonies, constant reading of liturgical services, or frequent communions, will ever do so much good...

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

how do you WORSHIP? is it BIBLICAL?

From David Peterson:"Throughout the Bible, acceptable worship means approaching or engaging with God on the terms that he proposes and in the manner that he makes possible. It involves honouring, serving and respecting him, abandoning any loyalty or devotion that hinders an exclusive relationship with...

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

who can worship GOD?

Good reminder from David Peterson in his book Engaging with God:"An engagement with God through Christ is now the only way to offer the worship that is due to Him" (187, emphasis adde...

Sunday, October 23, 2011

preach to an apathetic audience? learn from whitefield!

This gets my bones burnin' to preach.Another leading characteristic of Whitefield’s preaching was his tremendous earnestness. One poor uneducated man said of him, that “he preached like a lion.” He succeeded in showing people that he at least believed all he was saying, and that his heart, and soul,...

Saturday, October 22, 2011

john 3, street preaching, opposition & the gospel

Today God blessed me with being with my 3rd Street Heralds team today which I thoroughly enjoy. Today there were many who preached God's Word and God's gospel to a lot of people walking on the Promenade.Here is a link of my John 3 sermon, thanks to Living Waters Ministry.At about the 18:00 minute mark, some opposition aris...

Friday, October 21, 2011

rob bell's new book

Promoting false theology is not new. Rob Bell is following the step of many throughout history who deny the unpopular and hard-to-swallow doctrines of Scripture. The doctrine Bell denies is the eternal, conscious, torment by God upon all the unbelieving in the Lake of Fire forever.He has a second book coming out; it's actually a sequel to Love Wins. This one is called The Love Wins Companion. Should...

Tikvah — one week & counting...

Elizabeth and I trust the Lord with our daughter's heart condition and fully acknowledge that God will do whatever will bring Him the most glory — whether that be in her life or in her death. We are praying for wisdom as the surgeons will perform open-heart surgery in the first few days after the birth,...

Sunday, October 16, 2011

letter to an unsaved friend.

Read this letter that James Smith—pastor in the 19th century—penned this letter that is well worth your read. It is called Letter to an Unsaved Friend.Dear unsaved friend,Could you please read the following carefully, and then sign it--if you agree to it.I am resolved to persevere in sin, and follow...

the unity of believers when everyone looks to CHRIST.

From AW Tozer:"Has it ever occurred to you that 100 pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So 100 worshipers met together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be were they to become...

Friday, October 14, 2011

i love my wife.

Heading to downtown LAAn awesome night of talking, Q&A, food, and more food!The greatest part of my week—by far—has been my date night with my beautiful wife, Elizabe...

in search for a definition of WORSHIP.

Here's a good one by D.A. Carson:"Worship is the proper response of all moral, sentient beings to God, ascribing all honor and worth to their Creator-God precisely because he is worthy, delightfully so. This side of the Fall, human worship of God properly responds to the redemptive provisions that God has graciously made. While all true worship is God-centered, Christian worship is no less Christ-centered....

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

have you prayed for ILLUMINATION?

Martin Bucer prayed in 1537:"Almighty, gracious Father, forasmuch as our whole salvation depends upon our true understanding of your Holy Word, grant to all of us that our hearts, being freed from worldly affairs, may hear and apprehend your Holy Word with all diligence and faith, that we may rightly...

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

what does it mean to be a GODLY husband?

I preached 1 Peter 3:7 last night and have never had as many men come up to me afterwards and talk. Amazing how God works. And amazing that this is such a dire need in our culture today.Ever wonder what it means to be a godly man & a godly husband? What does God require of you? The world doesn't...

Monday, October 10, 2011

Friday, October 7, 2011

a favorite OT verse of OT writers.

Exodus 34:6-7:‏ וַיַּעֲבֹ֨ר יְהוָ֥ה ׀ עַל־פָּנָיו֮ וַיִּקְרָא֒ יְהוָ֣ה ׀ יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֥ל רַח֖וּם וְחַנּ֑וּן אֶ֥רֶךְ אַפַּ֖יִם וְרַב־חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת(And the Lord passed by before him and He called out: 'The LORD, the LORD, a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abundant in covenant-love and...

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

lessons i learned from my PhD oral examination...

What I learned from my PhD oral examination.After being interrogated for 4 hours and 15 minutes, I sat down and reflected on a few lessons God taught me in this process. Here are a few of them:1. I am not humble.I went into the exam terrified, afraid, mortified, and scared. Period. But I felt prepared. I had studied for months and been reading the list of required books for years (literally). But...

Monday, October 3, 2011

how do you know the books in the bible SHOULD be there?

"Canonicity is determined by God. A book is not inspired because men make it canonical; it is canonical because God inspired it. ... Canonicity is determined or established authoritatively by God; it is merely discovered by man."—Norman L. Geisler and William E. Nix, A General Introduction to the Bible,...

Sunday, October 2, 2011

phd interrogation week! :=)

Please intercede in prayer for me as I undergo my oral examination this week for my PhD program. I have four hours of question and answer with three professors. Pray that God would bring the things to mind that I've studied these last months.Thanks so much praying for ...
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