In the Day of the Lord
My friend and fellow pastor, Thomas Glover, shares a special word about the necessity of works accompanying our faith in Christ.
Continue readingJesus and Simon Carry the Cross
Taking Up Our Cross: Matthew 27:32-44 Good morning, church. Please go with me to Matthew, chapter 27. Before we start, I want to celebrate a little bit, just some of
Continue readingThe Way Christ Looks at Us
A day of celebration of Vieux Carre Baptist, with Phil Wells preaching his first sermon as an ordained pastor.
Continue readingWater and Blood: Matthew 26
One of the great mysteries of our faith is how it could be possible that the God who made the universe could possibly enter into time and humanity. In the
Continue readingPsalm 118: Which Parade?
The people of God would have sung Psalm 118 ritually, every year at the passover, but the meaning of the Psalm would have changed through the ups and downs
Continue readingGod’s Heart for Gathering People into Families, Ruth 4
God’s heart, meaning the core of his desires, is to gather people into families. The Bible has words for this: adoption and redemption. There is a spiritual reality of God
Continue readingLiving in the In-ideal, John 8
We’ve been talking about singleness and marriage in their most godly, healthiest forms. But that’s not where we live. What do you do when something goes wrong in your singleness
Continue readingFreedom and the Bondage of the Will: Matthew 19
Matthew 19: On Freedom and the Bondage of the Will Good morning, church. Please go with me to Matthew, chapter 19. One thing to know about me: I love naming
Continue readingMarriage as a Covenant with God, not a Contract with Each Other
Our culture looks at marriage as a contract between two people–one in which you get to define the terms on each other, renegotiate, and, if you’re displeased, break. But
Continue readingMarriage as Image, not Fulfillment: Matthew 22
Our culture teaches a doctrine of soul mates, perfect matches, and happily ever after–and because that’s no one’s real experience, we’re left feeling inadequate, unfulfilled, even betrayed in our marriages
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