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Episode 356
Friends, we come to the First Sunday of Advent—the liturgical new year. I've said this before, but Advent is a time to get back to basics. Can I sugg…
2 years, 5 months ago
Classic Sunday Sermons: The One True King
Episode 355
Friends, Christ is the King of all things. His rule is characterized not by totalitarianism or despotism, but rather by loving kindness and sacrific…
2 years, 5 months ago
Classic Sunday Sermons: The Enemy of Melancholy
Episode 354
Friends, we must develop a theology and spirituality of work. Meaningful labor awakens our desire to collaborate in God’s creativity. Viewing work in…
2 years, 5 months ago
Classic Sunday Sermons: You Must Rethink Your Spiritual Life
Episode 353
Friends, there’s a great temptation for us to turn the Lord into a distant spiritual entity or a difficult moral taskmaster. We incorrectly believe t…
2 years, 6 months ago
Classic Sunday Sermons: Your Life is Not About You
Episode 352
Friends, there’s only one real sadness in life—not to be a saint. But what does it mean to follow this path of righteousness? To follow the will of G…
2 years, 6 months ago
Classic Sunday Sermons: God’s Rules for Life
Episode 351
Friends, the Books of Moses teach that the three types of Israelite law—liturgical law, ritual law, and moral law—shape and direct God’s people towar…
2 years, 6 months ago
Classic Sunday Sermons: Does It Matter What You Believe?
Episode 350
Friends, a great theme of the Bible is that of God’s chosen people. At the same time, we also see that God’s salvific plan has to do with all of hum…
2 years, 6 months ago
Classic Sunday Sermons: The Summit of the Christian Life
Episode 349
Friends, the mountain is a great image throughout the Bible. It is the place where we go up and where God comes down to meet us. Today’s first readin…
2 years, 7 months ago
Classic Sunday Sermons: The Key to Human Flourishing
Episode 348
Friends, in biblical imagery, the vineyard symbolizes the people of God. The Lord nourishes us as our caretaker, but he desires (even demands) that w…
2 years, 7 months ago
Classic Sunday Sermon: Becoming a Brick Wall of Integrity
Episode 347
Friends, our own wickedness and virtue belong to oneself. Though our communities and background stories affect our mind and will, nevertheless, the i…
2 years, 7 months ago