Meticulous Sovereignty
The (Apparent) Sovereignty Paradox The theologian Herman Bavinck once wrote, “Round about us...
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Author: Allen Nelson IV
Truths on Suffering – Part 2
We are doing a bit of an overview of Romans 8 and considering what it has to teach us about...
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Truths on Suffering – Part 1
Roman 8 is perhaps one of the greatest chapters in the whole Bible. Derek Thomas notes, “No...
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Matchless Grace
Grace so permeates the book of Ephesians that one might call the entire book, “Grace Abounding.”...
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Genesis 1-11 Series Recap and Commentary Suggestions
On Sunday, August 9, 2020, we concluded our Genesis 1-11 sermon series at Perryville Second...
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7 Reminders About the God of Our Trials
Do you know it’s a sin to be deceived? Sure, there is greater condemnation for those who do the...
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Implications of the Imago Dei
The “Imago Dei” is Latin for the image of God. Genesis 1:27 tells us God created male...
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Clinging to Christ in Cultural Chaos – Part 4
We have been examining Paul’s exhortation to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:8. “Remember Jesus Christ,...
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Clinging to Christ in Cultural Chaos — Part 3
We are now examining Paul’s exhortation to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:8. “Remember Jesus Christ, risen...
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Clinging to Christ in Cultural Chaos – Part 2
Last time, we looked at some Old Testament background for what it means to cling ourselves to...
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Clinging to Christ in Cultural Chaos — Part 1
The year 2020 will be an epoch that is talked about in American history books. That is, if when...
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Christianity is Supernatural
The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming book — A Change of Heart Christianity is...
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6 Obstacles to Revival
W.B. Sprague’s 1832 work, Lectures on Revival, is a helpful book in thinking trough the subject of...
Read MoreThe Drunkenness and Repentance of Brother Johnnathan Osburn
I have a book I received as a gift from Plum Creek Baptist Church in Taylorsville, KY. This book...
Read MoreAugustine vs. Pelagius
The Debate In the 5th century — the early 400s — there was a controversy in the church between two...
Read MoreA Primer on Jacob Arminius, John Wesley, and Charles Finney
Jacob Arminius and John Wesley Jacob Arminius (1560-1609), in response to William Perkins, wrote,...
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A Case for Confessions of Faith
Recently I read through a little over half of James Bannerman’s classic tome, The Church of...
Read More5 Reasons People Don’t Believe Certain Truths from the Bible
In teaching on the doctrine of regeneration recently, I was thinking through explanations on why...
Read MoreCounseling Awakened Sinners and Recent Converts
I had the privilege recently of reading William Buell Sprague’s 1832 book* Lectures on Revivals of...
Read MoreThe Loveliness of Christ
Jesus is lovely. In Song of Solomon 5:16 the Bride says to Solomon, “he is altogether...
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The Preaching Killdeer
My Grandparents and I – 2003 Growing up in rural Arkansas I had many opportunities to walk...
Read MoreWhat Does my Son Think of Church?
Last Wednesday my wife had a bit of a toothache from a recent filling and so I offered to take our...
Read More7 Ps for Better Preaching
Anyone who faithfully preaches God’s Word always desires to grow in his ability to...
Read MoreA Book of Numbers: What the 2019 SBC Annual Church Profile Data Tells us About the Southern Baptist Convention
The 2019 annual church profile for the Southern Baptist Convention came out recently and the...
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When God Brings the Sun Burn
Here’s an old sermon outline that I touched up for a blog post. It’s from Jonah 4:5-11. It has to...
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