To Give His Son a Bride
God put the helpless Man to sleep and opened up his side A promise old, intent to keep, to give...
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Author: Allen Nelson IV
God’s Unborable Holiness – Part 1
*The following is an adapted excerpt from Before the Throne: Reflections on God’s Holiness by...
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The Greatest Words in Human History
There have been quite a few famous speeches in the course of human history. Winston Churchill and...
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Why it’s Not Good for Man to be Alone
Our church has slowly been making its way through Genesis 1–11 on Sunday mornings. It has been so...
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On Dirty Faces and Pop-Tart Guns
We noticed the strangest thing when our middle son was 6 years old playing baseball. Now, little...
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The Myth of Peacetime Christianity
One of the things I got to do over the Summer of 2019 was read David Steele’s new book The...
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Why You Should Read More (and Less) Books
Sometimes I like to smell books. I’m a weirdo, I know. My wife makes fun of me for it....
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20 Books That Have Shaped Me
I love books. I love buying books. I love reading books. I know books aren’t for everyone,...
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Summer 2019 Ministry Reflections
I remember a few months after my first son was born that I was going to school 40 hours a week (I...
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Man’s Design is for Dependence
We’ve been walking through Genesis 1-11 in our Sunday morning sermon series at Perryville...
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Why I Need A Church that Judges Me
If you’re not a careful reader of Scripture you may have never noticed what Paul says to the...
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Why King Jesus is Better than King Josiah
Not all of the kings of Judah were good kings. In fact, most of the kings of Judah were not good...
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Rules for Worship
It may be surprising to many but God is not only concerned that we seek Him, but also how we seek...
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Will You go to Hell?
Hell is a real place filled with real people. It is a place of unceasing conscious torment. It is...
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Why You Should Preach Dressed Up
I’m sort of snickering as I write this because I know you probably clicked this link...
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The Religious Affections and Pastoral Ministry
Recently, I had the opportunity to preach a message at a Jonathan Edwards conference on The...
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The Essence and Effects of Sin
In 2017 I had the joy of preaching through the book of 1 Peter at our church. It is amazing how...
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A Letter to a Soul Seeking Jesus: #2
This series is a group of six letters written by Robert Murray M’Cheyenne contained in The...
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A Letter to a Soul Seeking Jesus: #1
This series is a group of six letters written by Robert Murray M’Cheyenne contained in The...
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Bigfoot, Nessie, and Pastorless Christians
Boy. Guess I sort of tipped my hand right there in the title, didn’t I? I mean, unless you...
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Next Pitch
It’s springtime and that means Baseball season in America. I thought I’d share an analogy today...
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Pastors, Preach God
The following is an excerpt from Before the Throne: Reflections on God’s Holiness. You can...
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3 Ways to Misuse Wealth
We’ve been walking through the book of James at Perryville Second Baptist Church in 2019, and...
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Guest Book Review of Before the Throne
Before the Throne: Reflections on God’s Holiness is scheduled to print Spring 2019. Dr....
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Dad, Are We Going the Right Way?
It may not sound all that fancy but our family of 7 once took a Mother’s Day drive in our...
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