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Book Review: Ann Judson: A Life of Self-Denial

by Michael Coughlin | Apr 26, 2022 | Theology | 0 |

Chapel Library’s booklet, Ann Judson: A Life of Self-Denial is the perfect length. It gives just enough information to make someone interested in reading a larger work about this dear saint, yet also gain an appreciation for Ann and learn from her life without a large investment.

Jesus Tempted As We Are, In Context

by George Alvarado | Mar 18, 2022 | Theology | 0 |

There is a common misunderstanding concerning Hebrews 4:15: “For we do not have a high...

Looking unto Jesus, In Context

by George Alvarado | Feb 9, 2022 | General, Theology | 0 |

In Hebrews 12:2, the key phrase “looking unto Jesus” is often quoted, but popularly...

Earthly Weeds, Heavenly Grass, & Scorched Earth

by George Alvarado | Feb 4, 2022 | Theology | 2 |

The picture showcased on this blog is my front yard. It was “scorched,” not by typical...

Do We Fear God For Nothing?

by George Alvarado | Jan 28, 2022 | Theology | 0 |

Did you know that Satan and Job asked God a similar question? Of course, Satan’s questioning was...

Suffering for Glory

by George Alvarado | Dec 14, 2021 | Theology | 4 |

Author’s note: After almost taking a year off of writing because of trials and transition...

An Empty Seat on Christmas

by Michael Coughlin | Dec 25, 2020 | General | 0 |

I want you to consider your Christmas activities. For some of you, Christmas is a day filled with...

A Open Letter to Afflicted Saints

by George Alvarado | Dec 9, 2020 | Theology | 0 |

To my dear afflicted Saint, I write this with tears that have been recently mixed with emotional...

Truths on Suffering – Part 2

by Allen Nelson IV | Nov 2, 2020 | Theology | 0 |

We are doing a bit of an overview of Romans 8 and considering what it has to teach us about...

Truths on Suffering – Part 1

by Allen Nelson IV | Oct 26, 2020 | Theology | 1 |

Roman 8 is perhaps one of the greatest chapters in the whole Bible. Derek Thomas notes, “No...

When God Brings the Sun Burn

by Allen Nelson IV | May 27, 2020 | Theology | 0 |

Here’s an old sermon outline that I touched up for a blog post. It’s from Jonah 4:5-11. It has to...

Daniel’s Defiance

by George Alvarado | May 8, 2020 | Theology | 0 |

“When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had...

Speaking Rightly of God

by Tim Bates | Mar 19, 2020 | Theology | 1 |

The book of Job is best known for Job’s patience in enduring a multitude of difficult...

Jesus Wept. But Not For Lazarus

by George Alvarado | Jan 2, 2020 | Theology | 0 |

Jesus wept (John 11:35). Perhaps one of the most memorable verses in the bible next to John 3:16....

Reformation Day – Luther and the 95 Theses

by Chuck Ivey | Oct 31, 2019 | series, Theology | 0 |

October 31st, 2019 marks the 502nd anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. As confessional...

God’s Sovereignty Over Evil

by Allen Nelson IV | Oct 28, 2019 | Theology | 0 |

A typical atheist mantra seems to be something along the lines, “God doesn’t exist and...

Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption Part IV- Adoption in the New Testament

by Chuck Ivey | Sep 19, 2019 | series, Theology | 0 |

In this series, we have been looking at what God’s Word says about adoption as both an earthly...

Suicide Thoughts

by Michael Coughlin | Sep 13, 2019 | Theology | 2 |

Thus, we need to be careful when we are talking about folks who committed suicide. Too often I think we skirt around the issue of calling it sin, or even murder. Most people who commit suicide do it as the result of some sort of depression and I think we almost excuse it a little in our minds. It seems rather callous to call a guy who was so depressed he took his own life a murderer. But truth is worthless if it is hidden (Matthew 5:15).

Psalm 119:73-76 — Sovereign Creator

by Michael Coughlin | Jul 20, 2019 | pSaturday Psalms, Theology | 0 |

The most fondly looked upon saints in history were built up in the faith (Jude 1:20) through their own suffering which led to earnest prayer. And they, like the faithful ones of Hebrews 11, looked forward to God’s promise to his servant to endure. It is the hope of Heaven that allows weak vessels to remain faithful during suffering. It is the promise that God will not lose any of His sheep that provides the strength to do good in the midst of evil. And it is the comfort we find in God’s steadfast love toward us that motivates us to be still and know that He is God when the only hope we have is that he will do all that He has promised, even when all earthly evidence appears to the contrary.

Will You go to Hell?

by Allen Nelson IV | Jul 11, 2019 | Evangelism, Theology | 0 |

Hell is a real place filled with real people. It is a place of unceasing conscious torment. It is...

Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption Part III- The Suffering of Job and the Fatherless

by Chuck Ivey | Jun 20, 2019 | series, Theology | 0 |

In this series, we’ve been looking at what God’s Word says about adoption as both an earthly call...

Psalm 119:65-68 — Afflicted by God

by Michael Coughlin | Jun 8, 2019 | pSaturday Psalms, Theology | 0 |

Here is where we arrive at meat and potatoes of Psalm 119: the Teth octave. Why do God’s...

Psalm 119:41-44 — Answering the Taunter

by Michael Coughlin | Apr 13, 2019 | pSaturday Psalms, Theology | 0 |

Secondly, we are reminded that the God of the Old Testament is the same God as the God of the New Testament and that He is a God of love. But not only is God love, what is striking is that He loves me. It is God’s love that is on display at the cross, and David well knows that he has no hope of delighting in the path of God’s commandments (Psalm 119:35) or keeping God’s law (Psalm 119:34) unless God “makes the first move.” We love because He first loved us! In this is love, not that we have loved God, but that He loved us and gave His Son to be a propitiation for our sins (1 John 4:19,10)!