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An Empty Seat on Christmas

December 25, 2020 by Michael Coughlin

I want you to consider your Christmas activities. For some of you, Christmas is a day filled with presents and joy, worshipping God, and visiting with loved ones. Maybe you’ve saved for months to get your children that perfect gift. My wife is making me one of my favorite meals (lengua tacos) as a gift […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Christian Life, church, love, mercy, Suffering, worship

Book Review: A Call to Pure Worship

March 3, 2020 by Michael Coughlin

Pastor Meadows created something I really needed in this explanation of the Regulative Principle of Worship: clarity, conciseness, and a direct explanation of the doctrine.

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: book review, Christian Life, music, Reformed Baptist Theology, Reformed Baptists, reformed theology, worship, Worship Music

SBC Resolution on A Reformation of Corporate Worship Practices

February 26, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

True, just two years ago I wrote a piece on my apathy toward resolutions. And while I still feel that, as a whole, resolutions don’t “do much” in terms of reforming the SBC, I do think they can at least be a tool of assessing where we already are as an association of churches and […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Church service, Orlando, regulative principle, S.B.C., SBC2020, Southern Baptists, worship

Abounding Love

December 18, 2019 by Michael Coughlin

The Apostle Paul told the Phillippians that his prayer for them was that their love would abound more and more with knowledge and all discernment. If the Lord inspired Paul to pray for these saints this way and record it for us, I think we ought to know what it means for our love to […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Christian Life, conversion, Devotional, love, reformed theology, sanctification, scripture, worship

From the Mailbag: “Judge Not”

November 1, 2019 by Michael Coughlin

A woman contacted us through our contact us form and expressed some concerns with an article Justin wrote about The Send. I believe her assertions and my responses could be helpful to you, so here they are. For the sake of the post, I’ll call her Holly. Hi, Hope you’re well.  God loves you just […]

Filed Under: Evangelism, Missions Tagged With: Culture, gospel, reformed theology, sanctification, worship

Worship Me

September 30, 2019 by Allen Nelson IV

Older generations like to make fun of all the selfies millennials take, and to an extent, that’s warranted. However, the selfie generation in America was here much earlier than the 1980s. The god of self didn’t come along with the iPhone. The iPhone is a fruit of idol worship, not the root of it.

The key attribute of the god of self is autonomy. Essentially autonomony means that “I get to do what I want because I am me. There is no one more important than me. In fact, you can’t spell awesome without ME” (I know, Taylor Swift song reference).

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Idolatry, local church, me, selfie, worship

God’s Unborable Holiness – Part 1

September 9, 2019 by Allen Nelson IV

*The following is an adapted excerpt from Before the Throne: Reflections on God’s Holiness by Allen S. Nelson IV (2019).  No Room for Meh When it comes to responding to the holiness of God we have two options (See Isaiah 6:5 and Revelation 4:8). Woe is me or worthy are You. Do you know what […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Before the Throne, holiness of God, theology, worship

Why it’s Not Good for Man to be Alone

August 29, 2019 by Allen Nelson IV

Our church has slowly been making its way through Genesis 1–11 on Sunday mornings.  It has been so amazing to see how important these chapters are to contemporary events. The Bible truly is living and active! In Genesis 2:18, Moses writes: Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Female, gender, Genesis 2, Male, scripture, worship

Rules for Worship

July 15, 2019 by Allen Nelson IV

It may be surprising to many but God is not only concerned that we seek Him, but also how we seek Him. You are probably familiar with the story of Uzzah from the Old Testament but just in case you’re not, let’s do a quick review: After David became king, he desired to move the Ark of the Lord […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: regulative principle, rules, worship

Psalm 119:65-68 — Afflicted by God

June 8, 2019 by Michael Coughlin

Here is where we arrive at meat and potatoes of Psalm 119: the Teth octave. Why do God’s people suffer affliction? Are they not to be rewarded for their love and devotion to Him? What message does it portray to the unbelieving world when God cannot even protect His own from evil and affliction? These […]

Filed Under: pSaturday Psalms, Theology Tagged With: Christian Life, Devotional, gospel, love, mercy, Psalm 119, Psalms, reformed baptist, reformed theology, sanctification, scripture, Suffering, worship

A Jolly Missionary Report

May 28, 2019 by Michael Coughlin

I made a new friend recently as the result of reading about his faithfulness through a trial. I found myself praising the Lord so much while reading his letter that I wanted to share it with you. My wife and I signed up to begin supporting this mission monthly, and I want to invite you […]

Filed Under: Evangelism, Missions Tagged With: evangelism, love, Marriage, mercy, Orphans, preaching, reformed baptist, Reformed Baptist Theology, reformed theology, worship

What Time Is Purple? (Evangelism Report)

March 29, 2019 by Michael Coughlin

Thanks to Wretched Radio and a whole host of financial sponsors, I received 1000 copies of Tom Hammond’s book “What Time Is Purple?” for distribution on the campus of The Ohio State University. You can participate by being a distributor or by donating money so that others will distribute this wonderful gospel booklet. Click here […]

Filed Under: Evangelism Tagged With: Christian Life, evangelism, preaching, scripture, worship

2018 End of Season Ministry Report for tOSU

December 7, 2018 by Michael Coughlin

Just four months ago I was getting ready to do evangelism at the Ohio State University’s home football games. Four months later, I fulfilled my commitment by preaching at all 7 home games. By God’s grace, I was also able to preach at an away game in Ann Arbor with good brothers and a sister […]

Filed Under: Evangelism, Missions Tagged With: Christian Life, evangelism, OSU, reformed baptist, worship

Psalm 34:15-22 – A Moment of Reflection

September 29, 2018 by Jason Marianna

Before we begin the final third of Psalm 34, it seems right and good to take a step back and soak in the passage before we dissect it. The first third, verses 1-7, is about simple truths.  The second third, verses 8-14, is about instructions for godliness. Now, in the shadow of truth and instruction […]

Filed Under: pSaturday Psalms Tagged With: sanctification, scripture, Suffering, worship

Trinitarian Prayer

September 26, 2018 by Michael Coughlin

Let not your hearts be troubled, dear saint of God. For the Father elected you, the Son paid your debt and the Spirit resurrected you and indwells you. The God of the universe has set His love upon you and even so, the whole trinity works in unity to bring you to perfection through intercession on your behalf. Be of good cheer as you consider this glorious truth!

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Christian Life, Devotional, prayer, Romans, worship

God’s Unmatchable Holiness – Part 2

September 25, 2018 by Allen Nelson IV

As we consider the unmatchable holiness of God (read part 1), I think there is practical application for worship in the local church. As we think about the heavenly beings described in the last post, may we not learn a few things about what it means to worship a God who alone is holy? It […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Holiness, Lord Sabaoth, worship

Unintended Consequences

September 18, 2018 by Michael Coughlin

In one of the early releases of iOS 11.0.1, Apple introduced a feature to iPhones called Do Not Disturb While Driving. The reason for this feature is obvious: allow people to drive without the distraction of a phone, but give folks who text them a little information to know why they are not getting an immediate […]

Filed Under: Sports, Theology Tagged With: football, sanctification, worship

What Children Should See at Church

September 6, 2018 by Jason Marianna

Recently, my dear friend and fellow blogger Allen Nelson and I had a pleasant discussion on our new podcast “The TAU Roundtable” on the subject of Children’s Church.  Children’s Church, in case you are not familiar, is a weekly event some churches practice wherein they will remove the children from all of or part of the […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Children's Church, church, worship

Reasons Not to Have Children’s Church

August 27, 2018 by Allen Nelson IV

I sincerely appreciate the heart many of my brothers’ and sisters’ have toward children, and I do not wish to attack what they are seeing as liberty and wise stewardship of their time with kids by having a “Children’s Church” each Sunday during the preaching hour. I know what I am addressing is a touchy […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Children's Church, church, worship

Praise Yahweh (the LORD) – Psalm 117

August 4, 2018 by Michael Coughlin

God has provided us with His Word that we might know Him and praise Him. Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter of the Bible, yet it is packed with God-glorifying wisdom, truth, and comfort. Let’s take a look at it! Psalm 117 (ESV) 1 Praise Yahweh, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! 2 For great […]

Filed Under: pSaturday Psalms, Theology Tagged With: Christian Life, church, conversion, Culture, Devotional, reformed theology, worship

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