Seeing the Literary Structure of John 2–4
The first step in understanding any book of the Bible is to see what is there and especially how the biblical author has arranged his material. In the case of the Gospels, for instance, it is important...
View ArticleWas Jesus Among the Larpers? How Reading John 4 with Genesis 29 Helps Us...
Well, Well, Well, Look What We Have Hear: A Marriage, A Mountain, and a Messiah (pt. 1) — A Sermon on John 4:1–18 In John’s Gospel we learn that Jesus is the Word made flesh (1:14), the Only Begotten...
View ArticleElection and Evangelism: What God Has Joined Together Let Not Man Separate
On Sunday, our church considered one of many passages in John where the Beloved Disciple unites God’s sovereignty in salvation with the responsibility of man to repent and believe. With perfect,...
View ArticleHow Sheep Get Saved: Jesus as the Door, the Good Shepherd, and the Sovereign...
How Sheep Get Saved: Jesus as the Door, the Good Shepherd, and the Sovereign Sacrifice (A Sermon on John 10:1–21) In Luke 15 we come across a parable told by Jesus, directed at the Pharisees, where a...
View ArticleThe Servant-King Who Brings Peace to Earth: An Advent Message on Isaiah 49–54
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.– Isaiah 53:4–5 – I heard the...
View ArticleReading for Scripture Saturation: (Re)Introducing the Via Emmaus Bible...
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! 11 I have stored up your word in my...
View ArticleUnmasking Prosopological Exegesis: Defining a New (and Improved?) Way to Read...
Prosopological exegesis. Have you heard of it? If not, that’s alright, I suspect this technique for reading Scripture will run its course in the next decade and be replaced by another interpretive fad...
View ArticleProsopological Exegesis: Four Reasons Not to Buy This Modern Approach to...
Yesterday, I explained in four points what Prosopological Exegesis (PE) was and is. Today, I offer a point-by-point examination. This excerpt comes from the following from “Reading the Psalms with the...
View ArticleThe Literary Structure of Isaiah 1–66: Eleven Infographics
For the last two months, I have preached through the book of Isaiah, one section at a time. In all, that made for seven sermons and seven sermon handouts. In attempting to capture and communicate the...
View ArticleWhat Is the Mission of the Church in a Racialized World?
Last year, I joined Nicholas Piotrowski, Charles Ware, and Gus Pritchard for an event in Indianapolis called “Gospel, Race, and the Church.” Through six short messages and six panel discussions, plus a...
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