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Abortion

Abortion and Voting by Aldo Classen

Embryos – are they Human?

Are we really pro-life Keeping a special needs child

Angels

Angels

Anger

Steps to Handling my Anger

Anger Handout Worksheet

Admitting and Analyzing my Anger

Forgiveness – A Plan

Apologetics

Can We Know the Truth?

Hitchens/Wilson Debate

The Ultimate Questions of Origins

Arminianism (See Calvinism)

Assurance (see Perseverance)

Atonement (see also Salvation)

Selected Articles

Unlimited v Limited Atonement

Penal Substitution Revisited by J I Packer

J.I Packer Introduction to the Death of Death in the Death of Christ

Has the Message of Jesus been Lost by Al Mohler

Does the ALL is Romans 5 mean Unlimited Atonement

Backsliding (see Perseverance)

Baptism (see also Sacraments and Child Dedication)

A Brief Defense of Infant Baptism Baptism and the Lord’s Supper Is Baptism Necessary – A Conversation Baptism – Westminster Confession Baptism Ritual Children and Baptism Baptism as the First Act of Obedience

Bible

A Walk through the OT

Biblical Inerrancy

Overview of the Bible

Slavery and the Bible

Sola Scriptura

History of Salvation in The Old Testament

Spurgeon on Romans 11:36

The Ultimate Questions of Origins

The Biblical Meta-Narrative

Reading List and Bible Study Resources

Books and Biographies

Them by Ben Sasse

Did America have a Christian Founding?

Mission Drift

Os Guiness Last Call

Ten Conservative Principles

George Whitefield

A Tale of Three Kings

Digital Time by Ben Sasse

Luther’s Account of His own Conversion

Huldrich Zwingli

William Tyndale

Calvinism/Arminianism

Calvinism/Arminianism Compared

Why did Arminianism Win?

What is Hyper Calvinism by Sam Storms

Carnal Christians

Children

The Fate of Infants who Die by Douglas Moo and Sam Storms

Praying for the Salvation of your Chlldren

David Wells on Children’s Conversion

Children and Baptism

Dedication of Children by Grandparents

Dedication, An Explanation

Child Dedication

Christ (see Jesus)

Christmas (see Christmas in Sermons by Subject)

Christmas Poems

A Hymn to the Son of God

Church (see also Children and Fellowship )

Church Membership; Why Bother? Fighting for Someone’s Soul

Phili 2 1-8 Attitude Adjustment

The Importance of mid-size and small groups in the church

Church Discipline

A policy on Church Discipline

Church Leadership Model

Church History (see History)

Citizenship

On Civil Disobedience by Piper

Civil Disobedeince (see Citizenship)

Communion (see the Lord's Supper)

Community (see Fellowship)

Compassion

Compassion vs Pity

A Case for Helping the Working Poor

Notes on how we use our Wealth with Compassion

Contentment

The Rare Jewell of Christian Contentment

Controversy

On Controversy by John Newton

Creation

The Ultimate Question of Origins

Cremation (see death)

Culture

Critical Theory and Christianity

Religious Freedom by Heritage Foundation

Religious Liberty by Al Mohler

Immigration Idealism

The Immigration Crisis book and review

A Case for Helping the Working Poor

Entertainment – Evangelical Heresy by Tozer

Would Jesus Be Welcome in our Schools

Dick Hoyt and his Disabled Son

Death

Physical Death before Adam’s Sin

Evangelical Annihilationism

Universalism History

Death and Resurrection

Suicide

The Fate of Infants who Die by Douglas Moo and Sam Storms

J.I Packer Introduction to the Death of Death in the Death of Christ

When a Parishioner Dies

Second Thoughts on Cremation

Funerals by Thomas Long

How Should I think about the death of
someone whose faith is in question?

Dichotomy or Trichotomy (see Theology)

Disagreements (see Controversy)

Discipleship; (see Sanctification)

Divorce (see sermons on Divorce, Remarriage, Marriage)

Divorce

Doctrine (see Theology)

Easter (see also SERMONS on Easter)

Economics

Economics in One Lesson by Hazlitt

Read-i-Pencil

Education

Would Jesus be Welcome in our Schools?

A Christian Philosophy of Education Gordon Clark full document

Would Jesus be Welcome in our Public Schools

A Christian Philosophy of Education

Are Public Schools good for Christian Kids

Education

Would Jesus be Welcome in our Schools?

A Christian Philosophy of Education Gordon Clark full document

Would Jesus be Welcome in our Public Schools

A Christian Philosophy of Education

Are Public Schools good for Christian Kids

Election (God's election of his own)

Are There Two Wills of God Election and Desire to Save all

Election- Grudem and Storms

Misunderstandings of the Doctrine of Election by Wayne Grudem

Did Christ Die for All Men or only His Elect

Free Will Nelson and Piper

Free Will – A Slave Spurgeon

How I know I’m Elect A.W. Pink

Sovereign Grace and Our Responsibility Spurgeon

Double Predestination by Sproul

Election Horatio Bonar

End Times (see Eschatology)

Entertainment

Entertainment – Evangelical Heresy by Tozer

Eschatology - End Times

Spurgeon on Eschatology

The Already but Not Yet of the Kingdom of God

Eternal Security (see Perseverance of the saints)

Evangelism (see also Missions)

What is a Biblical Christian Al Martin

The Altar Call

Brief Testimony John Bunyon

What Happens in the New Birth John Piper

How to Become a Christian

Faith and Regeneration Spurgeon

The New Genesis Sproul

Idling Life Away like an Idiot or Madman Philpot

Apprehending God by Tozer

Evangelism and the Lord’s Supper

What is Evangelistic Sacramentalism

Praying for the Salvation of your Children Spurgeon

Praying for the Unsaved

Sovereign Grace and Our Responsibility Spurgeon

The Need and Nature of Conversion by Spurgeon

the centrality of the Gospel by Tim Keller

Faith

What is Faith Riddleberger in Michael Horton

When Experience may be Wrong

The Need and Nature of Conversion by Spurgeon

Hope- Power to Change the Future

Hope Quotes

Wait

Family Life (see Parenting)

Fasting (see Fasting in sermons)

Fathers

Dick Hoyt and his Disabled Son

The Father of Fathers

Fellowship and Spiritual Community

Spiritual Friendship as a Means of Grace

Fighting for Someone’s Soul

Bonhoeffer Life Together

Forgiveness (see also BOOK "Forgiveness"

Forgiveness – A Plan

Free Will (see also Election)

Free Will Nelson and Piper

Free Will – A Slave Spurgeon

Sovereign Grace and Our Responsibility Spurgeon

Compatibilism Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility

Free Will articles by Hendryx and Sproul

Funeral (see death)

Gifts of the Spirit

Gifts of the Spirit – What are They?

Discovering Your Spiritual Gift

Giving (see Stewardship)

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God (see also Trinity and Theology)

The Father of Fathers

A short History of God

How Can God be Just by Sam Storms

Good Friday (see also SERMONS)

The Ragman by Walter Wangerin Jr.

Grace (see also Evangelism and Theology)

Evangelical Fall from the Means of Grace

The Ordinary Means of Grace Duncan

The Doctrines of Grace

Healing (see SERMONS)

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Hell

Evangelical Annihilationism

History

A Brief Chronology of Human History

A short History of God

The Biblical Metanarrative (The Big Picture)

Puritan History

Westminster Confession of Faith – A Brief History

The Importance of Church History

Homosexuality

Homosexual Marriage

Hope (see Faith)

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Humility

Twelve Ways to Humble Yourself

Justification

Justification by Faith and the Current Religious Scene

Why is the Doctrine of Penal Substitution under Attack D.A. Carson

Kingdom of God

The Already but Not Yet of the Kingdom of God

Leadership

Tyranny of the Urgent

Marks of a Spiritual Leader

Church Leadership Model

The Marks of a Spiritual Leader

Lincoln on Leadership

Lincoln’s Leadership

Colin Powell 13 Rules on Leadership

Legalism vs Christianity

Christian Liberty (a Sermon)

Lord's Supper (see also Sacraments)

A Brief Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper

Lord’s Supper, Frequency of Observance

Lord’s Supper as Means of Grace by Nelson

Lord’s Supper as Means of Grace by Horton

Lord’s Supper – Westminster Confession of Faith

Short Treatise on the Lord’s Supper by Calvin

Evangelism and the Lord’s Supper

Early History of the Lord’s Supper

Children and the Lord’s Supper

What do I do during the Observance of the Lord’s Supper

Marriage

Marriage/Divorce/Remarriage

Marrying a Non-Christian

Successful Marriages

Means of Grace

Evangelical Fall from the Means of Grace

The Ordinary Means of Grace Duncan

Spiritual Friendship as a Means of Grace

Men

Intro and above reproach by Challies

Temperate by Challies

Sound Judgment by Challies

Respected by Outsiders by Challies

Mature and Humble by Challies

Hospitable by Challies

Gentle by Challies

Generous by Challies

Family Leaders by Challies

A One woman man by Challies

A One-Woman Man,

Missions

Toxic Charity

Money (Also see Stewardship)

It’s All About the Money

When You Get a Paycheck, Whose Money is it?

Mothers

Mother’s Day Blessing

Music (see Worship)

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Parenting (see SERMONS on parenting)

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Pastors (see also Preaching)

The Madness of the Ministry

Are Pastors Priests?

Keeping My Vows of Ministry Eugene Peterson

Ethics in Ministry: Definitions, Questions, Case-studies

Perseverance

Never Perish by Ryle

Reflections on Assurance by Carson

A Brand Plucked from the fire

Wait

Prayer

WHY PRAY THE LORDs Prayer

The Cleansing Power of Public Prayer Prayer

Corporate Confession and Absolution

Prayer, Healing and the Kingdom of God

Praying for the Unsaved

Praying for the Salvation of your Children Spurgeon

Prayer for the Sick

Our Daily Prayer – Prayers of John Wesley

John Baillie Private Prayers

The Effectual Revival Prayer of Moses

Public Prayer by Gordon McDonald

Public Prayer in our Public Worship

The Lord’s Prayer – Enduring Elements of Worship

The Lords Prayer in Public Worship

WHY PRAY THE LORDs Prayer

Prayer Promises in the Bible

Why We Pray the Lord’s Prayer

Preaching

Preaching Through Adversity Spurgeon

Preaching – the Cure of Souls

Preaching – Whose Authority?

A New Model for the 21^st Century Preaching

Predestination (see election)

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Prophecy and Tongues (see Gifts of the Spirit)

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Providence

The Mystery of Providence D.A. Carson

From How Long O Lord – The mystery of Providence by D.A. Carson

Divine Providence Excerpts

Reformation, The

Five Solas of the Reformation and Key Dates

The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century

Reformed Theology (see Theology)

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Religions, World and False

9 Things you should know about Islamic State

Reliance of the Traveller and Tools for the Worshipper – A Guide to Islam

Repentance

Repentance and Revival sermon from Ezra 9 by Nelson

Revival

Revival Defined Packer

Resurrection of Jesus (see SERMONS on “Easter”)

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Sabbath

Saturday or Sunday Worship by Dabney

Sunday as the NT Day of Worship by Jonathan Edwards

Salvation

Praying for the Salvation of your Children Spurgeon

The Need and Nature of Conversion by Spurgeon

The Centrality of the Gospel by Tim Keller

The Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness by John Piper

The Lordship Salvation Controversy

Sanctification

The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification

The Expulsive Power of a new Affection by Chalmers

Views of Sanctification Holiness

Sanctification by Sinclair Ferguson Packer and Brinsmead

How to Kill Sin by John Piper

Excerpts from the Expulsive Power of a New Affection

Twelve Commandments of a Serious Disciple by Means

Intro and above reproach by Challies

Temperate by Challies

Sound Judgment by Challies

Respected by Outsiders by Challies

Mature and Humble by Challies

Hospitable by Challies

Gentle by Challies

Generous by Challies A One woman man by Challies

Second Coming (see Jesus)

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Sexuality

The Red Lizard of Lust by C.S. Lewis

A Timely Article on Porn

From the Purity Principle by Randy Alcorn

Sin Sinfulness

How to Kill Sin by John Piper

Total Depravity Biblical Proofs

Original Sin 3 articles by Brown, Volker and Sproul

Sin Sinfulness

How to Kill Sin by John Piper

Total Depravity Biblical Proofs

Original Sin 3 articles by Brown, Volker and Sproul

What is Sin? The Essence

Social Concerens

A Case for Helping the Working Poor by Warden

Spiritual Community (see Fellowship)

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Stewardship

Stewardship – Generous Christianity by Nelson

Stewardship – What Wesley Taught and Practiced by White

Stewardship – Is Tithing Biblical? D.A. Carson

Notes on how we use our Wealth with Compassion

Stories

The Ragman by Walter Wangerin Jr. EASTER

Will Rogers – Some Wit and Wisdom

Teaching (see also Parenting)

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Theodicy (see also God)

How Can God be Just by Sam Storms

Theology

The Lordship Salvation Controversy

The Doctrines of Grace

Evangelical Fall from the Means of Grace

The Ordinary Means of Grace Duncan

The Already but Not Yet of the Kingdom of God

Justification by Faith and the Current Religious Scene

A Primer on Reformed Theology

Dichotomy or Trichotomy

Double Predestination by R.C. Sproul

Spurgeon’s Catechism

Westminster Larger Catechism

What is a Biblical Christian Al Martin

Westminster Confession of Faith – A Brief History

Westminster Confession of Faith (full version)

The Easy Conscience of Modern Evangelicalism James Boice

Why is the Doctrine of Penal Substitution under Attack D.A. Carson

Tongue, The

The Power of Words

Counsel on the Words we Use

Tongues and Prophecy (see “Gifts of the Spirit”)

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Trinity

A short History of God

Trinity and Worldview

Words (see Tongue)

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World View

World View James Sire The Universe Next Door

What is it? By Ligon Duncan

Worldview Realty by Tozer

Worldview The Christian Mind by Harry Blamires

Trinity and Worldview

Worldview Biblical Texts

Work

Work and Faith

Worship (see also Prayer)

The Cleansing Power of Public Prayer

Corporate Confession and Absolution

Public Prayer in our Public Worship

The Lords Prayer in Public Worship

Theological Themes for Worship

Juvenilization of Christianity

An Introduction to Reformed Worship

Applause in Worship

On Church Music C.S. Lewis

Luther and Calvin on Church Music

Congregational Singing and the Ministry of the Word by Payton

God-seeking Worshippers Andrew Bonar 1880s

Pleasing God in our Worship Godfrey

Reformed Worship, Past and Present Vischer

http://soundliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Reformed-Worship-past-and-present-Vischer.pdf

An Introduction to Reformed Worship

Spurgeon’s Hymnal Preface and Subjects

The Reformation of Worship by Godfrey

Why Creeds and Commandments in Worship?

Authentic Worship by Harold Best

What Songs Shall we Sing in Worship Nelson

Sunday as NT Day of Worship Jonathan Edwards

Colson on Beauty

The Place of Beauty in Worship

The Role of Offerings in Public Worship

Worship: Primarily Vertical or Horizontal?

The Theology and Place of Music in Worship

Short articles on the elements of Evangelical Worship

RESOURCES FOR PASTORS

Wedding Manual

Public Prayer by Gordon McDonald

Public Prayer in our Public Worship

Corporate Confession and Absolution

When a Parishioner Dies

Principles of Worship

God, the Object of Worship

Why Creeds and Commandments in Worship

Radical Generosity

Public Prayer in Worship – Gordon McDonald

The Lords Prayer in Public Worship

Preaching, Whose Authority?

Our Daily Prayers – The Prayers of John Wesley

Keeping my Vows of Ministry

Articles/Bylaws, a Model

Leadership Model

Child Dedication, a Liturgy

Child Dedication, an Explanation

Preaching Through Adversity

Preaching and the Cure of Souls

The Madness of the Ministry

A Baptism Liturgy

A Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper

Children and the Lord’s Supper

Keeping My Vows of Ministry Eugene Peterson

Evangelism and the Lord’s Supper

Second Thoughts on Cremation