Husbands. Wives. Now teaching [primarily] for children. What is the Apostle Paul’s reasoning? Three-fold: its the right thing to do, they will benefit from the wisdom and experience of their parents, and God promises benefits for your life. But there is also a lesson for parents. Parents have an awesome responsibility to rear their children […]
Richard L. Pratt, Jr. is former Professor of Old Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL and founder of Third Millenium Ministries (http://thirdmill.org). Reformed theology is often associated with “covenant theology.” If you listen carefully, you’ll often hear pastors and teachers describe themselves as “Reformed and covenantal.” The terms Reformed and covenant are used together so widely that it […]
This week the series is back to Ephesians and the primary audience is “Husbands”. Lots of different kinds of husbands out there, but the Apostle Paul encourages all husbands to embrace the divine order for marriage by following the divine example for marriage. (Eph. 5:15-33) 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but […]
Is Christ enough for when life is hard? When bad things happen to good people, or people we love? Pastor Dan uses the story of Lazarus, Martha and Mary to help us better understand God’s design as the Meyers and our congregation continue to wrestle with and work through the seemingly needless death of Joe […]
Richard L. Pratt, Jr. is former Professor of Old Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL and founder of Third Millenium Ministries (http://thirdmill.org). Most Christians who identify themselves as Reformed or Calvinistic affirm that baptism is a sacrament of the covenant of grace. Although different branches of the Reformed tradition highlight different aspects of baptism, the major Reformed confessions and […]
For this and the next few weeks Pastor Dan will be preaching on some human relationships. How should we consider them and how does God help us understand how to “live in relationship” with one another. (Eph. 5:21-24) …21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, to your own husbands, as to […]