Tag: Christianity
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Reach Down, Work Within Our Souls (a prayer)
Join in with this prayer to the sovereign Lord who is above, beside and within, and whose smile brings heaven close. It is taken from the worship service at Westminster Church on January 11, 2026.
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Who are you when absolutely everything is stripped away? (Daniel 1)
Abject calamity. As a youth he was taken, had his named changed, saw his city pillaged, was (probably) castrated, and trained to serve the King who had taken so much from him. What would you do in that situation? This sermon on Daniel 1 is Part 1 in a series on the book of Daniel.
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You can’t follow Jesus if you’re sitting on the fence
Neutrality. We tend to like that. It’s, well, non-controversial. But you can’t follow Jesus if you’re sitting on the fence. His is a radical grace and a radical truth. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) is a summary of my teaching series on 1-3 John called “For the love of God.”
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Proactively imitating good, passively imitating evil
We modern people like to think we’re “independent thinkers,” but in reality we’re very impressionable. If we’re not careful that can lead to disaster – and evil. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks 3 John and the role imitation plays in our discipleship.
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Biblical guidelines for prayer
Isn’t prayer simply talking to God? Yes, but the Bible also provides us with guidelines for prayer that is decidedly effective. This episode provides 8 (actually 9) of them. As Martin Luther King Jr said: “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.”
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How can I pray more effectively?
God tells us to pray. We know it’s important. But are our prayers effective? Are we missing something? Maybe. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks 1 John 5:14 and leaves us with several biblical guidelines for effective prayer. Alignment matters.
