Category Archives: preaching

This Week’s Study- Complementarianism vs. Egalitarianism

Posted on April 9, 2025 by RC

Did God design men and women as equally valuable but with complementary roles, of as equally valuable and interchangeable roles? What does the Bible say? And how do we handle disagreements among those who claim submission to God’s Word? Check … Continue reading →

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Study Tonight- Complementarianism and Egalitarianism

Posted on April 7, 2025 by RC

We continue exploring issues dividing the church. Tonight, complementarianism and egalitarianism. All are welcome at 6:15 for dinner, and for the study at 7:00. We live-stream on Facebook Live, RC-Lisa Sproul. We hope you’ll join us.

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How can I know if my church is preaching the gospel?

Posted on March 31, 2025 by RC

We who affirm the doctrine of total depravity often don’t believe we are totally depraved. It’s true enough that there are institutions and individuals who flat deny the doctrine. Then there are those who both affirm and deny. There is … Continue reading →

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The Preponderant Problem of Power Preaching Pulpits

Posted on March 4, 2025 by RC

It’s a bad fault of mine, but I suspect you suffer from it as well. My fault is that I assume that others have the same faults I do. If I struggle with pride, my guess is that those to … Continue reading →

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Evangelizing, Amidst the Ruins, Our Barbarian Hordes

Posted on January 31, 2025 by RC

Our strategies are often rather far from God’s strategies. Indeed, the simple fact that we sit down to strategize may be a sure sign that we are far from God’s chosen path. We are plotters and planners, who believe that … Continue reading →

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Should Lord’s Day Worship Be Designed for Evangelism?

Posted on January 20, 2025 by RC

No. We must not confuse worship with evangelism. All those opposed to evangelism raise your hands. It would be, if it even existed, a rather lonely clique, the “Christians against evangelism” club. Every believer believes in evangelism. And when we … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with expositional preaching?

Posted on December 9, 2024 by RC

Not much. Here is yet another place where we ought both to define our terms and to put the question in context. The majority of pulpits in this nation are filled with people sharing their own personal thoughts, with sprinklings … Continue reading →

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For what should the church be thankful?

Posted on November 25, 2024 by RC

While one could argue that Thanksgiving began with the church, in that it was celebrated by our spiritual fathers who came to these shores, it has become more of a family holiday. Families always have much for which to give … Continue reading →

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Feeling His Pleasure, or, Hands Across a Keyboard

Posted on November 21, 2024 by RC

Not long ago, in our study of First Thessalonians (see here) we came across Paul’s injunction that we aspire to a quiet life, and work with our own hands (4:11). We talked briefly about two errors we are prone to … Continue reading →

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Why is the church so biblically illiterate?

Posted on November 18, 2024 by RC

Because we in the pulpits do not preach God’s Word, and we in the pews neither read nor study God’s Word. There is no great mystery. We have not because we ask not. And when we do ask, we ask … Continue reading →

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