I Will Meditate on All Your Work and Muse on Your Deeds …
Moment by moment, our vital union with Christ is sustained, shaped, and carried by the Word of God.
January
Courage to Follow, Courage to Lead …
Why 800 Pastors Are Coming to Bethlehem in February
Race and Cross …
Racial Harmony Sunday
Talitha, the Person Who Is Adopted …
Thoughts about Racial Harmony and Sanctity of Life
Christ, Culture, and Abortion …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
Social involvement is demanded by a biblical orientation toward life.
I Am the Lord, and Besides Me There Is No Savior …
Education for Exultation: In God
February
Does God "Visit the Sins of the Fathers on the Children"? …
Getting Serious about Education for Exultation
Great and lasting things are at stake for future generations not only because of what we teach, but also because of what we are.
The Word Was God and Became Flesh …
Education for Exultation: In Jesus
Courage in Christian Ministry, Part 1 …
Desiring God 2000 Conference for Pastors
Courage in Christian Ministry
You Will Be Eaten by Cannibals! Lessons from the Life of John G. Paton …
Courage in the Cause of Missions
2000 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors
Courage in Christian Ministry, Part 2 …
Desiring God 2000 Conference for Pastors
Courage in Christian Ministry
Courage in Christian Ministry, Part 3 …
Desiring God 2000 Conference for Pastors
Courage in Christian Ministry
Courage in Christian Ministry, Ben Patterson …
Desiring God 2000 Conference for Pastors
Courage in Christian Ministry
Courage in Christian Ministry, Josef Tson …
Desiring God 2000 Conference for Pastors
Courage in Christian Ministry
Courage in Christian Ministry, Panel Discussion …
Desiring God 2000 Conference for Pastors
Courage in Christian Ministry
Christ Crucified, Our Boast …
Education for Exultation: In the Cross
John G Paton's Father …
A Key to His Courage
The impact of a father's faith, love, and discipline can be immeasurable.
Set Apart Rick, Randy, and the Rest for the Work …
Education for Exultation: In Setting Some Apart
Fulfilling the Law of Love …
Education for Exultation: Through the Spirit by Faith
March
Building Our Lives on the Bible …
Education for Exultation: By the Word
Let All the Peoples Praise Him …
Education for Exultation: Among the Nations
Truth and Love …
Truth aims at love; love aims at truth. Love shapes how to speak the truth; truth shapes how to show love.
One Generation Shall Praise Your Works to Another …
Education for Exultation: in the Next Generation
It is the Biblical duty of every generation to make sure that the next generation hears about the mighty acts of God.
The Gideon Venture …
Education for Exultation: Debt-Free
April
The Isaac Factor …
Education for Exultation: Beyond the Possible
Why does God make us depend on him for what is humanly impossible?
If the Lord Wills …
Education for Exultation: Humbly Under God
The Sons Are Free …
Palm Sunday
Jesus Christ: Alive and With Us to the End …
Easter Sunday
The Overflow of Easter …
A Whole Theology of Resurrection in One Chapter
In just one chapter Paul outlines a whole theology of the resurrection.
How to Get a Camel through a Needle's Eye …
With God all things are possible. That is the basis of our prayer and our giving and our evangelism.
May
The Legacy of Sovereign Joy …
God's Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin
“Aurelius Augustine (354-430), Martin Luther (1483-1546), and John Calvin (1509-1564) had this in common: they experienced, and then built their lives and ministries on, the reality of God’s omnipotent grace” (p. 18).
Dorothy Sayers on Why Hell Is a Non-Negotiable …
It is not out of antiquarian allegiance that we love the truth—even the hard ones. It is out of love to Christ and to the people who need his truth.
Boasting Only in the Cross …
Passion's OneDay 2000
Memphis, TN
Is the cross magnificent enough to you that you will live and die for Christ?
June
Let the Nations Be Glad …
Ligonier Ministries National Conference
Orlando, FL
Counting It All Joy …
Ligonier Ministries National Conference
Orlando, FL
Questions and Answers …
Ligonier Ministries National Conference
Orlando, FL
The Pleasures of God …
Meditations on God's Delight in Being God
“God’s delight in being God is not sung the way it should be, with wonder and passion, in the worship places of the word. And we are the poorer and weaker for it. My hope and prayer in writing this book is that more and more people would meditate with me on the pleasures of God” (p. 7).
July
We Took a Good Stand and Made a Bad Mistake …
Reflections on the Baptist General Conference Annual Meeting, St Paul
Future Grace for Finishing the Task, Part 1 …
International Missions Week
Ridgecrest, NC
Future Grace for Finishing the Task, Part 2 …
International Missions Week
Ridgecrest, NC
Future Grace for Finishing the Task, Part 3 …
International Missions Week
Ridgecrest, NC
Future Grace for Finishing the Task, Part 4 …
International Missions Week
Ridgecrest, NC
Future Grace for Finishing the Task, Part 5 …
International Missions Week
Ridgecrest, NC
Future Grace for Finishing the Task, Part 6 …
International Missions Week
Ridgecrest, NC
Future Grace for Finishing the Task, Part 7 …
International Missions Week
Ridgecrest, NC
Holding on to Your Faith in the Midst of Suffering: Job, Part 1 …
The Cove
Asheville, NC
Holding on to Your Faith in the Midst of Suffering: Job, Part 2 …
The Cove
Asheville, NC
Holding on to Your Faith in the Midst of Suffering: Job, Part 3 …
The Cove
Asheville, NC
Holding on to Your Faith in the Midst of Suffering: Job, Part 4 …
The Cove
Asheville, NC
Holding on to Your Faith in the Midst of Suffering: Q&A …
The Cove
Asheville, NC
August
How to Be a Refuge for Your Children …
Dads, fear God and put your confidence in him so your children will have a refuge in you.
September
The Triumph of Grace through Righteousness …
God's purpose in giving the law was so that, in the end, grace would reign through Christ's righteousness on our behalf.
The Church Was Spoken Against Everywhere …
Sometimes Christians have no favor in society. Even so, God can, and often does, pour out his power for effective witness.
Are We to Continue in Sin That Grace Might Increase? …
Believers are commanded to become in practice what we are in Christ: dead to sin and alive to God.
Is "Growing Without Growing" Working? …
Farewell to Sovereign Joy Fellowship
Foundations for Prayer Toward the Global Purpose of God …
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Carver-Barnes Lecture
Wake Forest, NC
A Biblical Alternative to Serving God: Living by Prayer …
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Carver-Barnes Lecture
Wake Forest, NC
October
Do I Not Hate Those Who Hate You, O Lord? …
The Verses We Skipped
How are we to understand those psalms that express hatred and call down curses upon the enemies of God?
It Is Sown in Dishonor, It Is Raised in Glory …
Let us learn how to help each other die. It will not be easy, but, by grace, we will help each other say in our final pain, "To die is gain."
The Goal of God's Love May Not Be What You Think It Is …
True love aims at satisfying people in the glory of God. Any love that terminates on man is eventually destructive.
Pursuing the Glory of God in the Gladness of the Nations in God …
Declare His Glory Among the Nations Conference
Dallas, TX
All the World Accountable to God …
Declare His Glory Among the Nations Conference
Dallas, Texas
The Path and the Price of Pursuing the Glory of God Among the Nations …
Declare His Glory Among the Nations Conference
Dallas, TX
A Biblical Alternative to Serving God …
Declare His Glory Among the Nations Conference
Dallas, TX
Going Deep with God by Having Him Carry Our Loads …
One of the reasons we don't know God deeply is that we don't venture much on his pledge to carry things for us.
November
It Is Never Right to Be Angry with God …
It's never right to be angry with God. And it's never right to hide your anger from him, if you feel it.
Thank God for the Mercies of Christ …
Festival of Thanksgiving
Free from Sin, Slaves of Righteousness, Part 1 …
What is the Meaning of "Under Law" and "Under Grace"?
The Value of Learning History …
A Lesson From Jude
God ordains history partly so that we will learn it and be wiser about the present.
Why Deal With Racial Issues? …
Racial Harmony Session 1
Wednesday Evening Message
December
Hope-Giving Promises for Triumph over Sin …
If God works to bring about obedience in our heart, then sin will not be lord over us, God will.
Implications of Being Made in the Image of God …
Racial Harmony Session 2
Do You Believe In Capital Punishment? …
From the message, "Implications of Being Made in the Image of God."
