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And you'll have the faith His first followers had
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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Psalm 6 - A Psalm of Repentance

The Psalms are both deeply theological and intensely emotional. The Psalms are about life and worship. While we often make a distinction between life and worship, the Psalms do not. Psalm 6 is a passionate Psalm dealing with David's repentance and God's forgiveness. What role should repentance play in our life and worship? Take a listen to the audio sermon linked below.

Psalm 6 - A Psalm of Repentance


This sermon was originally delivered to a small Bible study group in an assisted living facility in Quitman, Texas on October 23, 2015.

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Deuteronomy



Deuteronomy is the re-telling or re-giving of the Law. The last of the books of Moses, this is one of the key books for understanding the whole Bible. The entire book takes place in one scene and is the last recorded words of Moses to God's people before Moses dies. In this video, I ask and John attempts to answer some important questions that will help the modern reader to understand and appreciate this book.

The first video is fifteen minutes and part 2 is only five minutes more. Those last five minutes are important, though, because that is the segment where we tie it all into Christ.





Friday, October 23, 2015

Numbers--In the Wilderness

What is the book of Numbers about? What was its original name? For what and for whom was it written? Is there anything in it that is relevant to the 21st century? Where is Jesus in Numbers?

This is the sixth video in our Old Testament series. These videos were designed to help make the Old Testament understandable for the 21st century reader. The New Testament says that God's word is alive and powerful, and when it says that, it is talking about the Hebrew Bible, or what we Christians call the Old Testament. Is it true that a dusty old Hebrew book like Numbers could have something for us today? Watch the videos and find out. Once again, Pastor John Pflug and I have a discussion. This time John asks the questions and I stumble over the answers. The first video is 15 minutes and the second one only 6 minutes more. Watch and be blessed.






Into the wilderness . . .


Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Leviticus


What is the book of Leviticus about? What purpose does it serve in the Bible? What are all those animal sacrifices for? Why does Leviticus have so many rules and do they matter to you and me? Do Christians have to obey all the laws in Leviticus? How does Leviticus point to Jesus?

This time I ask the questions and Pastor John R. Pflug, Jr. attempts the answers. Take a few minutes to watch and learn something about the book of Leviticus. The first clip is fifteen minutes and the second one only five. Be blessed. 

(Be on the lookout for a chart and a brief cameo from the Moses bobble head)







Sunday, October 18, 2015

Psalm 1 - The Blessed Ones

As you shall see, if you click the link and listen to the sermon audio MP3 file below, the blessed ones are those who are in Christ. This is the first sermon in a series on the Psalms, a series in which I will attempt to preach one sermon from each of the Psalms. I've already linked recordings to Psalms 2 and 3 in previous blog posts. This is the link to Psalm 1. Be blessed.

Psalm 1 - The Blessed Ones

The sermon was preached at the Winnsboro Reformed Church in Winnsboro, Texas on Sunday, October 18, 2015.


Friday, October 16, 2015

Exodus


Exodus is a very important book in the Bible. No doubt you're familiar with the story. What you may not be aware of is its importance in redemptive history. The total time for the two videos is only 20 minutes. The first one lasts for 15 and the second one wraps it up in 5 more.








Thursday, October 15, 2015

Psalm 3 - Salvation Belongs to the Lord

Audio file for the sermon I preached this past Sunday. The sermon is taken from Psalm 3 and is entitled "Salvation Belongs to the Lord". The file is about 24 minutes long. Just click on the link below.

Psalm 3 - Salvation Belongs to the Lord


Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Genesis

What is the first book of the Bible and what is it about? Does it have relevance for us today? Can we believe it? What are we to make of it and what does it have to do with Jesus?

The first video is Part 1 and it goes about 15 minutes and then gets cut off abruptly, but it picks back up again in the second video which lasts just a few minutes longer.








Thursday, October 8, 2015

Introduction to the Pentateuch

What is a 'Pentateuch' and why would anyone ever need to know? Well, Pentateuch is just a fancy name for the first five books of the Bible, also known as the Books of Moses or the Torah. In our video series, John and I will go through each of those books one at a time, but first we introduce this section of the Bible in these two short videos. The first one is about 14 1/2 minutes and the second one is just a little bit short of 12. Anyone who wants to be able to read the Bible and understand what it's about and what is going on will benefit from these videos.

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Part 2:

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Introduction to the Old Testament

This is a video series done by my friend John R. Pflug and I as our own sort of Old Testament Survey course. We produced it to be used in the adult Sunday School class of First Presbyterian Church of Winnsboro, Texas during the year 2015. This particular video was our introduction to the course (and to the Old Testament.) It lays a foundation for what is to come and hopefully serves to help a beginning Bible student to understand both why the Old Testament is important for us as Christians and how it is that we as Christians should seek to understand it. Even if you are familiar with the Old Testament already I think that you will find this video (and this series) to be of value to you in opening up what is sometimes a closed book to our modern eyes. Watch and be blessed.