Acts 24:14: State of the Church 2009 Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. December 28, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: As we consider God’s ongoing kindnesses to us as a congregation, we need to be sure to grasp more than just the “facts.” We need also to have a biblical paradigm for processing those facts—otherwise we will radically misinterpret what is happening to us
Numbers 24:17: A Star Our of Jacob Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. December 21, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: One of the most familiar elements of the Christmas story is the star of Bethlehem. But at the same time, it remains one of the most unknown features of the story—because unlike the wise men, we don’t really look straight at it
Romans 1:26-32: Vile Affections Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. December 14, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: Recall that we have learned that the wrath of God is revealed in the world, and it is revealed as God “lets go”of a culture, allowing them to run headlong into various suicidal and fruitless practices. In this text, we find a deepening expansion of the point Paul has already made
Romans 1:18-25: The Glory of the Obvious Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. December 7, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: God the Father is prominent in the first three chapters of Romans. God the Son figures largely from the middle of three to the end of five. And then the Holy Spirit is central from chapters five through eight. We have the wrath of the Father, the propitiation of the Son, and the liberating deliverance of the Spirit. Remember
Romans 1:8-17: The Just Shall Live By Faith: The Heart of Romans Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. November 30, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: The gospel is not faith, but the gospel cannot be understood or appropriated apart from a living and evangelical faith. As the Westminster confession puts it, the faith that justifies is “no dead faith” (11.2). Another name for “not dead” is alive, or living. The gospel is objective and outside of us. But the
Romans 1:1-7: Called to Be an Apostle: Introduction to the Author of Romans Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. November 23, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: In the first message, we considered the overall nature of the book of Romans and the fact that it was a fund-raising letter. In this letter, Paul set out his gospel in a systematic fashion so that the Roman Christians would know the nature of the gospel that he desired to preach in
Romans 1: Introduction to Romans : The Gospel for All Nations Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. November 16, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: The book of Romans is a first century, apostolic fund-raising letter, and the fact that it almost never strikes us this way simply demonstrates how divergent our practices are from the biblical practices. The apostle Paul was seeking to minister in Spain, and he wanted the help of the Roman church. As part of this,
Hebrews 9:11-14: What Kind of High Priest Are You? Douglas Jones Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. November 9, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: The main point: Sustaining community means that we have to imitate Christ’s high priestly pattern of absorbing and bearing sins to relieve those around us
Psalm 115:4-8; 2 Cor. 3:16: Pomosexuality Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. November 2, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: As we look around us, we see nations and cultures in disarray. There are so many things going wrong, that is would be quite easy to despair. Where to start? What battles should we fight, and what should we let alone? This is itself quite an important issue, as Martin Luther once wisely noted. “If I profess, with the loudest
Eph. 5:18-20; Col. 3:16: Post Tenebras Lux Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. October 26, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: The title of this message is a phrase that has been used to describe the great work of the Spirit in the Reformation, and that Latin phrase means “after darkness, light.” It is the purpose of this sermon to focus on one particular manifestation of that transformation, which was the musical transformation which occurred. Post silentium cantus. After silence,
Exodus 20:8-11: Reformation for the World Toby Sumpter Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. October 26, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION : One of the great blessings that God has bestowed on us is a community of Sabbath celebration. As we commemorate Reformation Day and All Saints Day, this is a good opportunity to remember what our feasts are for
2 Corinthians 9:6-11: The Hand of God, Wall Street, & You Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. October 19, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: When God shakes the nations, or we think He is about to shake the nations, He does so in order that we might return to the basics. THE TEXT: “But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he
Psalm 50:1-23: A Fifth Decade of Psalms: Rite & Ritual Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. October 12, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: This is the first of twelve psalms ascribed to Asaph. Mostly likely this is the Asaph who lived at the same time as David (2 Chron. 29:30), although that name does appear later (2 Kings 18:18). This psalm is a wonderful illustration of how thoroughly the godly saints of the old covenant understood true worship
Psalm 49:1-20: A Fifth Decade of Psalms: Wealth & Death Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. October 5, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: We come now to a very potent expression of the biblical take on blind wealth in the face of inexorable death. As we treat the subject of our riches, let us take care, first, to remember the whole counsel of God on this subject, and let us take even greater care to not allow the whole
Psalm 48: The Fifth Decade of Psalms: Walk About Zion Douglas Wilson Christ Church – Moscow, ID A.D. September 28, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: This jubilant psalm is not credited to any particular writer, but the tone and content make it likely that it was written in the aftermath of the great victory over Ammon, Moab, and Edom in the reign of Jehoshaphat—the time he sent the choir out in front of the army
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