The nations and princes of the earth gathered to exalt the Lord at the end of Psalm 47. They continue that celebration in Psalm 48 but now within Zion, the…
The result of the gospel, of God’s sovereign love taking effect in this world, is joy among all the nations. Messianic psalms either explicitly describe the rule of the messiah…
In last year’s State of the Church message we considered how to act in a culture that treats the Bible, the gospel, and Christianity in general as a problem. “Negative…
The announcement of the gospel brings sure and everlasting comfort. Isaiah proclaimed it seven centuries before Christ came and the call continues two millennia after His incarnation.
Mary had the enormous blessing of carrying, birthing, and raising the Lord Jesus Christ. Despite the idolatry and superstition that has followed her, we take our direction from Scripture to…
We celebrate the miracle of the incarnation at Christmas as we will for eternity. The second person of the Trinity took on flesh, really and truly, and did not throw…
The arrival (adventus) of God incarnate in the person of Jesus Christ changed everything. We will mark time from before His coming (B.C.) and after it (A.D. anno Domini) until…
The psalms have enduring power because “God inhabits the praises of His people” (Ps. 22:3). So when we sing Psalm 46 in faith, God acts as our refuge and strength,…