A Warning to and About the Rich

James 5:1-6 “Do not envy ungodly rich people, for they will be judged by God.” 1. God is going to judge ungodly rich people. “These words suggest a solemn, forgotten truth—that wealth is not an advantage, but rather a spiritual handicap.” —Kent Hughes 2. Ungodly rich...

Psalm 16 and Godly Manhood

I. “Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge” (v.1). II. “Making God our Refuge” means that we have (vv.2-8)… A. A new way to define our “good” and determine our “heroes” (vv.2-4). B. A new way to evaluate the “boundary lines” that have been set for us (vv.5-6)....

Boasting About Tomorrow

James 4:13-17 The will of the Lord is to be acknowledged and embraced as the condition under which we plan and live out our lives. Arrogant people plan and live out their lives as if they know the future. “Our default view is that once we plan something, it will...

A Complementarian Church

“If I set the sun beside the moon, and if I set the land beside the sea, and if I set the flower beside the fruit, and if I set the town beside the country, and if I set the man beside the woman, I suppose some fool would talk about one being better.”—GK Chesterton...