Category Archives: Bible-Theology

Gospel of Luke: 12. Among You As the One Who Serves

Posted on 1 May 2025 by Benj

This is the audio (12:53; 8.85 MB) of a Maundy Thursday meditation I gave at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on April 17, 2025. The main text was Luke 22:24–30. The other reading was Psalm 116. Continue reading →

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Gospel of Luke: 11. He Looked for Justice, But Behold, Bloodshed

Posted on 30 April 2025 by Benj

This is the audio (26:37; 18.2 MB) of a Palm Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on April 13, 2025. The main text was Luke 20:9–18. Other texts included Psalm 24:7–10; Luke 19:28–44; Zechariah 9:9–10; 12:7–13:1. Continue reading →

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Sermon — Romans 10:14–17: Unless Someone Tells Them

Posted on 30 April 2025 by Benj

This is the audio (27:07, 23.7 MB) of a sermon I preached at a chapel service for students and faculty in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on March 18, 2025. The Scripture text is Romans 10:14–17, which was read before I stood up to speak so it’s not on the recording. Continue reading →

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Gospel of Luke: 10. Entrusted With True Riches

Posted on 6 April 2025 by Benj

This is the audio (24:56; 17.1 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on March 30, 2025. The main text was Luke 10:1–24. Other texts included Psalms 133–134; 1 Kings 17:8–16; 19:19–21. Continue reading →

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Gospel of Luke: 9. Pray Earnestly to the Lord of the Harvest

Posted on 6 April 2025 by Benj

This is the audio (24:56; 17.1 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on March 30, 2025. The main text was Luke 10:1–24. Other texts included Psalms 133–134; 1 Kings 17:8–16; 19:19–21. Continue reading →

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Gospel of Luke: 8. Give As Alms Those Things That Are Within

Posted on 6 April 2025 by Benj

This is the audio (31:56; 21.9 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on February 23, 2025. The main text was Luke 11:37–12:3. Other texts included Isaiah 58 and Hebrews 5:11–6:8. Continue reading →

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Gospel of Luke: 7. He Cancelled the Debt of Both

Posted on 22 February 2025 by Benj

This is the audio (24:53; 17.0 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on February 16, 2025. The main text was Luke 7:36–50. Other texts included Galatians 2:15–21 and Psalm 103:6–14. Continue reading →

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Gospel of Luke: 6. Knowing the Times, Knowing the Tunes

Posted on 10 February 2025 by Benj

This is the audio (29:17; 20.1 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on February 9, 2025. The main text was Luke 7:18–35. Other texts included Jeremiah 28:10–17 and 1 Corinthians 15:50–58. Continue reading →

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Gospel of Luke: 5. A Doctor For the Sick

Posted on 30 January 2025 by Benj

This is the audio (28:07; 19.3 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on January 26, 2025. The main text was Luke 5:27–32. Other texts included 1 Samuel 2:1–10 and James 4:1–10. Continue reading →

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Should Churches Use ‘The Chosen’?

Posted on 22 January 2025 by Benj

We would all like to hope that visual portrayals of Jesus can help the Bible stories come alive to people. But I think that the positive impact of films like The Passion of the Christ and shows like The Chosen is mainly to reenchant and reinvigorate the interest of Christians who already know the true Jesus through the witness of the canonical Gospels. For those whose faith or experience with Jesus in the Bible is marginal, visual portrayals of Jesus run the risk of displacing the discipleship pathway: getting to know Jesus through the given means of written Scripture, faithful teaching in church community, and sacrament. Continue reading →

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