Book of Ephesians: 13. To Present the Church to Himself in Splendor

This is the audio (28:55; 19.8 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on August 10, 2025. The main text was Ephesians 5:21–33. Other texts included Psalm 45 and Isaiah 51:17–52:3.

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Thrumming Like a Steel Thread

“Our mission [as theological educators] is to think, read, write, and teach about the triune Lord of Christian confession. This is a hard thing. Each of us should be tense with the effort of it, thrumming like a tautly triple-woven steel thread with the work of it, consumed by the fire of it, ever eager for more of it. We have neither time nor resources to waste.” — Paul Griffiths

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The Gospel for Libertarians

Some of you know that the Libertarian Christian Institute recently published my book, A House Divided. I was only vaguely aware of LCI until last summer, when a good friend of mine, Brian T., read the draft of my book and suggested that LCI might agree to publish it.

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Sermon: This Law Is Not Too Difficult for You

This is the audio (22:34; 20.6 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Grace Anglican Church in Grove City, PA, on July 13, 2025. The main text was Deuteronomy 30:1–14, which was read before the audio begins. Other lessons included Psalm 51 and Matthew 5:13–20, and I made reference to Deuteronomy 4:5–9; 6:5; 10:12–13; Rom 7; 10:5–13; and Phil 3:6.

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Book of Ephesians: 12. Light That Makes Everything Visible

This is the audio (29:45; 20.4 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on July 13, 2025. The main text was Ephesians 5:11–21. Other texts included Psalm 37:1–7, 23–29 and Matthew 24:1–14.

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Book of Ephesians: 11. Walk As Children of the Light

This is the audio (27:34; 18.9 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on July 6, 2025. The main text was Ephesians 5:1–10. Other texts included Leviticus 19:1–4, 9–18 and Matthew 5:31–42.

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Book of Ephesians: 10. We Are Members of One Another

Copperplate print by Jacobus Neeffs, 1653 in ‘Sancti Bernardi Melliflui Doctoris Ecclesiae, Pulcherrima & Exemplaris Vitae Medulla’ p. 372. St. Bernard heals the sick and performs miracles.

This is the audio (29:38; 20.3 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on June 29, 2025. The main text was Ephesians 4:17–32. Other texts included Matthew 5:21–30 and Psalm 4.

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Book of Ephesians: 9. Walk in a Manner Worthy of Your Calling

The Harrowing of HellPetites Heures, 14th-century illuminated manuscript commissioned by John, Duke of Berry

This is the audio (31:47; 21.8 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on June 22, 2025. The main text was Ephesians 4:1–16. Other texts included Romans 10:5–13 and Psalm 68:11–20, 32–35.

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Book of Ephesians: 8. Rooted and Established in Love

David’s Greatest Triumph, The Ark Enshrined in Jerusalem, David Blesses Israel, from The Crusader Bible (The Morgan Picture Bible), c.1244–54, Illumination on vellum, 390 x 300 mm, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York; Purchased by J.P. Morgan (1867–1943) in 1916, MS M.638, fol. 39v, Photo: The Morgan Library & Museum, New York

This is the audio (28:15; 19.4 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on June 8, 2025. The main text was Ephesians 3:14–21. Other texts included 1 Chronicles 16:23–36 and John 17.

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Book of Ephesians: 7. A Testimony to the Powers (Part 2)

This is the audio (32:05; 22.0 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on June 1, 2025. The main text was Colossians 2:8–15. Other texts included Deuteronomy 29:10–19 and Acts 14:8–18.

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