This past weekend in my message, "Approaching Authority with Need," I turned to the unique passage where Nehemiah approaches King Artaxerxes (Nehemiah 2:1-10) with his heartbroken desire, birthed in prayer, to return to his peoples' land to rebuild and repair the walls of Jerusalem as part of a larger project of restoring his people. I …
Bibliography for “Living the Creed”
When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "Living the Creed: Connecting Life and Faith in the Apostles' Creed." Bibliography for “Living the Creed” Augustine of Hippo. “On the Creed: A Sermon to the Catechumens.” Translated …
Bibliography on Prayer
Throughout our series, "Great Prayers of the Bible," we looked at passages of Scripture in which prayer is the central activity. Along with study of those specific Bible passages, I turned to the wisdom of many authors far more brilliant than me and from many different eras for help. At times people ask me whether …
Timothy Keller on Miracles
I came upon the follow thoughts from Tim Keller, author and pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, today while preparing my message. Perhaps I may utilize some of these thoughts in my message, but I thought I'd post them here today.I don’t want to be too hard on people who struggle with the idea …
Matthew Erickson 