We listen to a lot of sermons in our house every day. I thought it might be neat to make a list of what I am listening to throughout the week so I can reference them later.
Saturday, August 23, 2014
The Psalter: Smartphone of the Soul / James Farris / RPCNA / 30:05
This sermon begins with an argument for exclusive psalmody. A good reminder that “Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs” are all references to the Psalms, much in the same way as, “law, ordinances, and commands” are all references to the law of God.
The psalter is useful to guide every area of life. Luther talks about how the psalter is a little bible. God has given these words which are designed to be set to music so that they can be taken with you.
It is strange to hear a non-expository sermon from a RPCNA church. That is generally criticized within this tradition.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Rahab’s Salvation and Ours / Wade Mann / RPCNA / 29:00
Wade pastors a church in Shawnee Mission, Kansas that I attended a decade ago. It was my last time with the RPCNA. Wade was a good friend and we saw him a few times over the years in Phoenix when he was visiting. He came to mind tonight so I thought I’d find something to listen to from him.
Good message. The story of Rahab is a fascinating one. Wade relates Rahab’s story with our own. She was a Canaanite woman. A prostitute. She had nothing going for her. But she was one of God’s elect.
Othniel: The Template Judge / Nathan Eshelman / RPCNA / 54:54
I have always loved the stories of the judges of Israel. Othniel was the first of them. Why not stay within the RPCNA tradition tonight? Nathan is a teaching elder in a congregation in Los Angeles.
“He was raised up by God, and the Spirit of God was upon him. The prerequisite to Godly leadership. Othniel was prepared by God to be a judge. People today don’t want an Othniel. There’s an obsession with big named pastors. Othniel is a no-name in the history of redemption. We have but a paragraph. We know nothing. It is a template that God has given us. What is important here is that God raised him up and prepared him for the work. And what happens when this no-name becomes judge? Reformation happens. Restoration of the people happens. Revival happens. Repentance happens.”
“Jesus was also a no-name. He didn’t have the credentials that the rabbis wanted. He didn’t have the lineage. He wasn’t rich. To Israel, he was nothing. But God raised Jesus up as he raised up Othniel. And the people are given a deliverer.”
This was a good sermon to listen to.