Posts by Scott Roberts (Page 10)

How to Pray without ceasing – RTS

#Wisdom Wednesday with Dr. Ligon Duncan “How do I pray without ceasing?” originally appeared on Feb 12, 2020 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onwFTFBt7pQ&feature=emb_logo

Government derives its authority from God POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the January 12, 2020, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on The Bible and Government.  I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Government derives its authority from God”. The main Scripture for the day is Romans 13:1.   (Pick and choose from the…

Kingdom of God as the Foundations of Political Life POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the January 5, 2020, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on The Bible and Government.  I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “The Kingdom of God as the Foundation of Political Life”. The main Scriptures for the day are the Psalm 146.  …

Jesus is the Light of the World POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the December 24, 2019, Christmas Eve Candlelight gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on The Coming of Christ to the World.  I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Jesus is the Light of the World”. The main Scriptures for the evening are John 8:12.   (Pick and choose…

Jesus came so we can know God POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the December 22, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on The Coming of Christ to the World.  I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Jesus came so we can know God”. The main Scriptures for the day are the Galatians 4:4-9.  …

Human Labor as an offering to God and others

“Human labor is not a commodity to be bought and sold. It is a vocation God gives us by which we preserve our families, participate in the common good, and produce sufficient resources so that we can act charitably toward our neighbors.”   Long, D. Stephen. Divine Economy: Theology and the market (London & New York: Routledge, 2000), p240

Jesus came to give us Hearts that truly worship POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the December 15, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on The Coming of Christ to the World.  I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Jesus came to give us Hearts that truly worship”. The main Scriptures for the day are the John…

Jesus came to give us a New Covenant POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the December 1, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on The Coming of Christ to the World. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Jesus came to give us a New Covenant”.  The main Scriptures for the day are the Jeremiah 31:31-40 and…

Are you a Reformed Deist?

RTS has given us a good thoughtful reflection on whether we are deists or Christians. This originally appeared at https://rts.edu/resources/what-is-a-reformed-deist/