The Via Emmaus Bible Reading Plan: February Resources for Exodus, Jeremiah,...
Track 1: Exodus Track 2: Jeremiah Track 3: Mark If you have other resources on these books, please feel free to share. May the Lord bless you and keep you and make his face shine upon you as you draw...
View ArticleSeeing the Literary Structure of John 2–4
The first step in understanding any book of the Bible is to see what is there and especially how the biblical author has arranged his material. In the case of the Gospels, for instance, it is important...
View ArticleElection and Evangelism: What God Has Joined Together Let Not Man Separate
On Sunday, our church considered one of many passages in John where the Beloved Disciple unites God’s sovereignty in salvation with the responsibility of man to repent and believe. With perfect,...
View ArticleGo And Preach No More? Six Contextual Problems With John 7:53–8:11
Few passages in the Bible are more beloved than the story of the adulterous woman being brought to Jesus, condemned by the scribes and Pharisees, and then set free by the wisdom and compassion of...
View ArticleThe Great Reversal: God’s Cosmic Plan to Displace Darkness With Light (A...
The Great Reversal: God’s Cosmic Plan To Displace Darkness With Light (A Sermon on John 9:1-41) In the Bible, we find a series of ironic reversals that move the story of salvation from the Garden of...
View ArticleWorshiping Christ at Christmas: Two Christmas Sermons (Isaiah 60 and Matthew 2)
This year, Christmas Day afforded the church a double blessing. Each Lord’s Day, the saints gather to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. And on that day, the first day of the week, the day of new...
View ArticleReading for Scripture Saturation: (Re)Introducing the Via Emmaus Bible...
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! 11 I have stored up your word in my...
View ArticleJesus is God: Four Ways to See Jesus’s Divinity in John’s Gospel
This month our church returns to the Gospel of John, and specifically we have started to look at the Upper Room Discourse (John 13–17), picking up in John 14. For those familiar with John 14–16, as...
View ArticleWho is in Charge? Two Competing Visions of Church Authority
In recent years and hours, lots of discussion has been given to the subject of authority. Who has authority to close the Southern border? Who has authority to mandate vaccines? Who has authority to...
View ArticleSituational Awareness: Restoring Fellowship with Truth and Love (A Sermon on...
Situational Awareness: Restoring Fellowship with Truth and Love (A Sermon on 3 John) In 3 John, we move from the universal church of 1 John, to the local church of 2 John, to an individual Christian by...
View ArticleA Primer on Elder-Led Congregationalism
Sometime in seminary, my ecclesiology class was tasked with defining a biblical view of church polity. Here is that paper, refined and updated. It argues for an unmistakably Baptist reading of the...
View ArticleWhat Happened on Holy Saturday? A Few Reflections on Matthew 27:52–53
The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. —...
View ArticleVia Emmaus On the Road: A Brief Introduction
** Yes, this first episode only comes out one speaker. The next one will be better. And the one after that even more so. Or at least, that’s the plan. Introduction In 2025, I am putting together a...
View ArticleVia Emmaus on the Road: Matthew 5
Further Resources Questions for Matthew 1–5 (Week 1) Seven Evidences the Sermon on the Mount is an Exposition of the New Covenant A Mountain, A Map, and a Mercy Seat: An Introduction to the Sermon on...
View ArticleVia Emmaus on the Road: Matthew 8
Further Resources Questions for Matthew 6–10 (Week 2) Seven Evidences the Sermon on the Mount is an Exposition of the New Covenant A Mountain, A Map, and a Mercy Seat: An Introduction to the Sermon on...
View ArticleVia Emmaus on the Road: Matthew 9
Further Resources Questions for Matthew 6–10 (Week 2) Seven Evidences the Sermon on the Mount is an Exposition of the New Covenant A Mountain, A Map, and a Mercy Seat: An Introduction to the Sermon on...
View ArticleVia Emmaus on the Road: Matthew 10
Further Resources Questions for Matthew 6–10 (Week 2) Seven Evidences the Sermon on the Mount is an Exposition of the New Covenant A Mountain, A Map, and a Mercy Seat: An Introduction to the Sermon on...
View ArticleVia Emmaus on the Road: Matthew 12
Further Resources Questions for Matthew 11–15 (Week 3) Matthew 12 (ESV) Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath 12 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and...
View ArticleVia Emmaus on the Road: Matthew 13
Further Resources Questions for Matthew 11–15 (Week 3) Matthew 13 (ESV) The Parable of the Sower 13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about...
View ArticleVia Emmaus on the Road: Matthew 19
Further Resources Questions for Matthew 16–20 (Week 4) What Does the Bible Say about Divorce? A Gospel-Centered Approach to Divorce What Makes a Divorce Biblical? “Jesus on Divorce: How My Mind Has...
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