Practical Studies

Mission and Missions: Evangelism in the 21st Century

January 19, 2009

An analysis of doing missions in a post-Christian society.

Listen

Mission in a Pluralistic Age

January 19, 2009

We need a fresh conviction about the truth of the gospel and an understanding of the times.

Listen

Why the Marks of the Church Need the Mission

January 19, 2009

You cannot have a theology that is completely determined by God’s sovereign grace and a practice that views salvation as a cooperative venture between God and human beings.

Listen

Why the Mission Needs the Marks of the Church

January 18, 2009

An analysis of what it means to be missional in light of the emergent church movement.

Listen

The Mission and the Confession of the Church: Friend or Foes?

January 18, 2009

To be truly Reformed is to be missional and to be missional is to be Reformed.

Listen

1 Corinthians 3:1-7

November 13, 2008

There is today a great temptation in the church to dispense the christological foundation laid by the Apostle Paul.

Listen

The Holiness of the Church

November 1, 2008

We must focus our attention on the church's local and visible manifestations in the light of its catholic and invisible reality.

Listen

1 Corinthians 4:1-5

September 25, 2008

Paul reminds us that the ministry is not about us but it is about the Lord our Master.

Listen

John 21:15-19

September 16, 2008

Pastoral ministry poses challenges in communicating theological concepts, discerning your call, and finding competency in Christ.

Listen

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

September 11, 2008

An exegetical analysis of the Apostle Paul's theology of the Lord's Supper and its implications for life in the covenant community.

Listen

Commencement 2008

May 31, 2008

It is the task of the Gospel minister to diligently and faithfully preach the Word of God which God has promised to not return void.

Listen

2008 Graduate Charge

May 30, 2008

As you go forth into the service of the Lord, find comfort in the fact that there are things that death cannot touch.

Listen

You are My Witnesses

April 1, 2008

If evangelism is primarily about what we say, who then should witness?

Listen

Parenting

March 6, 2008

Dr. Wilson Benton addresses the topic of the pastor as husband and father.

Listen

Planning

March 5, 2008

Pastoral ministry is a reflection of the ministry of Jesus Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King.

Listen

Pastoring

March 4, 2008

Pastoral ministry is a reflection of the ministry of Jesus Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King.

Listen

Marketing the Church

January 2, 2008

Covenant families are increasingly broken up according to the demographic niches that have been created and enforced by a culture of marketing.

Listen

1 Kings 19:1-18

October 16, 2007

Persevering through frequent times of little visible growth and success is necessary in Gospel ministry.

Listen

Suffering and a Theology of Glory

October 1, 2007

There is no place for suffering in the quintessentially American religion of Joel Osteen's theology of glory.

Listen

What Ever Happened to Sin?

October 1, 2007

Joel Osteen's “good news” turns out to be the worst possible news-God's blessing on my life depends on my own good works.

Listen