Pastor at Dover Baptist Church in Goochland, VA.
God's Provision in the Ordinary Have you ever cried out for a miracle and felt abandoned when nothing changed? That is exactly where we find David in 1 Samuel chapter 21. The giant-slayer is now a fugitive. He is desperate. He is hungry. He is alone. When David arrives in the city of Nob, the... Continue Reading →
O Lord God of Hosts, the King of the nations, unto You we lift our eyes and hearts on this occasion. As we raise the banner of this land, we acknowledge You as the giver of all good things, the Defender of the just, and the Judge of all the earth. We bless You, O... Continue Reading →
Sermon Audio: LINK Scripture Reading: Matthew 6:19-34, ESV “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your... Continue Reading →
Sermon Audio: LINK Scripture Reading: Matthew 6:5-15 ESV And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray,... Continue Reading →
Sermon Audio: LINK Scripture Reading: Matthew 6:1-4, 16-18 (ESV): “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in... Continue Reading →
Absalom's Betrayal Psalm 3 draws us into one of the darkest and most painful moments of King David’s life. According to its inscription, David composed this psalm while fleeing from his son Absalom, who had rebelled against him and seized the throne (2 Samuel 15–16). The anointed king of Israel, the man after God’s own... Continue Reading →
Sermon Audio: LINK Introduction: In January we began preaching through the Sermon on the Mount. We began by focusing on Jesus' first message. The call to repent. To turn from the old ways of living and to follow in His footsteps. We noted that repentance is the doorway we must all pass through to enter... Continue Reading →
Sermon Audio: LINK Welcome: Last week we saw how Jesus rightly interpreted the Law of God regarding adultery, divorce, and making oaths. In our last sermon we saw that all three of these laws were really about pursuing an integrity of the heart, not merely exterior obedience. Today, we’ll continue our journey through Jesus’ Sermon... Continue Reading →
Sermon Audio: LINK Welcome: This morning, I invite you to join me once again on the mountainside where Jesus delivered the greatest sermon ever preached, the Sermon on the Mount. In His opening words, Jesus painted a picture of what it means to be a citizen of God’s kingdom through a series of blessings we... Continue Reading →
"Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning... Continue Reading →
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