The 2nd London Confession of Faith (2LCF) begins its systematic presentation of the Christian faith with the Holy Scriptures. Paragraph 1 opens with a wonderful affirmation concerning the Scriptures, “The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience.” Paragraph 1 continues by demonstrating the necessity of…
John 7:37–39: “On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would…
In Matthew 12:46–50, we learn that there is a disparity between the righteous and unrighteous. Sometimes, the unrighteous are in our own families as people that are nearest and dearest to us. Seeing that difference is not going to alleviate all the pain or take away the string. It’s not going to right every wrong,…
Transcribed and edited excerpt from sermon preached from Acts 18:1–11 on May 15, 2022 We’re in a pretty happy occasion in the life of our church. We’re trying to help plant churches and see men raised up. And we need to have not just men with breathing bodies, but specific kinds of men as exemplified…
Transcribed and edited excerpt from the Father’s Day sermon preached on June 20, 2021 Notice the Lord’s covenantal purpose for Abraham in Genesis 18:18. When God calls Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and He tells him to leave his family, home, and land, He promises him that he will inherit the nations as…
I want to close by emphasizing the necessity of theology proper. Brethren, this is our bread and butter. This is the doctrine that differentiates us as Christians from non-Christians as opposed to our performance, conduct, or virtue. Our religion is about our God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Now, certainly, we should have conduct consistent…
Transcribed and edited excerpt from a sermon preached on April 12, 2020 on Romans 4:25 – Pastor Jim Butler “(23) Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, (24) but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from…
The Psalmist petitions God on behalf of the church (Ps. 67:1). He prays that the Lord will be merciful to His people, bless His people, and dwell with His people. The background to this petition is likely the Aaronic blessing in Numbers 6:24-26, “The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face…
Brethren, Greetings in the LORD Jesus, God’s Word promises us that Christ is with us and that He builds His church. This has been evident for Surrey Reformed Baptist Church in many ways. In the first place, we found a more suitable location to rent. We had been meeting at Rosemary Heights Elementary school, but…
The greatest of all tragedies must be that of the person who dies just outside the gate of life. They are standing, as it were, just outside the Wicket gate to the church grounds – seeing the beauty of the building, knowing the people going in – but not stepping over the threshold themselves. Almost…