Category Archives: CPCC
The Gospel Coalition Day 2 recap
Wednesday was a full day here in Chicago at The Gospel Coalition-2011 conference, with three major sessions and some workshop sessions. I also bumped into more friends — old and new! EARLY SESSION – There was an extra session (over … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, Conference, CPCC, Jesus, Personal, TGC 2011
Sweet hour of prayer
Needing to practice what I preach, I followed up on my sermon last Sunday (Matthew 6:5-8) with an examination of my personal prayer time. “Do you pray more fervently in public than in private?” I’d asked in that sermon. Well, … Continue reading
Use a tape measure!
Have you considered the danger of building the house of your life without a “tape measure”? asks Norm Wakefield, of Spirit of Elijah Ministries. Norm will be preaching at CPCC here in NY on Sunday, June 6th. Here is an … Continue reading
Easter Sermon is online…
Dear Friends, My message “The Good Shepherd Lives Again!” from Easter Sunday (April 4th) is now online for listening and/or downloading, at SermonAudio.com/cpcc. Please use this link or the sermon link in the righthand margin to access any of our … Continue reading
Sloth – real name for tolerance?
In our adult Sunday school class we’re doing a mini-series on Pluralism. Yesterday, in unmasking the false tolerance so prevalent in today’s culture, I quoted the wise educator/author Dorothy Sayers. Read it and learn; read it and weep for those … Continue reading
Filed under CPCC, Culture, Human nature, sin
Christians are to be counter-cultural…
If we are born-again by the grace of God, with a sure hope of heaven and eternity, what should we do and be in this world? Dr. John R. W. Stott observes in his fine book on the Sermon on … Continue reading
Filed under books, Christianity, CPCC, Culture
Saturday’s Prayer & Praise Breakfast
Saturday is our 15th annual Prayer & Praise Breakfast at church — an important conclusion to our Week of Prayer (with daily prayer meetings in homes). After we eat, we sing, I open the Word of God, then all share … Continue reading
Prayer Week 2010 underway!
With each new year comes a new need for our annual Week of Prayer at CPCC. Our Prayer Week begins with a fresh sermon on prayer from God’s Word, usually from a guest preacher. This year in lieu of a … Continue reading
“The Word Became Flesh” Advent Sermons
I’m very excited about our Advent sermon series — “The Word Became Flesh” — on the incarnation, from John 1:1-14, which begins today. Within a few days, each sermon should be available at our Sermon Audio site. May God be … Continue reading
The end of Isaiah….
Yesterday, I preached our 79th and final sermon on the Old Testament book of ISAIAH, using the final 2 paragraphs as our text. ISAIAH is such a glorious book — this was a moving experience for me. During the week … Continue reading
