Westminster Evangelistic Ministries

Which principle do we follow- This one- In worship, whatever is not commanded is forbidden- Ot this one- In worship whatever is not forbidden is permitted-

The Old Testament tabernacle, temple, and sacrifices were meant to lead men and women to Christ. But the ancient people looked at the temple and the sacrifices as ends in themselves. They missed Christ. A similarly, we can cling to the outward means of daily devotions, church attendance, etc. and fail to cling to Christ.

This text, like many others, gives you the opportunity to glimpse the life changing greatness of Jesus Christ

This exposition of Psalm 100 shows how an understanding of Hebrew poetic structure leads to proper meaning and appropriate application.

This final conference lesson reviews the benefits believers receive as a result of the redemption accomplished by Christ and personally applied by the Holy Spirit. We cover WSC 34-38. The attached pdf is the handout for this lesson.

The Catechism Sermon for Wednesday Evening Conference Worship- Question 28- Wherein consisteth Christ's exaltation---Answer- Christ's exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the dead on the third day, in ascending up into heaven, in sitting at the right hand of God the Father, and in coming to judge the world at the last day.

WSC 29-33 outlines the Grace of God in applying the salvation accomplished by Christ to us individually by the power of the Holy Spirit. The handout for this lesson is the attached pdf.

WSC 20-24 shows forth God's glory in how He sovereignly accomplishes the redemption of His elect people. See the attached pdf for the hand for this lesson.

Shorter Catechism questions and answers 14-19 display -The Glory of God in Sin and the Fall,- under the category of -God's Good Providence.- The handout for this lesson is the attached pdf.

Shorter Catechism Questions and Answers relate -God's Glory in the Good News of His Providential Care of Us.- The handout for this lesson is the attached pdf.

In Shorter Catechism answers 7-10 see the glory of God in the Good News that God is our creator. The handout for this lesson is the attached pdf.

We undertake a review of WSC 1-38 beginning with the glory of God in the Good News of Who He Is -WSC 1-6-. The handout for this lesson is the pdf to this page.

This lesson is the Sunday Morning Conference Sermon. Question 27- Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist---Answer- Christ's humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition, made under the law, undergoing the miseries of this life, the wrath of God, and the cursed death of the cross- in being buried, and continuing under the power of death for a time.

Body language will either support your sermon or detract from your sermon. How people receive the information impaired in your sermon is determined in large measure by how this information is imparted. Body language matters.

My sermon preparation procedure can lead you to preaching with fewer notes or extemporaneous preaching. This type of preaching is not impromptu speaking but means doing your study, having a good plan and outline, knowing your outline, not getting bogged down in the details, and practice, practice, practice.

This lesson ties together previous lessons to show how the progressive outline puts sermon details into perspective with a proper introduction and conclusion to lead congregation members into an active response to the main sermon point.

Introductions should be prepared last, command attention, uncover need, bond with the text, introduce the body of the sermon and not just the first point, and state the sermon point.

Now we take a brief look at four types of conclusion- Summary, Exhortation, Direct Application, and Appeal. We look at what they are and how to use them.

Sermon conclusions should clinch the sermon point with proper emotion, accentuate the positive, use the personal -you,- be clear, end the sermon with strength, and restate the sermon point all in ten percent of sermon time.

Setting context for the sermon text within your sermon is part of the process of explanation. However, we do not need to spend as much time setting context as we often suppose. The time you spend on context also depends upon the text itself, some require more some require less. I give three examples of how I handle the context for Hebrews 7-1-3, Mark 8-22-26, and Mark 5-2-20.