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The vineyard in today's parable is the kingdom of God; everywhere that God's rule and reign is acknowledged. Christ has shown us that He is the legitimate heir to this kingdom, and that all who oppose Him will be cast out and put to a miserable death. These wicked tenants will be replaced by those who see that both their work and the fruit of their work are given by grace, and who cheerfully retur...

In today's text, an encounter that starts as a challenge to Christ's authority ends not only with His complete vindication, but also with the humiliation of His opponents. Jesus does not evade or change subjects, but simply assumes the authority He has been challenged on, and uses it so wisely that His opponents condemn themselves. Jesus's authority comes from heaven, and this is revealed in a pub...

Christ has entered Jerusalem in the final week of His life. The city that should stand ready to receive her Messiah has proven to be His most stubborn opponent. The curse on the fig tree serves as a lasting memorial to what happens to all those who are likewise all show and no substance. Those who profess Christ but do not possess Christ are headed to a similar outcome. Christ is committed to remo...

The worship of the living God is a long war for the cosmos. Every Lord's Day morning the future of the world is being determined by how God's people approach the heavenly city. God continues to shake the earth until His kingdom is all that remains. Every Lord's Day we participate in this shaking by besieging the gates of Hades in song, prayer, and the preaching of God's Word. This is a joyful yet...

To be Baptist is to be invested in the health of the local church. Baptist life is marked by a robust congregationalism as well as an emphasis on believers baptism being grounded in the nature of the new covenant. Neither of these things guarantee perfect outcomes, but congregationalism and believer's baptism are designed to safeguard the peace and purity of the church. Governance at the local chu...

To be Reformed is to take every thought captive to obey Christ the King (2 Cor. 10:5). It is a rock-ribbed commitment to interpret every historical event, every human endeavour, every corporate worship service, every personal experience, and every doctrine through the lens of God's glory. In salvation, we see that God saves us from Himself, for Himself, and by Himself. In redemptive history, we se...

The controlling theme of Scripture and of world history is the glory of God. Because of the Fall, we have been blinded to God's glory and unable to find our way back. God answers this problem in the gospel; where He comes and does all the work of redemption. We have clearly seen that our Lord does not come finding people willing to cooperate; rather, He makes dead people willing by breathing the l...

Baptism is a re-enactment, a symbol, a sign, and a seal. In baptism, we die in the waters of God's judgment, just like the wicked of Noah's day, or like Egypt in Moses' day. In baptism, we identify with Christ going into the heart of the earth. But just like Christ, our going down isn't the path of defeat, but of victory. Christ announces victory at the very bottom of His descent and then makes th...

We are reminded in Psalm 20 that while secondary means are good, lawful, and even the normal way in which God operates, it is God alone who is to be trusted. Any allegiance to authorities or nations is secondary, and must be regulated by how those authorities and nations are honouring the Lord. A biblical view of the king keeps us from the idolatry of blind partisanship as well as from the escapis...

One of the great gifts of the gospel is union with Christ. This covenantal union binds us to God so closely that He protects us as His own body. His covering is as instinctive as the covering and protection of an eye or of a mother hen covering her chicks. The Psalmist knows where to go when he is surrounded by his enemies. As he grows into the grace he has been given, David invites the Lord's tes...

It is largely through meditation, that these truths we have heard with our ears, and understood with our minds are given the opportunity to sink into and transform our hearts. Dear congregation, if you desire for your bible reading to be more profitable; if you want to benefit more from sermons you hear, and the books that you read, then take the time to meditate upon what you've learned.

David is able to appeal to God on the basis of his righteousness. This is not the righteousness imputed to him by Christ, nor is it a a kind of manufactured self-righteousness. This is the righteousness that permeated David's way of living after God had declared him righteous. When heaven declares something, it must necessarily play out on earth. The Lord makes David blameless and equips him with...

The admiration and delight of the Bridegroom, the Lord Jesus, for His people gives us great confidence that He will bring us home to eternal glory to enjoy Him forever. So with that, the charge is this: Keep yourselves in the love of God, and be diligent to remember the purification from your sins that the Bridegroom has brought.