“ Convicting Message ” It's so tempting to prefer the lie when it provides temporary pain relief. Thank God for modern day Jeremiah's like Pastor Webb who refuse to heal our wounds lightly!
“ Great Climax ” When I say no to the revealed will of God it is evil. When God says no to my will it is good. Thanks for laying this out so clearly, Pastor Webb.
“ Great Sermon! ” Thanks, Richard Phillips, for helping us understand the priestly intercession and atonement of Christ from Samuel's ministry in Israel.
“ Humbling ” Pastor Webb demonstrates the dangerous condition of the American church, in which we have at least 2 generations of "Christian" families unschooled in biblical truth. It made me grateful for the consistent exposure to God's word I encountered in my home as a child. It also challenged me to give my children the blessing of a biblical vision of the greatness of God and of His saving work in Christ from the full scope of the Scriptures.
By the way - listen for the voices of the children in the background - beautiful!
“ Much needed correction! ” The self-esteem anti-gospel is not good news, as it points people to the paucity of the fallen human soul. But the gospel that "our God reigns" is good news. Thank you, Pastor Webb, for preaching this truth so hated by the world.
“ Truth Spoken in Love ” Pastor Webb speaks the hard truth of God's just wrath against sinners, compassionately appealing to sinners to flee from the wrath to come into the only shelter -- Jesus Christ. The exposition of the text is enlightening and the exhortation is convicting. May God graciously give us more messages like this!
“ Timely Call! ” God is sovereign over all nations! His common grace falls on Edom, Moab, Ammon and America. But, do we want a blessing like Esau had, or do we live for every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus our Lord. Pastor Webb wisely counsels and exhorts us to look for a better, yea, a heavenly country.
“ Great Sermon! ” Pastor Webb exposes a serious temptation for leaders among God's people -- fear of man. He points us to our accountability to God for the souls under our care as a check to that fear.
“ Sound Teaching! ” Pastor Webb makes us hungry for a thorough study of Deuteronomy as he sets out on a series on this book. His introductory remarks give us direction for how to pursue this study with him. I especially appreciate the emphasis on paying close attention to the text itself and not falling into the trap of over-confidence in comparative religions and Ancient Near Eastern studies which too often obfuscate the clear meaning of the text. Pastor Webb's expertise in history is definitely evident, not paraded for adulation, but well placed to help give us context for appreciating the message of Deuteronomy. He also has a helpful critique of the principle oriented approach to much contemporary preaching and publishing.
Thanks Pastor Webb.
“ Great Sermon! ” Pastor Webb, reminds us that even in the west conversion to Christ can lead to familial strife. But his point that in Christ we don't truly suffer loss, but experience gain, enourages us to enjoy the blessing of belonging to the family of Christ, even while we pray for our biological family members who are not in Christ.
