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The Open Door Policy for Aliens & Strangers — the Letter to Philadelphia
Sermon Series in Revelation # 08 Revelation 3:7-13 7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. 8 “ ‘I know your works. Behold, I have…
Read MoreThe Powerful Legacy of William Tyndale
by Reverend Anthony R. Locke Psalm 56:1-13 English Standard Version 1 To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; 2 my enemies trample on me all…
Read MoreThe Church of the Living Dead — Sardis
Sermon Series in Revelation # 07 Revelation 3:1-6 1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “ ‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up, and strengthen what…
Read MoreThe Deep Things of Satan . . . in the Church of Thyatira
Sermon Series in Revelation # 06 Revelation 2:18-29 18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 “ ‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance,…
Read MoreCan We Negotiate a Ceasefire with Satan? — Revelation 2:12-17
Sermon Series in Revelation # 05 Revelation 2:12-17 12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13 “ ‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the…
Read MoreEvery Mother Can Be a co-Redemptrix
I like to think of my mom as a co-Redemptrix.
That’s not a word we Protestants use. If you grew up Roman Catholic then there’s a good chance you studied the co-Redemptrix work of Mary.
Mary is described as a co-Redeemer because she submitted to the will of God that the Redeemer should be born through her body by the power of the Holy Spirit. She prayed, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word (Luke 1:38). 
Mary was a co-Redemptrix in that she agreed to work with God in her life and in the life of those around her.
Every mother can be a co-Redemptrix is she works with Christ to bring her family to faith. By your prayers, using the word of God as part of your parenting and instruction, by your godly living, in love and holiness you can bring our lives under the constraints and freedom of God’s law.
This is the primary arena of accountability that God reserves for Mothers.
Read More"Oh, How I Loved Jesus" — Are We Much Different Than the Church of Ephesus?
Sermon Series in Revelation # 03 Revelation 2:1-7 1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2 “ ‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with…
Read MoreDo the Catacomb Paintings of Jesus Help Us Imagine His Likeness at His Second Coming?
Sermon Series in Revelation # 02 Revelation 1:9-20 9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s…
Read MoreThe Book of Revelation Ends the Same for Everyone — God says, "Checkmate!"
Sermon Series in Revelation # 01 Revelation 1:1-8 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of…
Read MoreFaith, Freedom, and the First Amendment: The Guarantee of Religious Liberty
Freedom of religion is at the heart of the American understanding of liberty. Under our constitutional order, the free exercise of religion is not a mere matter of toleration but an inalienable natural right.
As George Washington explained in his famous letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport: “All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights.” There are, of course, some limits to the free exercise of religion. Citizens cannot invoke the First Amendment to break general laws (although exemptions may be granted).
But within the confines of the law, all citizens have the same right of conscience. This essay is adapted from The Heritage Guide to the Constitution for a series providing constitutional guidance for lawmakers.
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