Category: Small Town Theologian

Who or What Is Influencing You More than You’d Like to Admit?

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The Joy of Being Reformed (5): You Get Law & Gospel in All the Bible

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The Joy of Being Reformed (4): Talking Out of Both Sides of Your Mouth, Andy Stanley, & the Bible

The Joy of Being Reformed (3): God Is Revealing Himself to You Every Day

The Joy of Being Reformed (2): How Knowing the One True God Fills Your Heart with Happiness & Thankfulness

Colossians, Children Are the Church, & Infant Baptism

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (18) – Who’s in Charge in Your Marriage?

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (17) – Remembering You’re Adopted Helps You Love Your Spouse

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (16) – Three Things You Can Do to Improve Your Marriage

Why I Pulled Episode 129 on Secular Counseling

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (15) – Secular Counseling vs. the Sufficiency of Christ & His Word

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (14) – Your Spouse Cannot Save You

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (13) – A Rock to Stand on in Marriage – God’s Providence

He Will Sustain You in Marriage & Work It for Your Good

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (11): Have You Ever Thought about How Trinitarianism Can Help Your Marriage?

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (10): How about a Gospel-Centered & Gospel-Driven Marriage

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (9): The Necessity of Hearing & Believing the Gospel in Marriage

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (8): You Need a Certain Kind of Mediator in Marriage

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (7): Freed from the Biggest Stressor in Marriage to Love Your Spouse

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (6): Your Spouse Is Better than a Bed of Flames

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (5): Our Inability & the Hope of Jesus Christ

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (4): What God Requires in Marriage Is Beyond Us

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (3): Diagnosing All Your Marital Problems

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (2): Helping Your Spouse Find True Comfort

A Marriage Made in Heidelberg (1): True Comfort in Marriage

Strengthened by the Supper (7): The Lord’s Supper Strengthens You to Truly Love

Strengthened by the Supper (6): The Mystery & Grace of the Lord’s Supper

Strengthened by the Supper (5): Why Did Jesus Give You the Lord’s Supper to Eat & Drink?

Strengthened by the Supper (4) – Jesus Will Nourish & Sustain You

Strengthened by the Supper (3) – What’s God’s Intent for the Lord’s Supper?

Strengthened by the Supper (2): What Are the Sacraments?

Strengthened by the Supper (1) – An Introduction to the Lord’s Supper

I Belong (14) – The Fruit of the Gospel in Your Life

I Belong (13) – Do You Believe Church Discipline Is Necessary & Loving?

I Belong (12) – True & Good Churches Give Us the Sacraments because We Need Them

I Belong (11) – Where Have All the Preachers Gone?

I Belong (10) – We’re Not Talking Hypocrites in Church, We’re Talking True vs. False Church

I Belong (9) – True Churches Are Shaped by Scripture Not Trends

A Message for My Brother Pastors/Preachers – Rev. Jonathan Shirk – Manheim, PA

I Belong (8) – The Necessity & Blessing of Local Church Membership (Part 3)

I Belong (7) – The Necessity & Blessing of Local Church Membership (Part 2)

How Preaching Displays the Vivid Activity of the Holy Spirit – Dr. Barry York – Pittsburgh & Beaver, PA

I Belong (6) – The Necessity & Blessing of a Local Church (Part 1)

I Belong (5) – Comfort in the Visible Church

Anxiety & Finding Comfort in Christ – Rev. Keith Evans – Pittsburgh, PA

I Belong (4) – The Beauty of the Church’s Ethnic Diversity

STT| I Belong (3): Belonging to One Another

STT| I Will Build My Church (Part A) – Matthew 16:16-18 – Rev. Steve Estes – Elverson, PA

STT| I Belong (2): A Church from the Beginning

STT| All Your Waves Have Passed Over Me (Psalm 42) – Rev. Timothy Brindle – Coatesville, PA

STT| Belonging to Christ Is Paramount

STT| Keep the Sabbath Holy & Be Greatly Blessed (HC LD 38, QA 103)

STT| Are the Anabaptists Right about Swearing Oaths (HC LD 37, QA 101-102)?

STT| Do You Know How to Use God’s Name (HC LD 36, QA 99-100)?

STT| What about Images of Jesus (HC LD 35, QA 96-98)?

STT| The “Love Is Love” Fallacy & the Truth about Love (HC LD 34, QA 92-95)

STT| Take Heart, Your Conversion Is a Process (HC LD 33, QA 88-91)

STT| Should Fear or Grace Motivate Good Works (HC LD 32, QA 86-87)?

STT| The Dishonesty & Unhelpfulness of Much Seeker-Sensitive Worship (HC LD 31, QA 83-85)

STT| Are Protestants & Romanists Together (HC LD 30, QA 80-82)?

STT| Joy Amidst Trials (James 1:2-4) – Rev. Rob Hill – West Springfield, MA

STT| Where Do You Look for the Assurance of Salvation (HC LD 29, QA 78-79)?

STT| Aren’t You Glad Christ Commands the Lord’s Supper (HC LD 28, QA 75-77)

STT| Your Baptism Didn’t Save You, but It Should Greatly Comfort You (HC LD 27, QA 72-74)

STT| Your Baptism Continues to Strengthen You as You Run Your Race (HC LD 26, QA 69-71)

STT| God’s Big Gift that Is Often Left Unwrapped Under the Tree (HC LD 25, QA 65-68)

STT| Even Your Best Works Aren’t Part of Your Righteousness (HC LD 24, QA 62-64)

STT| Our Lord’s Great Commission to His Church (Matthew 28:16-20) – Rev. Michael Brown – Milan, Italy

STT| Will You Have a New Body the Moment You Die (HC LD 22, QA 57-58)?

STT| Do You Have to Perform for God to Accept You (HC LD 23, QA 59-61)?

STT| If You Are a Christian, You are Catholic (HC LD 21, QA 54-56)

STT| The Natures of the Savior (Hebrews 1:1-14; 2:14) – Rev. Dr. Robert M. Godfrey – New Holland, PA

STT| Many Professing Christians Apparently Don’t Know the Holy Spirit (HC LD 20, QA 53)

STT 074 – The Son Sits in the Supreme Seat (HC LD 19, QA 50-52)

STT| The Lord of Life (Luke 7:11-17) – Rev. Adam Wells

STT| How Is It Good for Us that Jesus Left Us (HC LD 18, QA 46-49)

STT| Gas Prices & the Riches of God’s Grace in the Resurrection (HC LD 17, QA 45)

STT| Did Jesus Really Die or Was He Just Unconscious (HC LD 16, QA 40-44)?

STT| Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 31 – Rev. George Gregory – Beaver Falls, PA

STT| As You Suffer, Remember Christ Suffered for You (HC LD 15, QA 37-39)

STT| Menno Simons, Rob Bell, & Comfort in the Incarnation (HC LD 14, QA 35-36)

STT| The Only Begotten Is Not the Only Beloved (HC LD 13, QA 33-34)

STT| Jesus Serves You as Your Prophet, Priest, & King (HC LD 12, QA 31-32)

STT| Alone Makes All the Difference (HC LD 11, QA 29-30)

STT| We Don’t Need Miracles to Experience God’s Power & Goodness (HC LD 10, QA 27-28)

STT| Finding Comfort in Your Heavenly Father’s Care (HC LD 9, QA 26)

STT| The Comfort of Creation, Redemption, and Sanctification (HC LD 8, QA 24-25)

STT| Is Christian Universalism Alive in Your Church (HC LD 7, QA 20-23)

STT| Who Jesus Is for You in Your Fear & Anxiety (HC LD 6, QA 16-19)

STT| Jesus Paid It All Because You Couldn’t Pay (HC LD 5, QA 12-15)

STT| Overcoming Sinful Thoughts & Desires by Grace (Rev. Jonathan Shirk)

STT| Do You Understand Your Original Sin (HC LD 4, QA 9-11)

STT| Do Masks Really Conceal the Image of God in the Face of Man (HC LD 3, QA 6-8)

STT| Struggling with Besetting Sins with Confidence & Hope (HC LD 2, QA 3-5)

STT| Happy New Year: Sound Doctrine Is Connected to Holiness (HC LD 1, QA 1-2)

STT| We Are But Needy & Dependent Spiritual Infants (HC LD 52, QA 127-129)

STT| Constant Confession Is Not Condemnation but Comfort (HC LD 51, Q/A 126)

STT| All That We Have Is from God (HC LD 50, Q/A 125)

STT| Do You Really Believe God’s Will Is Best for You? (HC LD 49, Q/A 124)

STT| Praying for Church Growth (HC LD 48, Q/A 123)

STT| Grant Us (HC LD 47, Q/A 122)

STT| We Have a Good & Loving Father (HC LD 46, Q/A 120-121)

STT| Why Is Prayer Necessary for Us? (HC LD 45, Q/A 116-119)

STT| The Comfort & Assurance of Baby Steps (HC LD 44, Q/A 113-115)

STT| Loving & Speaking the Truth When People Hate the Truth (HC LD 43, QA 112)

STT| Does That Belong to You? (HC LD 42, QA 110-111)

STT| Sinful Desires, Concupiscence, & “Gay Christians” (HC LD 41, QA 108-109)

STT| Your Heart Has Pulled the Trigger (HC LD 40; QA 105-107)

STT| Showing Honor, Love, & Faithfulness to Earthly Authorities (HC LD 39; QA 104)

STT| The Structure of the Heidelberg Catechism Could Change Your Life

STT 040 – A Clearer Direction for This Podcast

STT 039 – Spurgeon & Joyfully Submitting to the Truth of God’s Infallible Word

STT 038 – The Plurality of Elders Protects a Pastor (and a Church) from Disaster

STT 037 – Five Essential Gifts to Give Your Kids: (5) Connect the Dots with Relationship

STT 036 – Five Essential Gifts to Give Your Kids: (4) Daily Family Worship

STT 035 – Five Essential Gifts to Give Your Kids: (3) Weekly Corporate Worship

STT 034 – Five Essential Gifts to Give Your Kids: (2) A Basic Theological Framework through Catechization

STT 033 – Five Essential Gifts to Give Your Kids: (1) Your Prioritization of Their Discipleship

STT 032 – Five Essential Gifts to Give Your Kids: Series Introduction

STT 031 – Am I An Image-Bearer of God?

STT 030 – Champagne Towers & Loving Others

STT 029 – Everyone Is Awesome?

STT 028 – Repentance Is More Than Feeling Bad About Sin

STT 027 – When I Fear My Faith Will Fail

STT 026 – A Simple Path to Healthier Doctrine & Discernment

STT 025 – The Helpfulness of Strong & Theologically Savvy Mothers

STT 024 – Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

STT 023 – The Comfort of the King of Cool Was the King of Kings

STT 022 – The Conviction & Comfort of Inner Conflict

STT 021 – Glorifying God with Our Words

STT 020 – Marriage & Sex (Part 4): Nakedness

STT 019 – Marriage & Sex (Part 3): Partnership

STT 018 – Marriage & Sex (Part 2): Mankind

STT 017 – Marriage & Sex (Part 1): Thankfulness

STT 016 – The Assurance & Comfort of Becoming Like Jesus

STT 015 – God’s Kindness through the Law

STT 014 – Focus In the Family

STT 013 – No Better Time to Be a Witness for Christ

STT 012 – How to Be Most Blessed by the Sabbath (or Lord’s Day)

STT 011 – Remember God’s Providence as You Go about Your Day

STT 010 – A Point to Remember When Presidential Votes Are Counted

STT 009 – What You Need to Know to Live & Die Happily

STT 008 – The Comfort of Dead Birds (Part 2)

STT 007 – The Comfort of Dead Birds (Part 1)

STT 006 – Your Pastor Needs the Same Grace You Do

STT 005 – The Holy Spirit Serves & Assures Us

STT 004 – Certainty & Comfort in Hard Times

STT 003 – True Freedom from the Devil’s Tyranny

STT 002 – He Paid Your Debt in Full

STT 001 – I Am Not My Own