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Sermons

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When you do so, a player will open in a new window (if it does not open, check if your pop-up blocker intercepted it, and if that didn't work, click here for a more basic player).  You will see various sermon series listed in the player.  Click on the series you would like.  When you do this, specific sermons will appear.  They are creatively titled by the sermon text.  Highlight the sermon and click the play button (or simply double click the sermon) and the player will start streaming the sermon. 

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You may download the sermons by clicking on the down-arrow at the right of the track title.  Your computer will then give you the option to open or save the file.  Click "save" to download the mp3 file to your computer.  Clicking open will import the file into your computer's default mp3 player.  If you would like a number of sermons, we would be happy to save you the downloading process by mailing you a DVD with mp3s files on it.  We are pleased to distribute them free of charge and you may do so as well, without needing to ask permission.  Our hope is that the sermons may be a means of helping you "to glorify God and to fully enjoy Him forever" (Westminster Larger Catechism, Question #1). If you would like to take advantage of this, just email Greg with your name and address.

Below is Greg's explanation of sermons available on our site:

I like to preach through a series.  As you will see from the listing below, this means I usually preach through a book of the Bible or a section of a book.  This method has several advantages.  First, preparing a sermon requires a great deal of background work.  By preaching through a book, that work pays off for the entire series.  Second, all denominations and preachers have topics they teach regularly as well as one they don't, either out of ignorance or dislike of those subjects.  I still manage to fit in my pet themes, but preaching through a text makes me deal with issues that are outside my expertise, as well as ones that make me uncomfortable.  This has stretched and developed me, and likewise the congregation.  Third, by preaching exegetically (working through the particulars of a passage) a preacher does not need to be all that talented.  The Word of God is powerful, so the more my sermons reflect the plain meaning of the Scriptures, the more effect they will have on the hearers.  The Scriptures change people, not talented preachers.

Morning Service Preaching Series

(Arranged with the most recent first)

Ruth (Current)-The book of Ruth explores many themes that come to a greater reality in the New Testament. These include the mission to the Gentiles, the covenant by grace, friendship and intimacy, God's covenant faithfulness, and many more. The birth story of Jesus develops many themes from Ruth.

Revelation 2-3-Many American Christians are asking the question what is church and what should it look like. Many pastors have answered the question with books and church plants promoting a variety of models. I designed this sermon series to investigate what Jesus says a church should be when he addressed seven churches in Asia.

Mark-I wanted to preach through one of the Gospels and realized that Mark was the one that I knew the least about.  In his excellent commentary on Mark, J.C. Ryle got right to the issue in saying "I feel obliged to say that, in my humble judgment, very few commentators, whether ancient or modern, seem to give this Gospel [Mark] the attention it deserves.  It has been too often treated as a mere abridgment of Matthew.  This view of it I believe to be an entire mistake…If it tells us few of our Lord’s sayings, it is eminently rich in its catalogue of his doings…[it is] a history of our Lord’s works, rather than his words.  Let us read it with holy reverence." 

First Samuel-This series is actually from 1 Samuel 16 to 2 Samuel 1.  It deals with the period of David's life when he had been anointed king, yet had not taken up the throne.  I am adamant that the purpose of the Old Testament is to point to Christ.  It is about Him and not primarily an encyclopedia of morality lessons.  In this series, I make the case that the passages in 1 Samuel prefigure Jesus' life on earth, for he was anointed at His baptism, but did not take up His throne until His ascension.

Galatians-This epistle majestically deals with the heart of the Gospel.  It teaches us that Satan wars against the church by trying to draw us into attaining a righteousness by our own effort rather than walking in the Spirit by relying on Christ's finished work.

Psalms-In this series I chose some better known Psalms.  I looked at them in light of Jesus' ministry and their use in the New Testament.

Suffering Servant-There are five passages in Isaiah that prophesy the coming servant who will suffer.  The New Testament writers clearly apply them to Jesus.

Genesis 3-This chapter is pivotal in our understanding of ourselves, sin, our relationship with God, and the redeeming work of Christ.

Matthew 13-In this chapter, Jesus told seven "Kingdom Parables".  These are the parables where Jesus explains what the "Kingdom of Heaven" or "Kingdom of God" is like.

Special Occasion Sermons-These include Christmas, Easter, and sermons preached before our presbytery.

Evening Service Preaching Series

1 and 2 Thessalonians (Current)-These letters deal extensively with endtime issues. One particularly interesting aspect of these letters is how Paul views the doctrines of God's sovereignty and predestination as the power behind righteousness. Far from undermining obedience, Paul sees understanding these doctrines as crucial to living according to God's will.

In the Wilderness-In the Wilderness is the Hebrew name for the book of Numbers, coming from the theme, setting, and introduction of the book.  This is a book of two generations: one who did not believe God's promises and one who did.  Like the Israelites in Numbers, we live in the time between our rescue from slavery and the consummation of God's promises that we desire so much.

Proverbs 1-9-This section of Proverbs has a narrative flow.  The father teaches his son the way of Wisdom.  Main themes include avoiding turning to violence and adultery.  Instead, the son is to fall rapturously in love with Wisdom which is more precious than anything else and will guard Him through his life.  Attention is paid to the way New Testament writers develop these themes.

Exodus 1-14-The Exodus from Egypt is foundational for the New Testament and Jesus' understanding of His mission.

Fruit of the Spirit-When I preached through Galatians, I decided I wanted to give extended explanation to Galatians 5:16-26 so I turned it into an evening series.  Jonathan Edwards' insights into what is true evidence of grace was the backbone of this series.

James-Many pit Galatians and James against each other, so while preaching through Galatians in the morning, we worked through James in the evening, wrestling with these issues.

Zechariah-The Gospels rely on this little known book to understand Jesus' passion.  It is also necessary to understand Zechariah to appreciate the imagery in Revelation.

Esther-I think more than any other book, Esther wreaks havoc on those who use the Old Testament for a morality lesson.  In a period when Ezra decried syncretistic marriage and Daniel and his friends were putting their lives on the line, Esther hid her Jewishness in order to favor a pagan king, before and after marriage.  Despite this, she is held up as a hero.  It is only when we look at Esther and Mordechai as prefigurements of Christ, that this book makes sense.

Guest Preachers

We have had a number of guest preachers in the last few years.  These include (in alphabetical order):

Jack Campbell-Jack is a missionary we support who grew up in Huntington, went to Marshall University, and who is always a joy to have back with us.

Brad Chittenden-Brad is an ordained PCA minister and master woodworker who I knew in seminary and was very pleasantly surprised to find in West Virginia.

Jason Driggers-Jason is the Reformed University Fellowship minister at Marshall University

 Mike Hall-Mike is an ordained PCA minister and state senator.

Sam Kisembo-Sam is a native Ugandan. He is a Presbyterian minister who runs a church, two schools, and an orphanage in Uganda. It was our pleasure and honor to have Sam with us recently.

 Tom Rushton-Tom is a Ruling Elder at Providence and an infectious disease physician in Huntington.

Jim Williams-Jim is a Ruling Elder at Providence and a waste-water engineer for Dow in Charleston.

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