Author Archives
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Submitting to Governing Civil Authorities (1 Peter 2:13-17)
Sermon by Rev. Daniel L. Sonnenberg | October 9, 2011 Notes: Last week we looked at the general introduction to this section that describes our relationship to the unbelievers with whom we live and work and go to school. We… Read More ›
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Good Works in a Watching World (1 Peter 2:11-12)
Sermon by Rev. Daniel L. Sonnenberg | October 2, 2011 Text: Dear friends, I urge you, as temporary residents and foreigners in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. Live such good lives among the… Read More ›
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Tim Keller on Evangelistic Worship
Posted on 2011/09/21 by Daniel L. Sonnenberg Pastor Tim Keller shares what I think are some very helpful ideas about preparing for and communicating the gospel to unbelievers in Sunday worship. To understand what he means by “evangelistic worship” you may need to… Read More ›
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Tim Keller on Preaching to a Mixed Audience
Posted on 2011/09/21 by Daniel L. Sonnenberg I appreciate the work of Pastor Tim Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian in downtown Manhattan in New York City. Over the past twenty years he has brought the Gospel to bear on a generation of mostly professionals… Read More ›
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The Conversational Form of Reformed Worship
Posted on 2011/08/10 by Daniel L. Sonnenberg I’ve been looking at historic and current models of Reformed worship: John Calvin’s The Form of Church Prayers, 1542; The Westminster Directory, 1645; and The Book of Common Worship, 1993. They all follow the model of a “group conversation with God” as described… Read More ›
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Thoughts on Preaching
Posted on 2011/08/10 by Daniel L. Sonnenberg I am adjusting to the new responsibility of preaching every Sunday. My preaching responsibilities in the past were more infrequent, so I’m adjusting to a much faster pace. I love God’s word and the process of… Read More ›
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Revised 1 Peter Series Outline with Chapter, Verse Numbers
Posted on 2011/08/01 by Daniel L. Sonnenberg Glenn McIntyre recently made me aware that when I published the outline of First Peter earlier I did not include the verse numbers so that people could tell where we are as we go along. See… Read More ›
We Are His Workmanship 