Practical Theology

Justification as Purification

08/26/23

18 mins

By Robert Kolb

Jesus purifies His own and ends their identification as unfit to appear in His presence or in front of other people as the person we identify as our true self.
Crisis

02/12/22

12 mins

By Robert Kolb

It is precisely from the cross that the glory of God shines most brightly into our lives, as dark and sinister as Golgotha appears from a sinful distance. Cross trumps crisis.
The Gift of Patience and Hope

04/04/21

13 mins

By Robert Kolb

Trusting in Christ’s promise of new life and deliverance pours patience and hope into the way we think and the way we experience life.
The Gift of Joy

02/07/21

15 mins

By Robert Kolb

Trusting in Christ’s promise of new life and deliverance breaks through sorrow and worry; such trust pours joy into the way we think and the way we experience life.
Preaching an Awe-fully Mysterious and Wondrous God

09/20/20

20 mins

By Robert Kolb

As long as our illusions of control over storms and germs persist to govern our thinking, we will never be able to take the saving work of Christ as seriously we ought.
Why Is Preaching Better in a Crisis?

08/02/20

15 mins

By Robert Kolb

God’s goal in all this is that His call to repentance impacts our lives by turning us to find peace and joy in Christ.
Preaching on Fear

10/21/18

16 mins

By Robert Kolb

In the last two decades U.S. Americans have given way to fear of many things: economic decline, loss of values, limits on our personal rights, to name a few. Too many of us live with some sense of threat and menace hanging over our heads and haunting our hearts.

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Justification as Purification

Crisis

The Gift of Patience and Hope

The Gift of Joy

Preaching an Awe-fully Mysterious and Wondrous God

Why Is Preaching Better in a Crisis?

Preaching on Fear

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