
Common Theology
passionate about what God's people have long believed
a media ministry of Christ Covenant Church
Sermon: The War for Purity in the Church (1 Timothy 1:18-20)
How serious are we about the purity of Christ's bride, the church? Servants of Christ must preserve and promote both doctrinal and moral...
Sermon: Thankful for God's mercy (1 Timothy 1:12-17)
After listing offenses against God's Law, Paul confesses that He is a chief lawbreaker, and is totally undeserving of God's mercy. Truly,...
Sermon: The Lawful use of the Law (1 Timothy 1:8-11)
While obedience to the Law of God can never save sinners, it remains a binding standard for all people, and functions as a guide for the...
Sermon: The Chief End of Sound Doctrine (1 Tim. 1:1-7)
If this sermon were a catechism, it would go something like this: Question: What is the chief end of sound doctrine? Answer: The chief...
Sermon: The Household of God Upholds the Truth (1 Tim. 3:14-16)
In this peculiar introduction to 1 Timothy, we jump right into the middle of the letter to take a look at a key passage which...
Sermon: Walk in the Light (1 John 1:5-2:2)
We cannot claim to walk with God while living in unrepentant sin. Those who walk with God do not walk in darkness, but walk in the light....
Lecture: Singing and Making Melody to the Lord
Congregational singing is something that has always excited me. God's people are a singing people, and we ought to have a robust biblical...
Lecture: The Diversity of Spiritual Gifts
One of our pastors at Hills Bible Church, Andrew Courtis, has been teaching an adult Sunday school series on spiritual gifts. He had a...
Sermon: Worship God and Understand Our Broken World (Psalm 73)
In Psalm 73, the Psalmist is overburdened by the reality that wicked people around him are prospering and succeeding in life, while...
Sermon: Worship God and Desire Him More Than Life (Psalm 63)
John Calvin once called the Psalms, “An Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul; for there is not an emotion of which any one can be...
Sermon: The Word of Life Has Come (1 John 1:1-4)
According to the prologue to John's 1st epistle, true fellowship with God is founded on union with the eternal Word become flesh. In...
Sermon: Christ Speaks Through His Word Preached (Romans 10:14-17)
On the last Lord's Day of 2019, I was blessed to return to the Gospel Hall Melbourne to preach on one of my favourite passages, tackling...
Sermon: Training for Godliness (1 Timothy 4:6-10)
Last November 24, I was blessed with the opportunity to minister the Word on the Lord's Day at the Gospel Hall Melbourne. This church was...

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