"The Kingdom of God has been planted as a seed on the earth, and it will grow and grow until it alone stands as a towering, globally reaching tree under which all the nations are sheltered and blessed."

Last time, we looked at the importance of submission to the elders of our churches, bosses in our workplaces, and leaders in our communities. We will look at submission within the family, covering marriage this time and the relationship between children and parents next time.

Each week at The Shepherd’s Church, we preach short homilies on the law of God and have decided to share those here as a resource to the people of God. This week, the Biblical command for fearing the Lord as a duty to combat idolatry.

"On this day, we march to glorious spiritual combat. No more fetal positions. No more lamenting the 'Moscow mood' of those who already have their boots laced up for battle. For any who have ears to hear - THIS is the desperate hour to unsheath your swords, fix your bayonets, and join the counteroffensive to storm the very gates of hell itself."

Submission is an important theme in Paul’s letter to Titus, so this post will use that letter define submission and examine its importance in the church, workplace, and society. The next two posts will cover submission in the home, first in marriage then in the child-parent relationship.

Each week at The Shepherd’s Church, we preach short homilies on the law of God and have decided to share those here as a resource to the people of God. This week, the Biblical command for cultivating godly desires.

"The future of the world is bright with teeming hope in Jesus. He rules the world. He will crush all His enemies. And He will multiply His people and make His blessings flow as far as the curse is found."

After two centuries of feminism, the family is in shambles, but the Cultural Mandate still stands, so we need to figure out how to restore the family to its rightful place. The burden of accomplishing this will fall on men, who must rise up and build.

"While human love cools and our obedience wavers, He remains immovably true to His covenantal oath. Though our circumstances oscillate, God's steadfast purposes hold true to their unchanging culmination."

Each week at The Shepherd’s Church, we preach short homilies on the law of God and have decided to share those here as a resource to the people of God. This week, the Biblical command for choosing God.

Just like child sacrifice in ancient Israel, abortion mingles adultery and violence, so the church today must heed God’s warnings to Israel, because they are equally applicable to those who practice and support abortion today. This post examines abortion from Scripture’s perspective and how we can fight it.

let us be a festive people. Let us show the world how to party and feast to God's glory. Let us give them a vision of what joy means. And let us approach this upcoming feast with enthusiasm and zeal for our great King!"

Each week at The Shepherd’s Church, we preach short homilies on the law of God and have decided to share those here as a resource to the people of God. This week, the Biblical command for adoring God.

"And as He gasped for air, with the unmistakable stench of human waste upon His lips, with those same lips, He said: 'It is finished,'"

Christians can find great comfort in trusting God to enact His perfect wrath and justice against all evil and the wicked. Join us as we explore those themes in Deacon Dan’s new blog!

“Under Christ's righteous rule, all war and violence will eventually be eliminated...once Jesus' reign on earth, by His Spirit, and through His Church, abolishes all war and aggression on this war-torn planet, it will never return again."

Each week at The Shepherd’s Church, we preach short homilies on the law of God and have decided to share those here as a resource to the people of God. This week, the Biblical command for honoring God above all else.

Like that sandstorm descending in an instant, causing me disorientation and panic, so too did the events of that fateful night whip up a blinding haze around Peter, rendering him powerless to act as he would have moments before. Peter, a devoted disciple willing to die for his Lord, became subdued instead by the raging tempest howling around him. And like me losing sight of the road's safe path, Peter veered tragically off the course of faithfulness, denying Christ three times before the rooster crowed.

In the days ahead, we will walk along with Jesus, stopping to take note of what He is doing on each of the final days of His life. May you be blessed and strengthened by our Lord of glory, who gave it all to rescue you!

“All Christians are well aware that we are to avoid worshipping any idols, but one form of idolatry is rampant in the modern church: visible depictions of God, especially of Jesus Christ. This post demonstrates how all such depictions–even honest ones–violate the Second Commandment.”