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Thy Kingdom Come: An Excerpt from Saturday of Oculi (3rd week of Lent)
“He has girded His sword to His thigh. What a joyous truth this is. He rode into the death trap, the vineyard where the workers had killed His Father’s servants, into the midst of the angry mob, and He put the scarlet letter upon Himself. ‘Here am I, kill Me.’ He says, ‘I am the sinner for sinners, the scapegoat, the substitute, the whole burnt offering, the ransom, and the mercy seat.’ He rode with truth, with meekness, and with righteousness. ‘Neither do I accuse you,’ He said. No sweeter words have ever been spoken in all of history.”
-David H. Petersen, author of Thy Kingdom Come, regarding the woman caught in adultery in John 8
*This book is now available for pre-order with a release date of January 2. All pre-ordered books will be shipped first and will be signed by the author.
Thy Kingdom Come: An Excerpt from Wednesday of Oculi (3rd week of Lent)
“Lack of ceremonies does not defile a man, but neither is a lack of ceremonies a virtue. In fact, it is practically impossible to imagine piety without ceremony. Those whose hearts have been purified by the blood of Christ will confess His name, and they will respond to the confession with their bodies even as mothers hug their babies. It comes naturally. Pious, forgiven people will know and feel joy. Thus, they will treat holy things as holy—not to earn favor with God, but simply because they are thankful.”
-David H. Petersen, author of Thy Kingdom Come
*Now available for pre-order
Thy Kingdom Come: Now Available for Pre-Order
The release date for Thy Kingdom Come by David H. Petersen will be January 2, 2013. However, we are now taking pre-orders here.
Why pre-order? First of all, your order will receive priority and be among the first shipment of books starting on the release date. Second, all pre-ordered books will be signed by Pr. Petersen!
Take a look at the Table of Contents for a complete listing of sermons included in Thy Kingdom Come.
Thy Kingdom Come: An Excerpt from the Foreword by Pr. Todd Wilken
“We often evaluate the quality of sermons based on all the wrong things: I wasn’t offended, I agree with what the pastor said, it kept me interested, or any number of shallow observations. There is nothing wrong with being interested in a sermon, but that is not the touchstone. A lot of things are interesting, but that doesn’t necessarily make them good.
“This is the hallmark of a good sermon: does it preach Jesus Christ crucified for you, a sinner? If it doesn’t, no matter how good it may be in other respects, it is not a good sermon. St. Paul himself said, ‘For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified’ (1 Cor. 2:2). Jesus requires this of his preachers. He charges His Church with the task of preaching repentance and the forgiveness of sins in His Name to all nations (Luke 24:47).
“In a good sermon, we should actually lose track of how often Jesus is mentioned. And when He is mentioned, He should be the subject of the verbs, the one doing the actions. And then pay attention: what are those verbs? Do they make Jesus sound like a coach, a therapist, an advisor—or your Savior? Listen for the verbs that Scripture gives to Jesus—the Jesus who lives for you, suffers for you, dies for you, bleeds for you, gives His life for you, is your substitute, and rises again for you. These are the verbs you ought to be hearing if in fact your pastor preaches Christ crucified.”
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Todd Wilken, host of Issues, Etc.,
from the Foreword of Thy Kingdom Come by David H. Petersen
Thy Kingdom Come: An Excerpt from Tuesday of Oculi (3rd Week of Lent)
“We use Matthew 18 like Miranda rights. If one Christian fails to follow the process perfectly, the whole case is thrown out. Kyrie Eleison! As though the pot can’t call the kettle black, or as though the pot’s blackness somehow excused the blackness of the kettle. The point, for our Lord, is not that we should look the other way, but that both pot and kettle need repentance and grace.”
-David H. Petersen, author of Thy Kingdom Come
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