The Shepherd's Church

SERMON: The Pedagogy of Christian Education

In this sermon, we turn from the theory of Christian education to the practice of Christian formation, asking how wisdom actually moves from one generation to the next. Proverbs teaches us that wisdom is caught before it is taught, transmitted through imitation, forged through faithful friction, directed through deliberate training, and protected from rival voices that would lead our children away from the fear of the Lord. Yet our hope is not in perfect pedagogy, but in Christ Himself—the Wisdom of God made flesh—who has saved us by grace and now equips us by His Spirit to raise children who know, love, imitate, and follow Him.

LAW HOMILY: Stealing Hearts

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 command is against stealing.

SERMON: The Heart Of Education

This sermon challenges one of the most fundamental assumptions of modern education: that students are merely minds to be filled rather than hearts to be formed. Drawing from the book of Proverbs, we will discover that the true student is a worshiper whose loves, appetites, words, and actions reveal the deepest realities of the soul—and that Christian education is ultimately the formation of the heart before God. Most importantly, we will see how Jesus Christ, the perfect Student and Teacher, gives new hearts to sinners so that they may become truly wise.

SERMON: "The Trinity: Order, Unity, and Mission"

What does it mean to worship the Triune God? On this Trinity Sunday, we explore three passages that reveal the glory of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In Genesis 1, we see the Triune God bringing order out of chaos and creating the world with wisdom, purpose, and beauty. In 2 Corinthians 13, we discover the perfect unity, love, grace, and fellowship that flow from the Godhead and are to be reflected in Christ's Church. Finally, in Matthew 28, we hear Christ's Great Commission, sending His people into the world to disciple the nations in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The God who created all things in perfect order now calls His people to live in unity and advance His kingdom throughout the earth. Because the Triune God is with us, we can labor with confidence, rejoice in His grace, rest in His peace, and boldly carry His gospel to the ends of the world. The Triune God created us, unites us, and commissions us for His glory.

SERMON: The Curse is Reversed

Pentecost was not a strange interruption in the story of redemption. It was the moment the curse began to run backward. In this sermon, we will see how the Holy Spirit came not merely to inspire ecstatic experiences, but to breathe life into dead men, gather scattered nations, soften hearts of stone, and begin the great restoration of everything Adam shattered through sin.