This is the third part of a four-part study with the Covenant Class of First Presbyterian Church, Richmond VA in the fall of 2025.
Their destiny is destruction, they worship their appetites, and they revel in their shame…Phil 3:19
Category Archives: missio dei
Revelation Surrounds Us
Isa 40:21-31
A Revealed People
Eph 3:1-20
The Gift of Struggle
Philippians 1:21-30
20 September 2020
Conflict and God’s Purpose
Gen 25:19-34
A “Zoom” sermon preached to Ginter Park Baptist Church, Richmond VA, 7/12/20.
Measuring Worth
Matt 10:24-39
A “zoom” sermon preached to the people of Ginter Park Baptist Church, Richmond VA on June 21, 2020
The recording failed to catch the first minute or so of the sermon. It begins with an account of the complications that arose early in my academic career because there are two other Mark Biddle’s who were active professors at the time. We agreed to always use our middle initials in professional contexts. Subsequently, I have learned of another MB who is a preacher and yet another, a lawyer, who gained notoriety for a crime. I pointed out that my name is not my identity. The recording picks up when I shift back to the biblical text.
Kingdom at Hand
Matt 4:12-23
Light to the Nations
Isa 42:1-9
Back Down in my Voice Range – James 5:7-11
A Sermon Preached at Ginter Park Baptist Church, Richmond VA 12/15/19
Civility: Reconciliation ‘Lite’
“God…gave us the ministry of reconciliation…committing to us the word of reconciliation” (2 Cor 5:18-19)
In a moment characterized by unusually bitter and deeply-rooted strife, enmity, distrust, and mistrust, we hear frequent calls for a return to “civility” (cf. https://www.christianpost.com/voice/return-to-civility-american-life.html) when, in fact, only something much more profound – reconciliation – can produce the harmony needed. Continue reading Civility: Reconciliation ‘Lite’