by Doug Van Meter | 13 Oct 2024 | 2 Corinthians, Bible Teachings, New Testament, Pauline Epistles
Moving Beyond the Pain (2 Corinthians 2:5–11) by Doug Van Meter | 2 Corinthians Exposition https://www.brackenhurstbaptist.co.za/new/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024.10.13.01.Moving.Beyond.The.Pain.2.Corinthians.2v5-11.mp3 As we are seeing in our study of this letter,...
by Doug Van Meter | 11 Oct 2024 | Articles
A few months ago, I observed that my favourite chair in my office, a wingback, was looking tired, to say the least. I have owned this chair for thirty years and, about fifteen years ago, I had it reupholstered. It was time to do so again. When my newly upholstered...
by Doug Van Meter | 6 Oct 2024 | 1 Corinthians, Bible Teachings, New Testament, Pauline Epistles
A Minister’s Pain (2 Corinthians 1:12–2:4) by Doug Van Meter | 2 Corinthians Exposition https://www.brackenhurstbaptist.co.za/new/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024.10.06.01.A.Ministers.Pain.2.Corinthians.1v12-2v4.mp3 In this passage, Paul begins the main body of this...
by Doug Van Meter | 4 Oct 2024 | Articles
When our daughter Jessa was young, she loved pork ribs, but she was a bit confused about what to call them. When we would order at a restaurant she would say that she wanted “bones.” I felt a bit embarrassed as the waiter would look at me with an expression of rebuke...
by Doug Van Meter | 29 Sep 2024 | 2 Corinthians, Bible Teachings, New Testament, Pauline Epistles
Comfort for the Committed (2 Corinthians 1:3–11) by Doug Van Meter | 2 Corinthians Exposition https://www.brackenhurstbaptist.co.za/new/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024.09.29.01.Comfort.For.The.Committed.2.Corinthians.1vv3-11.mp3 When I was in university, I memorised 2...
by Doug Van Meter | 27 Sep 2024 | Articles
A couple of weeks ago, while out of the country on a ministry trip, I slipped on wet tiles stepping out of the shower. As I was going down, I had two instantaneous and simultaneous thoughts: “Old people are susceptible to falling,” and, “Try not to break anything when...
