Category Archives: Exhortations

Exhortations delivered from the pulpit on the Lord’s Day

Exhortation: Second Advent 2014…

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Tom Brainerd

Last week we talked about Advent as something that is not just outside of us, but as something that is within us, as well. The things that these candles symbolize…Hope, Peace, Love and Joy…those are things that are ours only … Continue reading →

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Exhortation: First Advent 2014…

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Tom Brainerd

Today is the start of the year for Christ’s church, the first Sunday of Advent. It is a day when we change the colors of the vestments, from the white of celebrating Christ the King Sunday to the purple of … Continue reading →

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Exhortation: Fourth Advent…

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Today is the fourth and last Sunday of Advent… In Romans 8 Paul writes of the eager expectation of the creation. From the very beginning, from the time of Adam’s first sin, the creation has been subject to a curse … Continue reading →

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Exhortation: Third Advent…

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Today is the third Sunday of Advent. Tragic things happen to Christ’s people during Advent. Husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters die. Jobs are lost. Marriages are undone. Houses burn down. Careers are ruined. The list is … Continue reading →

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Exhortation: First Advent 2013…

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Today, brothers and sisters in Christ, is the first Sunday of Advent, the first day of the new church year. There is a natural rhythm to the year around us. As we turn the page of our Julian calendars we … Continue reading →

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Exhortation: February 24, 2013…

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

At points in time, I give you exhortations at the beginning of things, and I am going to do that today. I got engaged this week in a conversation of sorts about Lent, and about Ash Wednesday and things like … Continue reading →

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Exhortation: May 13, 2012…Mother’s Day…

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Today is Mother’s Day. It is, indeed, a holiday that has been created in a secular fashion. That does not mean it is evil to celebrate it as Mother’s Day. We were talking earlier and, indeed, every day is Mother’s … Continue reading →

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Exhortation: February 21, 2012…

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

As I think you know, our church is a member of the Albuquerque chapter of the Gospel Coalition. I meet in town quarterly with a group of other pastors from Reformed churches, primarily of a Reformed Baptist stripe. What binds … Continue reading →

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Exhortation: January 22, 2012

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Today is January 22nd, 2012. 39 years ago today the Supreme Court of the United States of America handed down its decision in the case Roe v. Wade, and opened up the floodgates…maybe better the bloodgates…of abortion in this country. … Continue reading →

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Exhortation: January 15, 2012…

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

On the Lord’s Day I get up early…usually about 6 in the morning. And as I think most of you know, my ‘study’ is the end of the love seat closest to the woodstove. From there I get a view … Continue reading →

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