LATEST WRITINGS FROM PASTOR PHILIP HOPPE

Posted inMarriage and Family / Theology and Practice

Table of Duties: Parents and Children

This year for Lenten Services I am preaching through the Table of Duties.  Here is the first sermon in that series. Parents and Children. Children … Table of Duties: Parents and ChildrenRead more

Posted inTheology and Practice

Normal Christian Life vs. Unrepentant Sinner

Here is the cycle of the normal Christian life: 1.  Baptism 2.  Newness of Life 3.   Sin 4.  Confession 5.  Forgiveness (Preaching of the Word … Normal Christian Life vs. Unrepentant SinnerRead more

Posted inTheology and Practice

Discipleship or Discipline?

Well meaning Christians have seen for a long time an anomaly in the Christian church. People claiming the name Christian while living lives of obvious … Discipleship or Discipline?Read more

Posted inMeditations

The rod that comes from the heart of a friend.

You have heard some variation of the joke I suppose.  “A good friend will bail you out of jail. A great friend will be in … The rod that comes from the heart of a friend.Read more