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Reaching Up! A Sermon for the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Michael A. Milton, Ph.D.

It is interesting to look back. Here is my sermon from last year for the New Year. It has some chronologically specific items in it. Yet I trust that it contains the timeless truths of Scripture which will again speak … Continue reading →

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An Optimistic Ministry: A New Years Sermon

I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, (Philippians 1:12 ESV) (see Philippians 1.3-14) Introduction to the Reading Helen Keller wrote that: “No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the … Continue reading →

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The Blessings of Being in Seminary

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Michael A. Milton, Ph.D.

The following message was delivered at New Student Orientation, on August 23, at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NC Seminary: A Ministry of Preparation Recently I participated in the ordination of a young man to the Gospel ministry, to pastor a … Continue reading →

World Missions Strategy, Mark Baxter and Scriptures to Pray

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Michael A. Milton, Ph.D.

Christ will win. A new heavens and a new earth is on its way. The resurrection of Jesus Christ has inaugurated a glorious rule and reign that will end with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, the judgment, the acquittal … Continue reading →

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“I Will Remember…”

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Michael A. Milton, Ph.D.

Kansas in the early morning on the Lord’s Day is nothing short of beautiful (image: “Sunlight Sonata” Copyright 2009 by Daniel W. Coburn, all rights reserved: see http://kansaslandscapephotos.com/). It was here in this place outside of Kansas City that I … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians Chapter 15 and the Eschatological Impact of Reformed Theological Seminary

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Michael A. Milton, Ph.D.

This address was prepared for the administration, faculty and staff, students and supporters of RTS Jackson. I have come here tonight to talk about eschatology. I wonder what you are thinking as I say that. Maybe you are thinking, “I … Continue reading →

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Little Girl Arise! How Jesus Ministers to Women Today

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Michael A. Milton, Ph.D.

I offer this sermon, preached on a Mother’s Day Sunday at First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, as “sermon fodder” for preachers as well as for devotional reading for all. Mark 5.22-43 Then came one of the rulers of the … Continue reading →

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A Confident Vision for a Great Harvest: Selections from John 4:1-42

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Michael A. Milton, Ph.D.

Dr. Michael Milton, President and Professor of Practical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NCA Sermon given at First Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee and scheduled to be included in a new book called Sacred Assembly: A Biblical Vision for the Church … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Christmas: An Unexpected Family (Matthew 1.1-16)

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Michael A. Milton, Ph.D.

This message was part of a series I called “An Unexpected Christmas.” I offer it here as fodder for faithful pastors who are preparing to feed the flock of Jesus as we move into the Second Sunday in Advent. I pray … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving: The Essential Ingredient to True Christian Worship

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Michael A. Milton, Ph.D.

A Thanksgiving Day Sermon based on Psalm 100 (especially verses 3 and 4) This sermon was originally preached at First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, TN on Thanksgiving, November 24, 2005. It is offered here to assist other pastors in reflecting … Continue reading →

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