Moore to the Point
By Russell D. Moore. Russell D. Moore serves as the teaching pastor at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky. In addition, Dr. Moore is the Dean of the School of Theology and Senior Vice President for Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Find sermons and other resources to help Christians engage the culture from a biblical worldview at www.russellmoore.com.

Seven Reasons Halloween Judgment Houses Often Miss the Mark

— Friday, October 29th, 2010 —

This commentary was originally posted on October 31, 2008.

1. They’re not scary enough. To speak of hell, Jesus used the imagery of a garbage dump overun with worms, a place where babies were once sacrified to demons (Mark 9:43-48). Teenagers in plastic red devil masks and styrofoam pitchforks usually don’t convey what it [...]

Is My Music Warping My Child? My Response

— Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 —

A few weeks back I posted a question from Coal Miner’s Daughter, a mother who asked whether she, like her parents did before her, should play country music in front of her child. (Her question can be read here.) Y’all gave your responses. Here are my thoughts on the question.

When [...]

Do Our Church Testimonies Empower Satan?

— Monday, October 25th, 2010 —

I think personal testimonies, as part of Christian worship, are a good thing to do. And I think we need more of them. I wonder, though, if sometimes our testimonies might unintentionally empower Satan rather than combat him.

By a “testimony,” of course, I mean a believer’s sharing of the story of how he or [...]

Speaking in the Reign: How the Kingdom Reframes Our Witness (Luke 4:13-30)

— Friday, October 15th, 2010 —

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This sermon, “Speaking in the Reign: How the Kingdom Reframes Our Witness” (Luke 4:13-30), was originally preached at Alumni Chapel at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary on Thursday, October 14, 2010.

Is the Orphan My Neighbor?

— Thursday, October 7th, 2010 —

Posted originally at Q Ideas.

I will never forget seeing her pull the measuring tape out of her purse as she talked about the skull of her child.

The woman, standing in an airport in Russia with my wife and me, was, like us, an American. She, like us, was in the former Soviet Union [...]

Life in the Mist (James 2:8-13)

— Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 —

This sermon from the series, “Life in the Mist” (James 2:8-13), was originally preached on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. You can find more sermons and other audio from Dr. Moore at our media page.

Lamech’s Song of the Sword (Gen. 4:23-24)

— Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 —

This sermon, “Lamech’s Song of the Sword” (Gen. 4:23-24), was originally preached on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. You can find more sermons and other audio from Dr. Moore at our media page.

Remembering a Grandfather’s Legacy

— Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 —

I’m kind of sad this afternoon, because it’s October 6th.

This is the birthday of my grandfather Kenneth Dwayne Summy, who died almost eight years ago now. Most of you won’t know the name Ken Summy. He was a coastal Mississippi milkman, a church usher, a world traveler. And I miss him terribly.

Below is a [...]