Aaron Prelock
Grew up on a farm in Indiana, pastored abroad for a decade, now back in Indiana as a pastor in Bloomington, IN.
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On Bullinger’s Fifty Sermons
planting oaks for our grandchildren When I was in seminary, John Piper’s exhortation to pastors to pick one theologian to study the rest of your life was pretty popular. A friend of mine had one of John Owen’s volumes on his desk, and I picked it up. I’m not sure if... read more On the Institutions of the Church (Bullinger’s fifth decade, tenth sermon)
can you do it in the catacombs? [Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from Bullinger’s Decades and have been lightly adapted.] We’ve reached the end. Sermon 50. The last sermon in this collection intended for his congregation in Zurich. Remember, these sermons were... read more On the Lord’s Holy Supper (Bullinger’s fifth decade, ninth sermon)
a feast of assurance… [Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from Bullinger’s Decades and have been lightly adapted.] The church I served previously would sometimes have communion before our shared lunch, the afternoon after the morning service would be finished.... read more On Holy Baptism (Bullinger’s fifth decade, eighth sermon)
two roads diverged in a wood…but did they have to? [Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from Bullinger’s Decades and have been lightly adapted.] Many in the old time distinguished between the baptism of John and the baptism of Christ and his apostles, for some of... read more On the Nature of the Sacraments (Bullinger’s fifth decade, seventh sermon)
sacramentalists or sacramentarians part 2… [Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from Bullinger’s Decades and have been lightly adapted.] Bullinger’s two sermons on the nature of the sacraments are two of the lengthiest in the series. And these aren’t even his... read more On the Nature of the Sacraments (Bullinger’s fifth decade, sixth sermon)
sacramentalists or sacramentarians part 1… [Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from Bullinger’s Decades and have been lightly adapted.] Words matter. Richard Weaver wrote on the consequences of ideas, but even ideas are powerless unless communicated through words.... read more On Prayer (Bullinger’s fifth decade, fifth sermon)
babbling like pagans… [Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from Bullinger’s Decades and have been lightly adapted.] What is prayer? Most Christians pray before eating meals. Many people cry out to God when the bottom falls out of life. Christians talk a lot about... read more On the Ministers of the Word of God, Their Keys and Their Office (Bullinger’s fifth decade, fourth sermon)
fit for service… [Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from Bullinger’s Decades and have been lightly adapted.] Full disclosure: I’m not going to talk about Bullinger’s view of the keys today. Bait and switch. False advertising. Foul ball. Whatever. Go... read more On the Ministry and Ministers of the Church (Bullinger’s fifth decade, third sermon)
truth, goodness, and beauty [Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from Bullinger’s Decades and have been lightly adapted.] It’s common to hear those who love classical education talk about truth, goodness, and beauty. Sometimes this is connected with a historic... read more