Back in October of 2020, when the pandemic was keeping us all close to home, I launched a podcast called Preacher to Preacher. The goal of this bi-weekly podcast is to provide brief episodes (7-8 minutes in length) that encourage…
Category: preaching
Praise and Prayer Update (September 23, 2022)
As we come to the end of another week at Heritage, we have many reasons to give thanks to the Lord. As Psalm 33:1 exclaims, "Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous. Praise befits the upright." I'm grateful…
What Billy Understood
This summer, I read a fascinating work called The Preacher and the Presidents. The book explores the ministry of Billy Graham through the lens of his relationship with at least nine US presidents. Early in the book, the authors (Nancy…
Godly vs. Ungodly Ambition
One of the challenges those of us in ministry face is the heart test of ambition. Simply put, how can I be sure that what I'm doing "for the Lord" is really for the Lord? How can I tell if…
Praise and Prayer Update (April 29, 2022)
Graduation weekend has arrived! There is a great deal of excitement and joy on campus these days. Students have successfully completed their studies and are able to relax and rejoice together. Tonight (Friday) we have our annual Graduation Banquet and…
Making Sense of Suffering
Last Sunday I had the privilege of speaking at Temple Baptist Church, just up the street from Heritage. The lead pastor at Temple, Jon Stairs, is both a friend and colleague (he co-teaches a preaching course with me). In their…
Praise and Prayer Update (March 11, 2022)
It's been another full and fruitful week here at Heritage. I (Rick) had the joy of speaking several times to gatherings of students, answering questions related to assurance of salvation and dealing with difficult theological issues. At our Tuesday chapel,…
Don’t Kill the Horse
“God gave me a message to deliver and a horse to ride. Alas, I’ve killed the horse and now I cannot deliver the message.”[1] Robert Murray M’Cheyne penned these words shortly before he died at the age of twenty-nine. M’Cheyne…
Need some encouragement?
If you have struggled under the weight of condemnation, I have an encouraging word for you from God's Word. Right now, on the Rick Reed Sermon Podcast, we are broadcasting a series of sermons that cover Romans 6, 7 and…
Finding Freedom from sinful baggage
If you had to list the sins that repeatedly mess you up most, what would make your short list? A critical spirit that finds fault with everyoneA jealous heart that resents the good things that happen to othersA hurtful tongue…
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