Last Lord's Day, Pastor Matt Newkirk of New Covenant Church in Naperville preached the first part of a two-part series from Revelation. It is a sturdy, strengthening word! His grasp of how the antithesis in Revelation bears upon contemporary application is both insightful, and more important, a stirring call to flee idolatry, to flee Bablyon and align with the City of God. In the first half of the exposition, Matt also gives a good overview of how to come at Revelation, full of apocalyptic imagery as it is, a much needed word of instruction in light of (or in the darkness of) the silly mishandling of the Apocalypse so prevalent in evangelicalism. Here is the sermon: The Two Cities of Revelation: Part I--Babylon The Harlot. See the same website next week for part two.
A biographical word on Matt. Matt is a full-time Ph.D. student at Wheaton College under Dr. Block. He attended Reformed Theological Seminary prior to Wheaton, where he obtained the M.Div. He grew up in a strong Christian home and within the PCA. Before receiving the second blessing of the Spirit, Matt was part of a Christian rock band. Most important of all, he is married to Caroline, his best friend, with whom God has recently brought forth their first little one, a lovely little girl named Lydia. Blessed be God, Matt and Caroline are heading to Japan, when they finish up at Wheaton, to serve and strengthen the growing church there. Matt will be working alongside and under the leadership of Michael Oh, president of Christ Bible Seminary. Continue to look for Matt Newkirk, as no doubt you'll profit much from the instruction of this budding pastor-scholar.
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