This audio consists of recordings of Pastor Lusk's speaking engagements, mostly at various conferences and seminars. A complete set of sermons can be found here.
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Tyndale Presbytery Pastor’s Conference, April 24-25, 2023: Zephaniah and the Next Christendom
Joyful Living in Hard Times: Wisdom and Encouragement From the Psalms (Oct. 14-16, 2022) — Trinity Church — Seattle, WA
- Following the Good Shepherd: Conquering the Shadow of Death (Psalm 23)
- A Religion of Global Conquest: The Priest-King who Slaughters His Enemies (Psalm 110)
- Divine Faithfulness: The Chain of Generations (Psalm 78)
- Finding Light in the Darkness: Pushing Through Crisis (Psalm 88)
- Q and A Session
Sermon — The Church Will Rise Again (Matthew 16:13-23)
Find a Spouse, Build a House (Oct. 7-9, 2022) — King’s Cross Church -- Austin, Texas
Sermon — Devil on the Run (Matthew 16:13-23)
Builders of Christendom — Church History Conference, Wasilla, AK,
November 5-7, 2021
Under His Wings: The Bible in Miniature — Cornerstone Reformed Church, Carbondale, IL
May 14-16, 2021
Stronghold 21: Hosted by Trinity Reformed Church of Huntsville, AL
January 17-18, 2021
Conference at Christ Church, Santa Clarita, CA — The Good Life: Marriage, Family, and Society as God Intended
November 6-8, 2020
- The Logic of Patriarchy: Designing the Perfect Society
- Sexual Realities for an Out of Touch World: Made for Monogamy
- Question and Answer 1
- Fighting Feminism for the Good of Women: “Girl Power” and Other Myths
- Making Men Great Again: Mediocre, Gnostic Men vs Faithful, Mature Men
- Question and Answer 2
- Sermon: The Gospel of the King (Psalm 2)
Conference at Christ the Redeemer, Pella, IA — Headship and Household: The Biblical and Creational Blueprint for Family Life
October 25-27, 2020
- The Dominion Mandate and Division of Labor: Who Does What and Why? (Genesis 1-3)
- Headship and Husbandry: How Patriarchy Serves the Good of All (Eph. 5:21ff)
- Wives and the Productive Household: Submission, Service, and Glory (Prov. 31:10ff)
- Father, Mothers, and Children: Towards a Happy and Holy Home (Ps. 128; 1 Thess. 2:1-12)
- Sermon — Missing Men and Mercy Ministry: The Church's Mission in a Broken Culture (James 1:27)
- They Lived Happily Ever After: Solving Problems in Marriage (1 Peter 3:7)
2020 Summer Sanctus Youth Conference California — Wisdom for the Next Generation: Building Dominant Men and Glorious Women
June 2020, Santa Clarita, California
- Man’s Rage and God’s Righteousness: You Say You Want a Revolution? (James 1:19-20)
- Take the Red Pill and Embrace Reality: What It Means to Ask for Wisdom (James 1:5-8)
- The Story of the Sexes: Wisdom about Intersexual Dynamics (Genesis 1:26-28)
- Smashing Anxiety: Wisdom about Worry (Matthew 6:25-34, Philippians 4:4-7)
- Dominant Men, Glorious Women: A Counter-Cultural Map for Life (Psalm 144:12)
- Contentment Is a Real-Life Superpower: Wisdom for the Good Life (Philippians 4:10-13)
- The Aspirational Household: Making Family Life Great Again (Psalm 128)
2020 All Saints Church Conference: Church, Family, and Mercy
February 2020, Lancaster, PA (Audio available at Wordmp3.com)
- Mercy and Vocation: Productivity as the Foundation of Charity — Business as Mission (Eph. 4:28)
- Mercy and Politics: Politicizing Poverty — How NOT to Help the Poor (James 1:27)
- Mercy and Salvation: Real Religion — Showing Mercy to the Least of These (James 2:14-17; Matthew 25:31-46)
- Mercy Ministry as a Way of Life: Go and Do Likewise — Mercy as the Heart of Law and Gospel (Luke 10:25-37)
- Consistory Exhortation: Alpha Servants — Leadership In An Egalitarian Age (Hebrews 13:17)
- Pub Discussion on the Federal Vision Controversy
2020 Church of the Redeemer Christendom Lectures: Through the Fire (West Monroe, LA):
2019 Summer Sanctus Youth Conference (Athens, TX) — Mission and Maturity: How to Be a Cutting-Edge Old-Fashioned Christian
- The Beauty of Christian Kindness: Loving Others as God Has Loved Us (Ephesians 4:25–32)
- Do Not Judge: Crucifying Our Chronic Superiority Complex (Matthew 7:1-6)
- Reverent Awe: What Do You Fear the Most? (Proverbs 1:7; Ecclesiastes 12:13-14)
- It’s Good for Men to Be Masculine: Manhood in Christ vs Toxic Effeminacy (1 Kings 2:1-2; 1 Cor. 16:13)
- Smash the Matriarchy and Reclaim True Femininity: Womanhood in Christ vs the Sexual Revolution (Gen. 2:18-3:24)
- Question and Answer Sessions
2018 Auburn Avenue Pastors Conference: From Altar to Alter:
2017 Spring Conference, Christ Church (Cary, NC): Amazing Grace and Absurd Self-Righteousness
- The Gospel vs. Common Sense: When God Goes Crazy (Luke 15)
- A Tale of Two Brothers: The Prodigal and the “Presbyterian" (Luke 15)
- Beating the Older Brother Syndrome: Creating a Church Culture of Scandalous Grace (Luke 15)
- Declaring Victory When All Is Lost: Wrath Released, Wrath Absorbed (Mark 14:53-65). For sermon notes, click here.
- The Kindness Revolution: Living Out What We’ve Been Given (Ephesians 4:25-32)
2016 Church of the King (Sacramento, CA) Summer Conference: The Gospel in the Gospels
- Talk 1: The Gospel According to Jesus’ Birth: Jesus as the Embodiment of Israel and Israel’s God (Matt. 2:1-23)
- Talk 2: The Gospel According to Jesus’ Meals: Jesus, Friend of Sinners (Luke 5:27-32)
- Talk 3: The Gospel According to Jesus’ Most Famous Parable: Growing Young (Luke 15:1-32)
- Talk 4: The Gospel According to Jesus’ Miracles: The Presence of the Absent Christ (John 9:1-41)
- Talk 5: The Gospel According to Jesus’ Garden Prayer: The Passion of the Impassible God — Or, "And Can It Be That Thou My God Should Die For Me" (Mark 14:32-42, 15:33-39; Heb. 5:7-10)
2016 Reformation Covenant Church Family Camp
Twin Rocks, Oregon—June 13–19, 2016
- Stop Making Jesus Boring! (Mark 4:21–22)
- Hideous Sin and Beautiful Grace (Mark 5:1–20)
- Jesus as a Model for Action: Patterns of Discipleship and Mission (Mark 1:16–20)
- Redefining Greatness: How Jesus Transforms Our Pursuit of Glory (Mark 10:35–45)
- What Does It Mean to Have a Baptized Wallet? Money, Mercy, and the Metropolis (1 Timothy 6:6–10, 17–19)
- Blind Bartimaeus: Crucial Lessons in Messiahship and Discipleship (Mark 10:46–52) Q & A Session forthcoming.
2015 Cornerstone Reformed Church Spring Conference: "Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life: Studies in Proverbs"
- The Art of Living With Wisdom: Going with the Grain of Creation
- Wisdom Comes Through Death: How Wisdom Masters and Matures Us
- When Wisdom Became Human: The Ultimate Revelation of God’s Wisdom
- Creating Wealth and Caring for the Poor: Money, Mercy, and Maturity
- Partying With Wisdom: Wisdom and the Good Life
- Wisdom and Dominion: The Liturgy of Vocation (abbreviated)
- Question and Answer Session
2014 Auburn Avenue Pastor's Conference: Equipping the Saints
2012 Trinity Family Advance (Valparaiso, FL): "Leadership in the Church"
2012 Summer Sanctus 5 Youth Camp (Piney Woods, TX): "The Seven Deadly Sins"
2011 St. Mark Reformed (Nashville, TN) "Living as the Church" Conference: Mission -- Its Meaning and Manifestation »
2010 Trinity Family Advance: Christian Education (Valparaiso, FL) »
The Rhythms and Routines of Parenting: The Education of a Covenant Child (Deut. 6:1-9, 20-25)
2009 Auburn Avenue Pastor’s Conference: The Church and Her Rivals [For lecture notes, click here.]
2009 Trinity Family Advance: The Church-Friendly Family (Valparaiso, FL) »
2008 Mercy Ministry Conference, Christ Church, Searcy, AR (notes)
2008 Ozark Theology Conference: Children in the Household of Faith »
- Jesus and Our Children: Kids and the Kingdom
- Our Kids and the Sacraments: Where Faith Begins
- Paedotheology: Infant Faith, Infant Baptism, Infant Communion, Infant Salvation
- The Model Father: Raising Covenant Children to Maturity
- Parenting by Faith: What It Means to Be "Paeodeverything"
- The Missional Family: Raising Missional Children
2007 Church of the King (Sacramento, CA) Family Conference: "The Church" »
- The Visionary Church: Behold, the People of God!
- Living In and As God's New Creation -- The Church as the New Jerusalem
- Doing Church According to the Heavenly Blueprint: A Colony of Heaven on Earth
- The Gates of the Mountain City: You Can See Heaven From Here
- The Pentecostal Church: Life in the Spiritual Body
- The Community of the Spirit: A Gospel Formed People
- Reformed Catholicity -- A Project for Our Time
2006 Auburn Avenue Pastor's Conference
2005 Christ Church Ministerial Conference
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TPC 2019 Marriage Seminar: The Joys and Struggles of Christian Marriage
- Sexual Design Basics (Rich Lusk)
- Communication (Eric Venable)
- Conflict (Eric Venable)
- The Dance of Headship and Submission (Rich Lusk)
- Sex (Eric Venable)
- Question and Answer
- The Roles of a Lifetime: The Gospel Scripted-Marriage (Rich Lusk)
2016 Parenting Workshop
Fall 2013 TPC Parenting Seminar
- Shepherding Teens: An Interview with Phillip and Debbie Woods
- Shepherding Pre-Teens: Miscellaneous Topics
Spring 2013 TPC Christian Parenting Seminar
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2014–2015 Knowing the Lord Through Israel's History
College/Young Adult StudySpring-Summer 2014 Growing in Wisdom, Part 2
College/Young Adult Bible StudySummer-Fall 2013 Growing in Wisdom Series
College/Young Adult Bible Study- What is Wisdom?
- The Worth of Wisdom
- Sexual Wisdom
- The Seductress, Lady Folly
- Pursuing Lady Wisdom
- Wisdom and Character Formation
- Song of Songs, Part 1 (Peter Leithart)
- Song of Songs, Part 2 (Peter Leithart)
- Song of Songs, Part 3 (Peter Leithart)
- Wisdom and Work
- Wisdom at Work: Wisdom, Dominion and the Common Good
- Designed for Work: Serving and Being Served Through Our Daily Vocations (Handout: "Some Quotations on Work: Glorifying God on the Job")
- Wise Words, Powerful Words
- The War of Words: The Folly of Gossip
- Words that Curse
- Words that Bless
Bible and Bones Bible Study
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Sermons
- November 28, 2004 Covenant Story, Covenant Future (Psalm 78:1-8)
- October 17, 2004 Let the Little Children Come (Mt. 18:1-14, 19:13-15)
- October 3, 2004 Men and Women in the Household of God (1 Tim. 2:8-15)
- September 19, 2004 The Role of a Lifetime (1 Cor. 11:1-16)
- September 5, 2004 The Gospel of God's Victory (Rom. 1:1-7)
- August 15, 2004 The Gospel of God's Son (Rom. 1:1-7)
- August 1, 2004 PM The Rich Young Rebel (Mt. 19:16-30)
- August 1, 2004 AM God and Grumblers (Ex 17.1-7)
- July 25, 2004 AM Overcoming Anxiety (Ps. 27)
- June 20, 2004 AM Song of Songs (Phil. 2:5-11)
- April 18, 2004 PM Salvation Brought Near (Eph. 2:11-22)
- April 18, 2004 AM What Kind of King is This? (Mk 6.7-52)
- March 21, 2004 Fullfilling the Law of Christ (Gal. 6:2-5)
- March 14, 2004 Royal Housekeepers (1 Pt. 2:4-10)
- February 8, 2004 Gospel Symbols (Jn 2:1-12)
- December 28, 2003 PM Making the Invisible Visible (Jn. 1:1-18)
- December 28, 2003 AM Christmas: A Day in the Life of God (Jn. 1:1-18)
- November 23, 2003 Justification and Fellowship (Gal. 2:11-14)
- October 19, 2003 The Centrality of Worship (Heb. 10:19-31)
- August 17, 2003 Aiming to Please (2 Cor. 5:9-11)
- August 3, 2003 PM Remember Who You are (Rom. 6:1-14)
- August 3, 2003 AM Raised for Our Justification (Rom. 4:25)
- June 22, 2003 PM Transforming Reflections (2 Cor. 3:1-18)
- June 22, 2003 AM Gospel Glory (2 Cor. 3:1-18)
- May 25, 2003 Loving Brothers, Loving Strangers (Heb. 13:1-2)
- December 22, 2002 Root and Branch (Isa. 11:1-10)
- December 1, 2002 PM The Humility and Suffering of God (Part 2) (Mt. 27:45-46; Mk. 8:31-33, 15:39; Jn. 20:24-28)
- December 1, 2002 AM The Humility and Suffering of God (Part 1) (Jn. 7:16-18, 8:21-29)
- November 17, 2002 The Story of Stories (Jdg. 1:8-15)
- September 29, 2002 PM A Song of Victory (Jdg 5:1-31)
- September 29, 2002 AM The Woman and the Serpent (Jdg. 4:1-24)
- August 25, 2002 PM Samson's Backsliding and Sacrificial Death (Jdg. 16:1-31)
- August 25, 2002 AM Samson, Justification, and the Spirit (Jdg. 15:1-20)
- August 4, 2002 The Spirit of Wisdom and Strength (Jdg. 13:24-14:20)
- April 7, 2002 Accepting Assurance & Smashing Idols (Jdg. 6:1-35)
- March 11, 2001 The Temple of Doom (Mk. 13:1-37) (sermon outline pdf)
- August 2, 1998 The Servant King (Phil. 2:5-11)
- August 10, 1997 The Centrality of Gathered Worship (Heb. 10:19-25)
Jonah Series
- For notes to the sermon series, click here.
- November 7, 2004 The Gospel According to Jonah (Jonah 4:1-11)
- July 25, 2004 The Unfinished Story (Jonah 4:1-11)
- June 20, 2004 Jonah's Last Stand (Jonah 3:10-4:11)
- June 6, 2004 Ninevah and the Rituals of Repentance (Jonah 3:1-4:11)
- May 30, 2004 Jonah and the Mission of God (Jonah 3:1-4:10)
- March 14, 2004 Faith, Repentance, and the Mercy of God (Jonah 3:1-4:4, 4:10)
- February 15, 2004 Does God Change His Mind? (Jonah 3:1-10)
- January 18, 2004 Ninevah Overturned: The Salvation of the City (Jonah 3:1-10)
- September 27, 2003 Life in the Belly of a Pagan Empire (Jonah 2:1-10)
- July 27, 2003 PM Singing Zion's Songs in a Foreign Land (Jonah 1:17-2:10)
- July 27, 2003 AM Salvation is of the Lord (Jonah 1:17-2:10)
- July 13, 2003 The Sailor's Story and Ours: Idolatry, Repentance, and Sacrifice (Jonah 1:1-17)
- June 15, 2003 Who's in Your Boat? (Jonah 1:1-9)
- May 18, 2003 Chasing Grace (2 Kings 14:23-27; Jonah 1:1-9)
- April 20, 2003 What Is Jonah? (Jonah 1:1-16; 4:1-11)
- March 16, 2003 The Sign of Jonah (Jonah 1)
- February 9, 2003 The Greater Jonah (Mt. 12:38-42)
Sunday School and Lecture Sessions
History of Covenant Theology, fall 2003
Pauline Theology, spring 2003 (some classes missing)
Auburn Avenue Statement on Covenant, Baptism and Salvation
This statement is available here.
Ruth, 2004
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
- Part 5
- Part 6
- Part 7
- Part 8
- Part 9
- Part 10
- Part 11
- Part 12
- Part 13
- Part 14
The Biblical Jacob, 2001
A Study of Judges (2001 Bible Study)
- July 31, 2001
- August 7, 2001
- August 14, 2001
- August 21, 2001
- August 28, 2001
- September 4, 2001
- September 18, 2001
- September 25, 2001
- October 2, 2001
- October 9, 2001
- October 16, 2001 (missing)
- October 23, 2001
- October 30, 2001
- November 6, 2001
- November 13, 2001
- December 4, 2001
- January 29, 2002
- February 5, 2002
- February 12, 2001
- February 19, 2002
- February 26, 2002
- March 5, 2002
- March 19, 2002
- March 26, 2002 (missing)
- April 2, 2002
- April 9, 2002
- April 16, 2002
- April 23, 2002
- April 30, 2002
- May 7, 2002
- May 14, 2002
- May 28, 2002
- June 11, 2002
- June 18, 2002
- July 9, 2002
- July 16, 2002
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- April 16, 2023 The Antithesis: The School of Christ vs. the School of Satan (Ephesians 1:7-10; 4:17-24)
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September 18, 2022 A Doctor Who Makes House Calls (Mark 2:13-17)
- April 24, 2022 Shepherding the Flock: Leading and Feeding, Guarding and Guiding (1 Peter 5:1-5). Preached at the installation service for Matt Carpenter at Trinity Reformed Church, Huntsville, AL.
- April 24, 2022 The Exodus Spiral: A Biblical-Theological Theme That Ties Together the Scriptures
- March 13, 2022 The God-Fearing Man’s Family (Psalm 128). Preached at Christ the King Church, Greenville, SC.
- February 28, 2022 Trinity Talk: The Search for the Great American Novel
- January 14, 2022 Maturation in Manhood: A Toolbox for Growing in Dominion and Discipline (Lionhearted group)
- October 27, 2021 CREC Council Talk: Where to Fight — First Battle
- October 17, 2021 Your Greatest Need: The Miracle of Forgiveness (Mark 2:1-12)
- August 15, 2021 Coming Clean: Confession, Communion, and Community (1 John 1:5-2:2)
- July 31, 2021 Hands-On Manhood: Manual Labor and Worldview Formation
- May 20, 2021 Eliot’s ’The Four Quartets” and the Choice Confronting Western Civilization [Part 1] (Taught at Wilson Hill Academy)
- May 20, 2021 Eliot’s ’The Four Quartets” and the Choice Confronting Western Civilization [Part 2] (Taught at Wilson Hill Academy)
- April 29, 2021 The Seven Attributes of Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16) (Taught at Wilson Hill Academy)
- April 28, 2021 Man and Woman, Pastor and Congregation in Eden (1 Timothy 2:9-15) (Taught at Wilson Hill Academy)
- April 27, 2021 Why Pastors Must Be Men (1 Timothy 2) (Taught at Wilson Hill Academy)
- April 26, 2021 Male and Female Nature in the Life of the Church (1 Timothy 2) (Taught at Wilson Hill Academy)
- April 22, 2021 Men and Women in the Church (1 Timothy 2) (Taught at Wilson Hill Academy)
- April 21, 2021 Instructions About Church: Prayer, Dress, and Gender (1 Timothy 2) (Taught at Wilson Hill Academy)
- April 20, 2021 Introducing the Pastoral Epistles: Job Descriptions for Church Leaders
- April 20, 2021, Don’t Worry, Trust Jesus (Matthew 6:25-34)
- April 19, 2021 Worried About Worry (Matthew 6:25-34)
- April 13, 2021 Bulls and Steers: Gender Bending in Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” (Taught at Wilson Hill Academy)
- February 16, 2021 Do Not Forsake the Church (Hebrews 10:19-31)
- January 21, 2021 The Search for the Great American Novel: Moby Dick and Religious Pluralism [Taught online at Wilson Hill Academy]
- October 20, 2019 The Message in Our Misfortune: How to Become an Antifragile Believer (Romans 5:3-5)
- October 8, 2019 Presbytery Exhortation — Poured Out: Paul’s Pattern for Pastoral Ministry (2 Timothy 4:6-8)
- September 15, 2019 Pluck and Cut: How to Defeat Lust (Matthew 5:27-32)
- January 24, 2019 The Paradoxes of Wisdom (Prov. 3:1-12)
- November 12 2018 Practicing Forgivness (Grace Community School Teacher Training Seminar
- April 10, 2018 Athanasius Presbytery Exhortation — A Job to Die For: Rebuilding Pastoral Theology and Practice in the Modern World (2 Timothy 2:1-7)
- September 12, 2017 Laying the Foundation: God’s Good Creation (Genesis 1) [Theopolis Institute Lecture]
- August 20, 2017 The Cruciform of Revelation of the Divine: Answering Objections to the Causes and Consequences of the Cross (Mark 15:33-39; Psalm 22)
- March 5, 2017 Criss-Cross, or Towards an Evangelical Theology of the Atonement: How the Theology of the Atonement Is Embedded in Its History and Vice Versa (Mark 14-15)
- December 2, 2014 Geneva Academy Christmas Banquet, Monroe, LA: The Christian School — Where Students Not Only Take Up Their Bibles, But Their Crosses
- November 11, 2014 Grace Community School Teacher Training: The Cruciform Classroom [Version A] [Version B]
- August 25, 2014 Jesus' Kingdom Agenda: The Servanthood Theme in Mark's Gospel
- April 26, 2012 Constantine, Public Theology, and "Where Do We Go From Here?" (delivered to the men's group of Redeemer Church [FORC] in Huntsville, AL)
- February 13, 2012 Towards a Trinitarian Doctrine of Initial and Final Justification (this is a slightly more polished version of the "Theology on Tap" talk)
- February 7, 2012 "Theology on Tap" Presentation: Justification Now and Then
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