Our Teacher

Dr. Matthew McKellar serves as Professor of Preaching and Chair of the Preaching Department in the School of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. He joined the faculty at Southwestern in 2009 after having served as a senior pastor in Texas churches for 28 years. He is a graduate of Baylor University (B.A. 1982) and Southwestern Seminary (M.Div. 1985 and PhD 1991). His doctoral dissertation focused on the preaching of Dr. W. A. Criswell. Dr. McKellar has written articles for preachingsource.com, the Southwestern Journal of Theology and was a contributor for the book, A Pastor’s Guide to Text-Driven Preaching. A regular presenter at Southwestern preaching workshops, he served as interim pastor in several Texas churches before assuming his teaching role with the Sonburst Class in 2013. Matthew is married to the former Jennifer Jeffress. They have 3 daughters and 9 grandchildren. Matthew is our pastor’s brother-in-law.

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Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for December 22, 2024

Audio will be posted on December 22.

Christmas Series

Exceeds Expectations

Daniel 7:9-14; Revelation 5:9-14

1. Previously

• Abraham: descendants, Moses: redemption, David: kingdom

2. Daniel’s Vision (Dan. 7:9-14)

• the nature of apocalyptic literature
• the sovereign tranquility of the Ancient of Days
• the throne of God and one like a son of man
• coronation of the king (Psa. 2:6-7)

3. John’s Verification (Rev. 5:9-14)

• many ethnicities and one king
• praising God as priests
• unifying factor: supremacy of their one king
• slain…every creature…throne
• glorious, universal and everlasting

4. So What?

• Because Christmas reminds you that God is in charge, proceed accordingly.
• Count on the King to reign and commit yourself to rely on Him (Col. 3:1-4)
• “Jesus shall reign where’er the sun doth his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.” (Watts)
• “All is well. All is well. Lift up your voice and sing. Born is now Emmanuel. Born is now our Lord and Savior. Sing Alleluia. Sing Alleluia. All is well” (Smith)