Our Teacher
Matthew McKellar
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 March 30, 2025
Exiles in Action
1 Peter 3:1-12
1. Introduction
• submission and substitution (2:13-25)
• this morning: specific applications and summary regarding submission
• Considering your identity and destiny, honor the Lord presently.
2. Wives: Adorn the Eternal 1-6
• being subject: the humble recognition of the divine ordering of society
• prioritizing inward character over outward cosmetics
• confident expectation enables courageous compliance
3. Husbands: Conform to God’s Standard 7
• active sensitivity
• assigning specific honor
• acknowledging spiritual consequences
4. All Believers: Commit to Mindful Modeling 8-12
• displaying the character of Jesus
• being mindful of ultimate accountability
• “Jesus is all the world to me and true to Him I’ll be. O how could I this Friend deny when He’s so true to me?” (W. Thompson, “Jesus Is All the World to Me”)
