CPH Teach Blog Posts | Phil Rigdon

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Phil Rigdon

Pastor Phil Rigdon and his wife, Jamelyn, live in Clearwater, Florida, with their pet chinchilla, Sunshine. When Phil is not avoiding sunburn or giving raisins to Sunshine, he serves as Senior Pastor at First Lutheran Church and School in Clearwater. He enjoys running, writing, and trying to impress people with his guitar playing.

Teaching Parables: The Barren Fig Tree

Phil Rigdon
February 7, 2019

Continuing our yearlong journey through Jesus’ parables, let’s consider the barren fig tree as a lesson topic. I’ll examine the content and major themes of this parable from a Law and Gospel perspective, present a few teaching ideas, and suggest a couple of songs that complement the lesson.

Teaching Parables: Build Your House on the Rock

Phil Rigdon
January 24, 2019

Jesus is the master teacher. Through parables, He repeatedly made the Kingdom of Heaven accessible to everyone, connecting spiritual truths with concrete elements of human life. Matthew 7:24–27, the parable of building your house on the rock, is a wonderful example of Jesus explaining spiritual matters in everyday terms.