Identity: Jesus is the Christ — a human, and God; our King. Mission: Jesus came to die to take our punishment and remove our guilt so that we can be a part of his eternal kingdom, now and beyond death, enjoying life with him forever. Call: Jesus calls us to follow him as our King.…
Identity: Jesus is the Christ — a human, and God; our King. Mission: Jesus came to die to take our punishment and remove our guilt so that we can be a part of his eternal kingdom, now and beyond death, enjoying life with him forever. Call: Jesus calls us to follow him as our King.…
Here’s three truths to remember when interacting with someone who doesn’t know/trust Jesus: God is sovereign. He has put me here and he had put them here so that they can hear the gospel. God is gracious. He loves as he loves Jesus. I’m a child of God. Their response to the gospel will not…
This is taken from Rico Tice’s book, Honest Evangelism: how to talk about Jesus even when it’s tough. He writes, Mark 8 v 14 is Jesus’ description of what it will mean to follow him. It is on that no public relations expert or marketing department would ever come up with: ‘Whoever wants to by my…
The young hero and the horrible giant David and Goliath, from 1 Samuel 17 GOD’S PEOPLE HAD SOME scary enemies, but the Philistines were the scariest of them all. And now the Philistines had come to fight them. The young hero and the horrible giant David and Goliath, from 1 Samuel 17 GOD’S PEOPLE HAD…
I found this podcast very encouraging. It’s only 20 minutes or so. Here’s some principles they share: A good pastor knows when to keep silent A good pastor “promotes” people who have the good of the group in mind not those who flatter him A good pastor uses shock statements (hyperbole) sparingly A good pastor…
The young hero and the horrible giant David and Goliath, from 1 Samuel 17 GOD’S PEOPLE HAD SOME scary enemies, but the Philistines were the scariest of them all. And now the Philistines had come to fight them. The young hero and the horrible giant David and Goliath, from 1 Samuel 17 GOD’S PEOPLE HAD…
1. Meditation and memorization keep you from sin. “I have stored up Your Word in my heart, that I might not sin against You” (Psalm 119: 11). 2. Meditation and memorization transform your thinking. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind” (Romans 12: 2). 3. Meditation…
List 1 Rebuke, reprove, admonish, exhort, confront, judge fairly, warn, talk directly and righteous indignation List 2 Attack, criticize, accuse, moralize, condemn, be judgmental, threaten, talk aggressively and self-righteous hostility. David Powlison in Good and Angry says, Do these lists sound rather similar? How are they alike? How are they different? In fact, they are as different as heaven…
David Powlison in Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness, gives the following examples that I found helpful regarding the “good fruit” of wisdom. Keep your mouth shut, when you used to blurt out a reaction. Listen, when you used to be busy crafting a comeback. Speak up courageously, when you used to get intimidated. Embed any specific…
Theology Along the Way 