Give Humble Counsel
Two helps for giving humble counsel.
We should offer counsel with God’s Word, and be humble enough to say to our brothers and sisters that they need to seek the Lord on their own. Remember, we only know in part, so we might be missing something. Only God has the full understanding of the situation, therefore we must defer to Him... Continue Reading
The Main Character
It’s really all about Jesus. There’s no-one more important than Him, more powerful than Him, or more central than Him.
The prayer is Psalm 72 was unanswered for centuries, until the birth of “Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (Matthew 1:1). Jesus fulfills Adam’s mission, is right now blessing the nations through His death and resurrection, has applied the law to our hearts through His new covenant, and has already begun a heavenly reign... Continue Reading
Don’t Waste Your Waiting
Robust faith can’t be microwaved!
There is both purpose and tremendous benefits to being in God’s school of waiting. For waiting: Is a stark reminder that we are not in control of things. This is very positive. Trying to be master of your own life will prove to be exhausting. Calls for honesty. It involves facing up to, and confessing,... Continue Reading
When We Follow God’s Plan
Our path through this life has been winding and twisting, rarely perfectly straight and rarely avoiding every hindrance and every stretch of wilderness.
Just like God was leading the Israelites on their journey, we can have every confidence that he has been leading us on ours. Just like every twist and every turn they took was within the wise providence of God, so too every step we’ve taken forward and every step we’ve taken back. He planned that... Continue Reading
Why We Don’t Need a Branded Church
Branding is incompatible with the message and mission of the church.
The church is meant to draw in everyone and anyone, because the church is made up of people across all generations, cultures, races, levels of education, careers, and backgrounds. The message of Scripture is for anyone who would trust in Christ for their salvation (Rom. 1:16). If as a church we are striving to only... Continue Reading
Preaching and Prayer
Acts 6 gives us a bit of a template when we look at the Apostles priorities when faced with the danger of distraction with good ministry but not the most necessary ministry.
Making preaching and teaching a priority doesn’t mean devoting hours and hours to the study, it will mean some of that, but it also means meeting with the people, knowing them, knowing the pressures that they face, the temptations and pressures they feel and their spiritual temperature, so that preaching can be done well and... Continue Reading
Fathers Who Love Christ Love the Sabbath
How Ordering Your Home Includes Maintaining Obedience to the Lord
It should be in the heart of the man of the house, as a member of his local community, to ensure that all people are observing the good pleasures of God’s day of rest, which includes obeying what Paul writes in Hebrews 10:24-25, “ And let us consider one another in order to stir up love... Continue Reading
Worship God as He Deserves
Worshipping the Lord in the glory of his holiness.
Envision worship in heaven. We’d never imagine poorly attired cherubim and seraphim imbibing some drink while worshiping God, would we? Nor any angel or host of angels responding to God in any type of lackadaisical manner. Neither should we. We should come to God in worship with our humblest attitude, appropriately attired, not distracted with... Continue Reading
Oh America, Plead with Your God
Thomas Hooker on National Judgment
Hooker called on his countrymen to turn back to God by parting from their rebellious ways and pleading with God not to depart. It is not gold, wealth, and prosperity “that makes God to be their God.” But it is God’s ordinances that bring his presence. Hooker called people to right worship and to find... Continue Reading
Growing in Grace
Truly, the old has gone, and it is gone for good. Behold, all things are becoming new.
You have grown in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. You are not the man or woman you once were. You are more mature than once you were—more like Christ, more in tune with your heavenly Father, more manifestly a child of His care. Your delight in righteousness has developed.... Continue Reading
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