Working Hard For and in the Lord
A Right Understanding of Why Men are to Labor Well in a Day of Evil
The real reason why men need to be in church is the same reason why all of us do. Our actions and attitudes about the calling of God to us in the work that we do, and understanding more deeply the glory of a life lived not for yourself, or for this present evil world,... Continue Reading
How God Uses Routine to Shape Us
Time is a particularly effective tool that God uses to teach us this wisdom.
The beauty of every Sunday stems from two thousand years of church history. It is a testimony to the faithfulness of God, the glory of His Son, and our eternal security in Him. As we embrace God’s design through repetition on a Sunday, we learn to fear Him. Every Lord’s Day, we worship in spirit... Continue Reading
Untouchable
John answers our sin with the advocacy of Christ.
Satan, the accuser, may prosecute our sin before the judgment seat of God, and we may cower because we know he is right. We have sinned. We do sin. But our risen Lord Jesus intercedes for us to say that our debt is real and ongoing, but He paid that debt in full. “It is... Continue Reading
God Designed You for Peace
True peace is available. It’s available because we serve a loving God.
As you consider the ways you search for peace in your life, remember that true peace is greater, deeper, and better than merely a quiet moment or two. Peace is the gift of God given to his children when they are brought back into right relationship with him and can, once again, live in his... Continue Reading
Wellbeing in the Wilderness (Numbers 6:22-27)
It may not feel like it, but we can experience God’s blessing even in the wilderness.
Can God change your circumstances? Sure. But you can experience the blessing of Numbers 6 even in the wilderness. You can know that God is providing for you and protecting you, that he is favorable toward you. You can experience a deep sense of wellbeing even in a wheelchair or wherever you are, because you are... Continue Reading
Don’t Wish Your Life Away
We must be careful that while we are looking forward to tomorrow, we don’t miss out on today.
Saying we want to enjoy today is great in theory, but it’s difficult when we see the struggles that ‘today’ brings. That’s when our eyes begin looking toward another day. Continually, we must recognize that even the struggles of today are being used by God to sanctify us and purify our faith through the fiery... Continue Reading
The Local Church Is Critical for Your Faith
Every Christian is called to have a spiritual home.
I believe a pastor needs to move on from the local church you served, so staying at our old church was not an option. But I came to realize that going to a variety of churches was not enough. You need to have your own church. You need to be part of a body of... Continue Reading
The Uniquely Christian Justification for Loving LGBT People
Though we might vigorously oppose false ideas, we should be kind to the people who hold them.
The shifting tide of culture is all it would take to change which groups people love. Christians, though, are not only justified in their love towards all people, but that justification will never change because it’s based on God’s eternal truth. There’s an important point I begin with when I teach on homosexuality and... Continue Reading
How to Pray for Open Hands
In order for us to mature spiritually, we need God to take control of our hands, our mouths, and even our hearts.
We are incapable of “opening our hands” to receive what God has promised to give for fear that we might lose what we think we have grasped. And so we pray with Jeremy Taylor that God would “open our hands for us. And [that he would] not only open [our] hand, but also open [our]... Continue Reading
The Lord (n) of lords (v)
He is the only Lord.
Jesus has true authority. He is the One who has all dominion and authority and majesty and might. He is the One who sees the nations as a drop in the bucket and commands the heavenly army. He is the One who has real glory. He is the Lord. So, don’t fear when you see men... Continue Reading
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