Pray and Do
Prayer in Nehemiah (10)
Prayer does not preclude action, but often includes it. Indeed, prayer is the first action, and that first action sets the tone and establishes the direction for what follows. In the model prayer Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He has us ask God for our daily bread. Yet, to the church at Thessalonica Paul writes:... Continue Reading
On the Other Side of the Wall
I should turn my lamentation into praise, my grief into hope, my sorrow into expectation, confident that Nick has gone where he can thrive, where he can flourish, where his every dream can be made good?
I cannot now see him, I can be certain that he is blooming there, on the other side of the wall, where the sun is brighter, where all shadows are gone. And I can anticipate the day when, I, too, will pass through the garden gate to finally see him in that place where he... Continue Reading
What Wondrous Love Is This?
The Heart of Christ for Sinners
Our tragic mortality never feels so real as when a parent or spouse or child dies. Losing my father left me feeling untethered….And nothing can fix this untethered-ness. Nothing can repair the loss that death deals out in cruel doses. Nothing, that is, except resurrection and the death-defeating love of Christ. In the summer... Continue Reading
What Does It Mean That God Is Omniscient?
God willed the existence of all that is and has decreed the unfolding history of all things great and small, from the beginning to the end.
God’s knowledge reaches to our thoughts, desires, intents, and inclinations….The God “who knows the heart” (Acts 15:8) knows the sin of all people, and they will give an account for their disobedience to Him. But there is hope and comfort for all who believe in Jesus Christ because God’s covenant promise is to “remember their sin... Continue Reading
The Mercy of Christ
Jesus receives sinners unto Himself.
All those found in Jesus Christ—those who trust in Him—are clothed in His perfect righteousness. His obedient life is seen to be theirs….Go to Jesus, and you will find all that you need. I have had on occasion the opportunity to preach on Luke 23:39-43, and I have titled that sermon, “The Merciful Christ.”... Continue Reading
Preach the Whole Truth
Counting the Cost with Charles Spurgeon
The man of conviction is going to be criticized. The man who speaks his mind, even with humility and love, is likely to be assaulted. However, we must be concerned first to honor God by faithfulness to all his revealed truth, in its proper place, perspective, and proportion, and to serve men by speaking that... Continue Reading
7 Ways the Particularity of Scripture Underlines the Exclusivity of Christ
Many are appalled at Jesus’s declaration that He is the only way.
As the only way to salvation, Jesus is worthy of our love, trust, and worship. He is also worthy of our gospel witness. May our recognition of Jesus’s uniqueness burden our hearts for the lost and stir our feet to take the good news about him to our universities and through them to the nations.... Continue Reading
The Increasing Value of Christian Testimonies
We need to commend the Christian faith in terms of its truth, relevance, and goodness.
We should still work towards explaining the gospel message. But as a starting point, people are often genuinely interested in our personal testimony. Traditionally, apologetics has been concerned with defending and commending the truth claims of the Christian faith. In the 1990s Christian apologist Alister McGrath, in response to changing social attitudes, suggested that... Continue Reading
The Good News of a Powerful and Compassionate God: Isaiah 40
The Lord wants his people to have the comfort they need, in order to live the lives He has called them to.
In Isaiah 40, and in the Lord Jesus, we see a God who is mighty enough to overturn the idols of a culture that fails to recognise that life belongs to him. We see a God who is compassionate enough to draw close to those who are deeply suffering. And to draw close to their... Continue Reading
10 Mistakes I Made When Reading the Bible
Learning to read the Bible well, takes skill. It takes time. But it is worth putting in that effort.
While we should read the books of the Bible in their literary context, we mustn’t forget that God has inspired every word. He is the ultimate ‘series’ editor. This means that we should expect greater depth and more connection between books of the Bible than might be expected if they were only written by humans.... Continue Reading
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