3 Reasons Your Pastors are a Gift
God has entrusted pastors with the precious task of caring for your soul.
Your pastors, especially the main teaching pastor in your church, are charged with proclaiming the unsearchable riches of Christ in order to bring to light God’s eternal plan of salvation. Preaching the eternal truth of God’s word is not part of his job, it’s the crux of it, and our lives are dependent upon it.... Continue Reading
The Exclamation of Faithful Prayer
Closing Out the Westminster Larger Catechism
This eternal blessing in the power and authority of God is what, as the answer says, emboldens, us to speak to the Lord in prayer. We can speak with assurance and grace precisely for the reason that God has established all things for His glory and if that is the case then we have no worry... Continue Reading
Consummation: Christ’s Coming and the Future of Humanity
Three things that the Bible teaches concerning Christ’s return to consummate history.
While God’s judgment awaits his people, this judgment is not unto condemnation, but unto vindication in Christ (Deuteronomy 32:36; Psalm 50:4; 135:14; Romans 8:1; Hebrews 10:30). Beloved, we have been justified in Christ by his blood, more so, we shall be saved from the impending wrath of God on sinners (Romans 5:9-10; 1 Corinthians 1:18). However, it is not... Continue Reading
Do You Need Strength?
He can provide physical, emotional, spiritual, relational strength … you name it, He has it!
This is not merely a nice poetic statement about God; it is a present reality for all who seek His empowerment in times of need. Over and over again now, for several years, I have prayed, “Lord, I have no strength to do what is needed. But you live in me. Would you be my... Continue Reading
The Boundless Works of Jesus
Curiosity keeps us asking, learning, Googling.
As John says, a complete record of Jesus’s ministry would be impossible. To write them down one by one would be a mammoth task. John could’ve recounted another seven miracles—or another seventy. He could’ve included dozens of volumes of sermons, like we have for Charles Spurgeon and some of the other great preachers. If he... Continue Reading
Tozer on Holines
One of the great Christian writers on this great biblical theme.
It is hoped these 27 quotes will spur you on to read more of the man. “Most Christians are not joyful persons because they are not holy persons and they are not holy persons because they are not filled with the Holy Spirit, and they are not filled with the Holy Spirit because they are... Continue Reading
He Gave You Six Days
If we are going to remember the Sabbath and keep it holy, our approach to this day must be fundamentally different from any other day in the week.
The only work that can be described as holy, is to come and meet with God, fellowship with His people, worship Him, rest in His provision, and dine at His table. This is the most joyful, critical, and holy work that any of us could ever do, which is why the commandment is so clear... Continue Reading
Three Dynamic Winds: Le Mistral, Le Sirocco, & The Holy Spirit
We can all remember the winds in our lives that rocked our world, battered self-esteem, or pummeled us into the reality that we aren’t as self-sufficient as we thought.
Scripture refers to a dynamic wind that is ever-present and permanent for the believer. The word “spirit” in both Hebrew and Greek means “wind” or “breath.” Both breeze and breath are appropriate images of the Holy Spirit. That wind or breath of air, first revealed in the creation (Genesis 2:7), arrived again in history on... Continue Reading
Christians are Temporarily Strange People
We are on the road to the true city, and we are already citizens there. And until we get there, we will always feel that sense of strangeness, like we are always just a little out of place.
Even though we might be considered strange now, and even judged because we think and act differently, the world is not the final judge. There is another judgment coming. And that judgment, in a sense, is going to bring about what is real normalcy. Because the way we think? The way we act? These are... Continue Reading
Neither Forward nor Backward
Whether looking forward, backward, or to today, as Christians are eyes to be trained first and foremost on our Lord and Savior.
We are to look to the saints that have come before, the great cloud of witnesses. We are to battle sin in our flesh today and look forward to the finish line. And who is that finish line? Jesus himself, who has come before us, stands with us today, and stands in front of us.... Continue Reading
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