Preaching aims to take the “mysteries of the kingdom” and make them understandable. God wrote the New Testament in Koine Greek to show us the importance of using everyday language to communicate His truth. John Wesley would share his sermons with the servant girls before preaching them to his people. D. L. Moody counsels preachers... Continue Reading

How can we be certain of our own salvation?   No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him (1 John 3:6). This is a sobering passage. It is meant to be. However, it should not be a passage that causes the... Continue Reading

Just mark it down right now: the devil is a liar. He says our sin is so small that it won’t affect us, and our good works are so insignificant that they won’t impact anyone else. But there is no such thing as an action without a reaction. In God’s kingdom, everything matters. Here’s how…... Continue Reading

There are some who have found the one, true God. They worship a different Master and are committed to a singular purpose and mission. They have found (or rather, been found by) the Lord Himself, and they have experienced His eternal salvation and are held by His overwhelming strength.   “But as for me, I... Continue Reading

Prayer isn’t the benediction we add to missions work—it IS the work. Discover why this truth changes everything about reaching the world.   If we are going to work for God, we must do it God’s way. If we are going to reach the world with the gospel, we must do it God’s way. In... Continue Reading

Everyday local church ministry is essential for the health and growth of the body of Christ. What does all of this mean for us today?   I will never forget the day I sat across from a young man in our church and was tempted to say, “Online Pastor [Fill-in-the-Blank] doesn’t love you the way... Continue Reading

Why does John speak of being absolved of all unrighteousness when we approach the throne of grace confessing even just one sin? That’s because the gospel itself is in view. All of our sins were laid on the incarnate, unblemished Lamb of God and were dealt with by His death on the cross.   How... Continue Reading

When an exiled sinner who has been thrown out of God’s house and therefore out of fellowship with the Creator, is called by God to come home, the Spirit is sent to recreate and bring them to life by faith in the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, this faith and repentance cleanses us and... Continue Reading

Lewis’s satirical approach brilliantly highlights how easily believers are distracted by mundane realities, worldly concerns, and superficial spirituality, forgetting their true spiritual destiny.   In his 64-page fiction, C.S. Lewis satirises the world of evil through the conversations and letters shared between two demons, employing irony, wit, and an imaginative inversion. Screwtape, a chief demon,... Continue Reading

Just as the priests of ancient Israel regulated membership in the people of God and their ability to approach the temple through sacrifices, so the whole congregation, together with its pastors, acts as priests and temple. We exercise our priestly function by teaching God’s word and by guarding the membership through the ordinances.   What... Continue Reading