Recent Posts Tagged With 'the gospel'

• Christian Life, Part 2

  Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 22:26 in questions, freedom, grace, joy, the gospel, old covenant

  I asked a couple posts ago these questions: "What are hindrances to this (walking out the Christian life)? The fact is that all Christians still struggle with sins, still don't love God perfectly, and still don't live as if they were empowered by God...

• How Deep?

  Posted on Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 15:33 in sin, joy, the gospel, i like this, the cross

  My friend Kara Sherman wrote this a couple of days ago and shared it with me and a few others (she is an amazing artist, check out her website.) I was extremely touched to read it. With her permission I'm publishing it here.How Deep?I would normall...

• What is the Christian Life, part 1

  Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 09:27 in Faith, the gospel

  The Journey has been a Bible study I've had at my house, studying the book of Mark. About half of us were Christians, half of us weren't. The last meeting was last night, and I've begun to marvel at God's grace and goodness for allowing us to study...

• Why Repent?

  Posted on Tuesday July 7th, 2009 at 22:46 in grace, sin, evangelism, reformed theology, the gospel, my church

  My church does an outreach called "The Conversation", which if you've heard of Alpha is a similar idea. We talked tonight about what God's response is to our declaration of autonomy.To some extent, almost any non-believer will attest that humankind ...

• No One is Beyond Saving

  Posted on Wednesday June 24th, 2009 at 11:49 in quotes, law, the gospel, john piper

  I love this quote from John Newton:"I know two things; that I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior."It's so comforting to know that no matter what I do, Christ's death is sufficient to cover all my transgressions. I was downtown Friday nig...

• My Testimony

  Posted on Monday June 8th, 2009 at 19:46 in family, blogs, the gospel, sovereignty

  I wrote this as my first post on Taking Flight, the new blog I started for the girls in our youth group. I realized that I haven't really told my testimony on my own blog and thought maybe my more consistent readers would be interested. So...here y...

• The Link

  Posted on Friday August 8th, 2008 at 12:47 in quotes, grace, the gospel, thinking about things

  Why is it that some days I seek hard after God and some days I don't? It's like a fluctuating tide; up one hour and down the next. When I fellowship with the Lord I "feel" uplifted. When I don't I "feel" discouraged.I know my feelings should have ...

• What Would It Have Been Like?

  Posted on Monday July 28th, 2008 at 14:19 in scripture, the gospel

  I often wonder, as a lot of you probably do, what it would have been like to be with Jesus as He was teaching and preaching.One particular time has always intrigued me: Matthew 23, when he tore apart the Pharisees. These were the leading men of the ...

• The Offensive Sayings of Christ

  Posted on Saturday June 28th, 2008 at 12:53 in quotes, scripture, the gospel

  Christ wasn't just radical, he was offensive. Can you imagine hearing some of this stuff for the first time?Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. - John 14:6"I told you that you would...

• Adoption

  Posted on Saturday May 31st, 2008 at 12:55 in quotes, adoption, scripture, na, the gospel, the cross, cj mahaney

  As posted earlier, I went to New Attitude 08 over the weekend. CJ Mahaney preached the very last message, called "God as Father: Understanding the Doctrine of Adoption in God's Word."I absolutely LOVE to listen to him preach on an aspect of the Gosp...

• God is Happy, So We Should Be, Too!

  Posted on Tuesday February 26th, 2008 at 15:21 in the gospel, john piper

  I've been reading a wonderful little book by John Piper called "God is the Gospel" (this link takes you to the pdf of the book for FREE!) In chapter seven, Mr. Piper explains that the Greek word "blessed" used in the beatitudes and in 1st Timothy 1:1...

• Accountability

  Posted on Wednesday January 9th, 2008 at 14:43 in accountability, the gospel, church roles, my church

  I've been thinking recently (probably a good thing; sometimes not a good thing) about accountability. I mean, everyone knows its a good thing. In one form or another, accountability extends to most areas of our lives; no accountability means free r...

• Sin: What's the Big Deal?

  Posted on Saturday November 3rd, 2007 at 13:30 in reformed theology, the gospel, sanctification, jesse phillips, sgm, voice of grace

  Prologue: My brother Jesse at Resurgence has been debating with Frank Turk aka Centurion of the Pyromaniacs at Frank's DebateBlog. Check it out; I love the format that Frank has over there. The debate's are, for the most part, well mannered and ten...

• Anticipation

  Posted on Tuesday September 25th, 2007 at 12:52 in scripture, the gospel

  I’ve been struck at how God’s Word remains infallible. The lists and regulations through the Pentateuch are just as much “God-breathed” as Paul’s letters, or the Gospels. Even throughout these early books, I am aware of the theme...

• Mediator Pt. 2

  Posted on Monday August 20th, 2007 at 17:39 in heaven, the gospel, hell, the cross

  "Hell is the presence of God. Heaven is the presence of God with a mediator."This originally struck me as one of the most profound statements I had heard in a while. My first thought was, "Wait, is that true?" My second thought was "Yes, it is tru...

• I've Been Tagged

  Posted on Monday July 9th, 2007 at 16:14 in the gospel, tagged

  My brother Jesse, over at Prophetically Speaking, tagged me. The rule is that I must list 5 reasons why I love Christ. After that, I must tag 5 other bloggers. So here it goes.1) I love Christ because he died for me. This may sound trite, and you...