Justin Taylor, over at Between Two Worlds, has posted eight things Christians should do with evil from Dr. John Piper’s new book, “Spectacular Sins:”
1) Expect evil. (1 Pet. 4:12).
2) Endure evil. (1 Cor. 13:7; cf. Mark 13:13).
3) Give thanks for the refining effect of evil that comes against you. (Eph. 5:20; cf. 1 [...]
Archive for September, 2008
What to do (and not to do) with evil from John Piper’s new book, “Spectacular Sins”
Posted in Christian Life, Sin on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
D.A. Carson on 5 Trends in the Church Today
Posted in Culture, Ecclesiology, Pastoral Ministry on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Acts 29 posted some notes from a recent talk given by D.A. Carson on 5 trends in the Church today. Here they are:
1. It is important to observe contradictory trends.
2. Current evangelical fragments are moving into a new phase — into polarized “clumps.”
3. The most dangerous trends in any age are the trends that most people do not [...]
Loving Others – Matthew 22:34-40
Posted in Christian Life, Gospel of John, Jesus Christ on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a sermon preached at Sunnyside Baptist Church on Sunday morning, September 28, 2008:
Scripture is abundantly clear that “salvation is of the LORD” (Jonah 2:9). God is a holy and righteous God… and we aren’t. He is morally perfect… and we aren’t. He never sins… and yet rarely does a moment go by [...]
Have you read Wayne Grudem’s “Systematic Theology”???
Posted in Christian Life, Discipleship, Small groups on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I read an interesting post today about Hunter Street Baptist Church in Hoover, Alabama, where 800 people have read through Dr. Wayne Grudem’s “Systematic Theology” (yes… all 1,290 pages!) in small groups.
Wow!
Have you read Wayne Grudem’s “Systematic Theology”? It is probably overall my favorite theology textbook. Dr. Grudem has a way of presenting theology in a [...]
Loving God –Matthew 22:34-40
Posted in Christian Life, The Gospel of Matthew on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a sermon preached at Sunnyside Baptist Church on Sunday morning September 21, 2008.
Over the last several weeks, we have been looking at the gospel of John and we have seen over and over again the importance of believing in Jesus.
Who is Jesus? We have seen that He is the eternal Son [...]
The Difference Between a Bible-Oriented Preacher and an Entertainment-Oriented Preacher
Posted in Ecclesiology, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, Scripture on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 (ESV) – 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All [...]
“For God So Loved the World…” – John 3:16-21
Posted in Gospel, Gospel of John, Hell, Jesus Christ, Sin on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a sermon preached at Sunnyside Baptist Church on Sunday, September 14, 2008.
Do you believe in hell? It seems like very few people do anymore. And no one… virtually no one thinks they will end up there. A study conducted in 2003 showed that less than 1% of Americans think they might go [...]
The Importance of Preaching Hell – by Tim Keller
Posted in Evangelism / Missions, Gospel, Hell, Preaching, Sin on September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How often do we hear preachers talk about hell?
I remember vividly sharing the gospel with a group of children in a church setting about a year ago and mentioning that unsaved sinners go to “hell.” The children gasped! I think they thought I had said a bad word! It is a bad word… in [...]
Is the Church for Evangelism – Part 4 (and final post…)
Posted in Ecclesiology, Evangelism / Missions, Gospel, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is the fourth post linking to those discussing the issue of whether or not the purpose of the gathering of the church should be evangelism. The more that I have thought about this issue, the more I have regretted throwing in my two-cents worth. I can only speak for myself, but it is very [...]
Sane Faith – by David Powlison
Posted in Biblical counseling, Christian Life, Gospel, Pastoral Ministry, Sin on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I recently read a three-part series of posts written by David Powlison on biblical counseling over at the Boundless Webzine. Dr. Powlison has a way of revealing the sins of the human heart which doesn’t tear down, but builds up by constantly pointing to the gospel. These articles are exceptional as is virtually everything I [...]
