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Hallelujah
We can cry “Hallelujah” with authenticity only after we have first cried “Woe is me, for I am lost.” – John Stott If we are to honestly proclaim the greatness of who Christ is, it would require us to confess our need of Him – that on our own we are bankrupt, helpless and needy.…
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Brokeness is Non-Negotiable
2 Corinthians 4:7-10 New International Version (NIV) 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clayto show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed,but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around…
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Satisfaction and How it Reveals What’s Inside Us
We will always prefer lesser satisfaction to the satisfaction of Christ, because the lesser ones appeal to the god of self – a ravenous, insatiable, fickle idol indeed – while satisfaction in Christ requires that we assassinate that god. We won’t know what it really means for the joy of the Lord to be our…
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How Gospel works in our Christian Maturity
Let us remember that grace is increased, in the exercise of it, not by virtue of the exercise itself, but as Christ by His Spirit flows into the soul and brings us nearer to himself, the fountain, so instilling such comfort that the heart is further enlarged. Richard Sibbes, “The Bruised Reed” (Carlisle, PA: Banner…
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An Implied Gospel is GOSPEL FAIL
When we preach every week, we are given an opportunity to preach the gospel in every situation that our congregation is going through. The gospel is not some invitation for people to go to heaven with Jesus as their ticket. The gospel is a declaration of God’s love, grace, wrath, mercy and sovereignty. The gospel…