Tag: john stott

  • Why Preaching Matters

    The decadent periods in the history of the church have always been those periods marked by preaching in decline. The positive corollary is that churches grow to maturity when the Word of God is faithfully expounded to them – John Stott To my fellow pastors and preachers – we have a divine call to preach…

  • 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.…

  • The Gravity of our Sin

    The Gravity of our Sin

    Our sin must be extremely horrible. Nothing reveals the gravity of sin like the cross. For ultimately what sent Christ there was neither the greed of Judas, nor the envy of the priests, not the vacillating cowardice of Pilate, but our own greed, envy, cowardice, and other sins, and Christ’s resolve in love and mercy…

  • Looking at the Cross

    Looking at the Cross

    Our victory group has been studying the book of Galatians the last month and our discussions and lessons we have learned are changing the way we see the Jesus, the cross and the gospel. Last night, we were digging through Galatians 3 and found ourselves humbled by what Christ did and the foolishness of men…