Dying Well
An Interview with Nancy Guthrie on Facing Death with Courageous Confidence in God....
Keep ReadingSermon Summary - Love One Another - Philippians 2:1-4
Paul appeals to the Christian's vertical experience with God through Jesus Christ, and instructs them to allow that experience to drive them to prefer one another in love....
Sermon Summary - Christian Suffering - Philippians 1:29
Five Biblical reasons why God ordains suffering: 1) suffering deepens faith, 2) suffering increases your experience of glory in eternity, 3) God uses the suffering of some to help others, 4) sufferings carry the gospel of Christ's sufferings, 5) the gospel's beauty is made clear through suffering...
Come To Jesus (The Word)...Daily: A Meditation On 1 Peter 2:4-5
A clear reading of this text confronts us with the question, “How well are you doing in getting away with the Lord over the Bible? Not just because you are supposed to, but in order to be filled with His Spirit and strengthened for each day’s work?†If in our musing over this question we realize that we don’t have enough time in the day to fi...
Keep ReadingFalse Gospels
In light of what John the Baptist has been teaching us about preaching the true Gospel of Jesus Christ, here is a 15 Minute video of the tragic reality in our day. ...
Keep ReadingVipers, Wrath, Repent, Bear Fruits, Holy Spirit Baptism by the Savior=The Gospel
We have seen in Luke 3:1-20 that John the Baptist called his fellow religionists "vipers" (children of the devil); he told them to flee from God's anger poured out in the coming judgment (wrath); he told them that God's wrath is coming because of their sins, and, therefore, they need to turn their hearts back to God and show it in a changed life of genuine repentance; he p...
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God does all things according to his will (sovereign will). Some things happen that are not God’s will (moral will). Can you handle these biblical truths? Or do you think they are a contradiction? John Piper helps with this dilemma. ...
Keep ReadingBiblical Church Discipline
We as local churches must live the Gospel, not just say it. That's why covenant membership with the practice of church discipline is clear in scripture and must be incorporated in our churches today. Here's a 2 1/2 minute video introducing the theology of Church Discipline....
Keep ReadingAffirming God's Grace in One Another
This sounds like a book that I am in desperate need of. I need God to work deeply in my heart and mouth to affirm his grace working in the lives of others. It's on my list of "Gets." Here is John Piper’s foreword to Sam Crabtree’s new book, Practicing Affirmation: ...
Keep ReadingIs Repentance Necessary In A Christian's Life?
If someone were to ask, “Do I need to have real acts of repentance in my life in order to be saved?†The answer is not a simple “yes†or “no.†The answer is “It depends on what you mean.†...
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What's the big deal about membership? Mark Dever and others explain why membership is so valuable to us in the church. A 3 minute video....
Keep ReadingDesiring God...1987
Here is a 3 minute video of John Piper reading his journal entry from 1987, right after the first publishing of Desiring God....
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