A Martin Luther Christmas A Martin Luther Christmas: Christmas and the Supernatural 14 Dec 200921 Dec 2009 From this week's reflections on Luther's Christmas sermons we find Luther saying that Christmas reminds us that the gospel is a supernatural message. Luther says: Now it is clear that…
To Keep You From Falling To Keep You From Falling, Part 1 12 Dec 200916 Jan 2010 I am beginning a new series today wrestling with, from the Scriptures, this issue of God's preserving of Christians in faith. It's a hot topic and an often debated issue,…
Uncategorized Studies on the Danger of Porn 10 Dec 200910 Dec 2009 Ed Stetzer reported the findings of a new study on the dangers of pornography. The study looks exteremely important and the research looks terrifying if true (and I believe it…
Uncategorized Mark Driscoll’s Six Sermon Framing Questions 8 Dec 20098 Dec 2009 Here's my outline of Driscoll's lecture on the six questions he asks to help frame every sermon he prepares. Good helps. The Biblical Question --> What do the Scriptures say?…
A Martin Luther Christmas A Martin Luther Christmas: Christmas and Faith 7 Dec 200921 Dec 2009 In this week's Excerpt from Luther's Christmas sermons: Luther says that Christmas Reminds Us To Make The Gospel Personal. Luther says: The right and gracious faith which God demands is,…
Uncategorized Remember Jesus: A Meditation on 2 Timothy 2:8 4 Dec 20094 Dec 2009 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel. (2 Timothy 2:8) This is Paul’s last letter. He is in prison and preparing…
A Martin Luther Christmas A Martin Luther Christmas: Christmas and the World 1 Dec 200921 Dec 2009 In honor of the holiday season I am beginning a new series of posts which will be highlights of Martin Luther's Christmas sermons. Being both a fan of Christmas and…
Uncategorized The Danger of Worship, Part III: Worship As Sanctification 1 Dec 20094 Dec 2009 The fundamenatl question of the Christian life has to be, "how can I be more like Jesus?" It's a simple question, but one that we struggle so much with to…
Uncategorized The Danger of Worship, Part II: We Become Like What We Worship 24 Nov 2009 Worship transforms us. What's particularly amazing about how worship transforms us, however, is that we become like what we worship. That is to say, we take on the likeness and…
Uncategorized The Danger of Worship, Part I: Introduction 23 Nov 200924 Nov 2009 I was captivated recently by the reality of how dangerous and transforming worship is. When worship is of the right things we are dramatically changed for the better. When worship…
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