In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 1 John 4:10 (ESV) Continue reading
Sturdiest Trees
“At the timberline where the storms strike with the most fury, the sturdiest trees are found.”
Hudson Taylor
Examination
“The Bible is the ultimate authority and infallible, not the pastor and not the elders. And it doesn’t mean that you believe everything he says without examining it.”
John Piper
Love Affair
“Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.”
G.K. Chesterton
True Freedom
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
(2 Corinthians 3:17 ESV) Continue reading
God’s Involvement
By Matthew Pruitt
I form light and create darkness, I make well- being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things. (Isaiah 45:7 ESV)
Notice that Isaiah 45:7 is not in the past tense? It doesn’t say, “I formed light and created darkness, I made well-being and created calamity…” He still does those things today. God is active and working in his creation today. He did not just set creation in motion thousands of years ago and then let it run it’s course. Continue reading
Good Fish, Bad Fish
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 13:47-50 (ESV) Continue reading
The Heart Kicks
“Worship is when the mind apprehends great truth about God, and the heart kicks in with deep feelings of brokenness or wonder and gladness and admiration and gratitude, and the mouth says something like, ‘Blessed be God! O blessed and praised and honored and glorified be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.’”
John Piper