Wednesday is for Discussion My bride did it again. She passed on another worthy quote and perspective from A.W. Tozer. On one level, Tozer was just a man like any of us. But he was also a brilliant and devoted follower of Christ whose wisdom and insight have challenged millions. Take a look at this quote … More Was A.W. Tozer Wrong?
Sunday Musings Great post over at 9 Marks today on what we ought to be doing when we come together as the body of Christ. Here’s the link. Take two minutes and read this excerpt from Ligon Duncan’s chapter “Foundations for Biblically Directed Worship” in Give Praise to God: A Vision for Reforming Worship, ed. Philip Graham … More Why and to Do What, Do We Come Together on Sunday?
Sunday Musings Over at Jesus Creed (Scot McKnight) posts on a new Barna report that documents a twenty year downturn in church attendance, Bible reading, Bible confidence and Church involvement, noting in particular these factors among women. You can read the report on the report here. Barna reports a 20 year trend. Think about it. … More Replacing Awe in Worship with “Awesome” Worship Bands
Weekend Links (August 6, 2011) This weeks collection of links, and always remember–just because I put it here doesn’t mean I endorse everything they say. But everything they say is something worth reading and praying over. Growing as a Leader Stop Focusing on What’s Wrong (Leadership Freak) The Intoxication of Pride (Thom Rainer) Mark Dever … More “I was Never Called to be a Missionary. I Volunteered.”
A prayer for friends fighting for joy in the midst of heartache. When Darkness Seems to Hide His Face.
Thursday is for Disciple-making How are you making-disciples today? This is the question that every church planter needs to ask himself everyday. How am I fulfilling the command of Christ to make-disciples? What am I doing to give more people, more opportunity to pass from death to life and life to glory? That last phrase … More Helping People Pass from Death to Life and from Life to Glory
What are the Non-negotiables We Should be Striving for as a Church?
Wednesday is for Prayer Is it not overwhelming to contemplate that our God has worn a body? He knows our frame (Psalm 103:14). He knows the heartache of loss, the panting need of thirst, the pangs of hunger that an empty stomach send out. I have little doubt that he experienced the illnesses that his … More The Savior has Worn a Body
Tuesday is for Preaching Once upon a time I taught preaching at a seminary in California for about 6 years. One of the textbooks that I assigned every year was John Stott’s Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century. It was and continues to be a great survey of, call to, and … More A Tribute to John Stott: A Prince of Preachers
What we need to recover in the body of Christ is that the gospel is transformative and disruptive to our American Dream. Parents, don’t come to any church that I plant or pastor if you want to insulate your children from making dangerous decisions for the gospel. I am about one thing for the years … More The Dangerous Gospel of Jesus Christ
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