Monday Discussion As we drove back from Michigan together on Sunday, I was reading J.C. Ryle’s A Call to Prayer: An Urgent Plea to enter into Secret Place out loud to my happy-to-be-driving wife. I came across this arresting quote on page 5. “I believe that thousands never utter a word of prayer at all. They eat. … More Behaving Like Creatures without Souls
Monday Discussion Question: If the gospel of the King and his Kingdom is not a joy of inestimable value to me, am I a disciple of Christ? (cf. Mt. 13:44-46)
Monday Discussion If Jesus is my Lord, than I am his servant, better, I am his slave. My will must be to do his will. My time is his. My stuff is his. My dreams and aspirations are his. I have been bought with a price. A ransom was paid. I belong to another. The most … More When Does God Get What is His in Your Life?
This is a good follow-up to my post from earlier today with some great practical examples about how to engage with neighbors. Fantastic article by Phil Henry passed on to me by Michael Wallenmeyer. Phil is the pastor of Mercy Hill in South Jersey. Michael is the pastor of Mt. Laurel Evangelical Free Church in … More Living Missionally in Suburbia
Monday Discussion And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach. Mark 3:13-14 (ESV) Jesus walked physically and spiritually with … More “I Can’t Change the World, I’m Amusing Myself to Death”
Monday Discussion Can my readers help me with a list of evangelism / discipleship / church planting issues that they would like to have addressed over the summer months? Please make your suggestions in the comments rather than on facebook.
Monday is for Discussion How can Harold Camping best redeem his reputation inside and outside the Christian community? Better question: What is the best way to protect the flock of God from such bad exegesis?
The Parable of the Weeds 24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, … More How Much Doctrinal Fruit Inspection is Wise?
Monday Discussion Since the point of the parable of the four soils (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; Mark 4:1-20) is that those who … truly hear and receive the word of the Kingdom (the seed) … become fruitful (the seed sown in them produces fruit with more seed) for the Kingdom … Question: Is it possible to … More The King Wants Fruit from the Seed He Sows
Monday Discussion There is a thinness to evangelical piety in America that is in danger of undercutting everything that the church is doing in the world. Such is not the case with the following sound clip from Dr. Wayne Grudem. It is apparently something from a class that Dr. Grudem was teaching at his home … More What is a Biblical Response to the Death of Osama Bin Laden?
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