Wednesday is for Exalting Christ I have preached this truth for almost 30 years. Of course there are others, like John Piper who says it better than I can. Jesus is glorious. Jesus is good. Jesus is sovereign. Jesus can always be trusted. Jesus is the treasure in the field. Nothing is more valuable than … More God is Most Glorified When I Am Most Satisfied in Him
Wednesday is for Prayer “Two things in particular marked off the Christian Church of New Testament days from contemporary society; the purity of the lives of its members and the love that they so fully practiced.” —Leon Morris, Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, p. 79-80 Cf. 1 Thessalonians 4:9
Wednesday is for Prayer How would our prayers change if we focused not on our need but on our God’s mighty power to overcome every obstacle for our good? How would our prayers change if we focused not on on our desires but on the love of Christ demonstrated in the cross? How would our … More How would our prayers change if …
Wednesday is for Prayer I’m changing my preaching calendar. After yesterday’s post some might think that once the “preaching calendar” is set it is then unchangeable, set in stone. Not true. A preacher is constantly praying and thinking over new information and new things that he has come to understand and periodically he will still … More Prayer and Preaching’s Connection
Wednesday is for Prayer Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. —Psalm 111:2 “Lord of heaven and earth, all your works declare your glory. We are the work of your hands as well. You have bought us by the blood of your son and redeemed … More Planting Churches that Delight in the Word of God
“I would have all lazy students drummed out of the college and all lazy ministers out of the Assembly. I would have laziness held to be the one unpardonable sin in all our students and in all our ministers. . . . We have plenty of time for all our work did we husband our … More If You Aren’t Willing to Work Hard, Stop Preaching and Get a New Job
Wednesday is for Prayer “The world is a sculptor’s shop. We are the statues and there is a rumor going around the shop that some of us are someday going to come to life.” —C.S. Lewis, from an essay, “Beyond Personality”, p. 7. “Lord, make us a people who are mesmerized by the rumor and … More The Rumor Going Around the Sculptor’s Shop (C.S. Lewis)
Wednesday is for Prayer Understanding the plight, the desperation, the urgency of the need for gospel proclamation to the unevangelized peoples of the earth is one of the greatest needs of every believer in every age. Here’s how the “father of modern missions” sought to develop such a vision in the believers of his generation. … More William Carey’s Parting Story to His Church
Wednesday is for Prayer Racial unrest, justice perverted, unreasonable and unwise politicians, no energy policy, 54 million babies aborted since 1973, marriages crumbling under the weight of unbiblical views and perspectives, the high priests of culture (Hollywood, CBS, NBC, ABC, New York Times etc.) relentlessly pushing for the normalization of homosexuality, churches more interested in … More It is Later than Any of Us Know: and Prayer is Our Greatest Weapon
Wednesday is for Prayer and Reflection Ever think that you had nothing to learn from one of Osama bin Laden’s favorite teachers? Think again. What can we learn from a mass-murderer’s mentor? Plenty, according to theologian and cultural critic, Os Guinness who says that the perspective of Islam and the shallowness of what passes for … More We Have Met the Enemy and They are Us
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