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Tag Archives: Church Life
Daily Gospel Living
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” –Col. 2:6-7 Let me offer a few notes on … Continue reading
“A Good Contest”
As we have concluded our study of 1 Corinthians 13 and have been reminded of the call for us to love one another, I am reminded of the following from Puritan Richard Sibbes. It would be a good contest amongst … Continue reading
Loving Practices
As we have been studying through 1 Corinthians 13 together, our prayer has been: “May the Lord make us increase and abound in love for one another and for all” (1 Thess. 3:12). I want to offer some suggested practices … Continue reading
“Holy-Love”
This past Sunday we looked at 1 Corinthians 13:6. As I said then, this verse keeps us from reading our cultural propensity for mushy-sentimentalism into this great “Love Chapter.” Love rejoices in the truth. Love and truth cannot be separated. … Continue reading
“Supernatural Love”
In The Compelling Community, Mark Dever and Jamie Dunlop wrote: A cold heart that does not love suggests one of two things. Either it has never been forgiven, or it does not appreciate the depth of its forgiveness. In fact, … Continue reading
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Gospel Humility
In the sermon this past Sunday, the need for humility was mentioned frequently. Let’s take a moment to think further about how we become humble. In her book, Humble Roots, Hannah Anderson says: Part of the problem is that we … Continue reading
Love One Another
We are currently in the middle of our sermon series, Love One Another. Jesus said that the world would know that we are His disciples by our love for one another (John 13:34-35). We are studying “the love chapter” (1 … Continue reading
Love is Patient
“Love is patient and kind;” -1 Cor. 13:4a Pastor Jess preached an excellent sermon on the patience and kindness of love this past Sunday. He rightly pointed us to Christ who displayed these characteristics of love in His life and … Continue reading
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“Harbor No Illusions”
This week over on the 9 Marks website, the introduction from Mark Dever’s sermon this past Sunday was posted. As many of you know, Dr. Dever is Pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. If politics could be … Continue reading
Church Politics
Following the election this week, Jonathan Leeman wrote a helpful (challenging!) post for Christians. He asserts: Every week, our congregations gather as embassies of heaven. Every week, our pastors make a political speech, and we go out as ambassadors with … Continue reading
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