Grab Bag

An assortment of miscellaneous articles and thoughts from around the web: Al Mohler, “Looking Back:  TIME asks: ‘Is God Dead John Piper, “10 Reasons Why Believing in the Sovereignty of God Matters” A couple books that look interesting (I have not read these books and know nothing about them other than what you will read […]

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Why do you want to go to heaven?

John Piper has refined gospel presentation by asking the question, “If you could have everything good about heaven — no suffering, trouble removed, no pain, no death, no tears, fellowship with others, eternal life, etc… — and God is not there, do you still want heaven?” If the answer is “yes,” then the person has […]

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Sunday Leftovers (12/21/08)

Christmas isn’t about babies.  Or gifts.  Or giving.  Or sacrifice.  Or thankfulness.  Or in songs.  Or family.  Or tradition. Christmas is about death. More specifically, Christmas is about the death of Christ.  That is to say, Christmas is about the gospel. The Christian faith demands clarity about many things.  But it demands that we must […]

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Today’s Quote (10/26/08)

Jerry Bridges, The Discipline of Grace: The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history.  Yet we allow thousands of professing Christians to live their entire lives without clearly understanding it and experiencing the joy of living by it.

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Today’s Quote (10/4/08)

Al Mohler, “Preaching With the Culture in View” in Preaching the Cross: “Most Americans believe that their major problem is something that has happened to them, and that their solution is to be found within. In other words, they believe that they have an alien problem that is to be resolved with an inner solution. […]

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Today’s Quote (9/18/08)

Thabiti Anyabwile, What is a Healthy Church Member?: With a group of mature Christian church members and friends, use the following questions [for self-examination of your conversion] to consider and cite evidence of God’s grace among you and, if necessary, identify areas where grace is needed. Do we walk in the light or in the […]

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Today’s Quote (9/17/08)

Thabiti Anyabwile, What is a Healthy Church Member?: Conversion is the radical turn from an enslaved life of pursuing sin to a free life of pursuing and worshipping God.  Conversion is a change of life, not merely a decision.  This change is not a matter of moral rectitude, self help, or mere behavior modification.  It […]

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Today’s Quote (9/16/08)

Thabiti Anyabwile, What is a Healthy Church Member?: The greatest need in the world today is the gospel.  It is the greatest need of the world because men, women, and children are perishing without a vital knowledge of God through the good news of our Savior and his Son, Jesus.… Apart from the gospel, the […]

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Sunday Leftovers (7/27/08)

One of the reasons there is so much confusion about the gospel is that we have misunderstood and misapplied the intent of the gospel. We (in the American church at large) have come to believe that the gospel is all about a decision instead of a lifestyle. Our efforts are predominantly decision-oriented. We encourage people […]

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