Lance Quinn — Seminar Session 1

This session was a Q & A between Lance Quinn and Heath Lambert on the topic of Heath Lambert’s book, The Biblical Counseling Movement After Adams. Very helpful. Seminar Session 1.doc

John MacArthur — SC General Session 1

After the end of Mark, is there a section in my Bible that doesn’t belong in it? And how many more sections are like that? Was my last message to be on a passage that shouldn’t be here, and does it undermine our confidence in Scripture? Is my Bible accurate? Is it trustworthy? If this […]

Shepherds’ Conference about to begin

The Shepherds’ Conference is beginning in 15 minutes. Grateful to be here and praying for God’s blessing.

What makes you happy?

What makes you happy? Many years ago, Charles Schultz suggested that, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” The little book by that title contained many similar kinds of suggestions of the identity of happiness. Whether you care for warm puppies or not, one thing is certain, there is something you are pursuing that you believe will […]

The Good Shepherd

One Saturday afternoon while running errands, I noticed that one of my care tires was almost completely flat. I was not too far from the tire store, so rather than taking the time to change the tire, I slowly made my way to the shop. There was a long line and wait leaving me mildly […]

Headed to the Shepherds’ Conference

Tomorrow morning, a group from GBC boards a plane and heads to California for the Shepherds’ Conference. Encouraging fellowship + book shopping + excellent, heart-challenging preaching = a week of refreshment and encouragement. Grateful for the opportunity to go! (I intend to post updates from each session after they end.)

Who sinned?

In A View from a Zoo, Gary Richmond tells about the birth of a giraffe: The first things to emerge are the baby giraffe’s front hooves and head. A few minutes later the plucky newborn calf is hurled forth, falls ten feet, and lands on its back. Within seconds, he rolls to an upright position […]

Weeping in the night

David: Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning. (Ps. 30:5) Paul: Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory […]

Sunday Leftovers — GBC Vision Statement

Several years ago, GBC formulated a concise statement to attempt to articulate its vision and direction in ministry. That statement provided the criteria for adding new ministries and evaluating existing ones. All that we did needed to conform to this vision statement: Grace Bible Church exists to shepherd God’s people by God’s grace for God’s […]

Grab bag

Helpful resources for the growing Christian: Have you ever heard the statement, “I love him, but I don’t like him”? Me too. Too often. Rick Thomas demonstrates the idol behind the statement and how to address it in “Marriage problems.” How to handle public debate among Christians is a growing question and concern, though not […]

The work of the Word

This book contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrine is holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and practice it to […]

Those perplexing brackets in the Bible

The account of the adulterous woman at the beginning of John 8 has created no small amount of interpretative challenges. Two questions will help us sort out some of the basic issues and facts. 1. Why are there brackets around this story? The story (7:53 – 8:11) is bracketed because there is a question whether […]

Christ, the dividing line

Christ is the division point of history, marking the transition from B.C. to A.D. And Christ is the division point between men. What individuals believe about Christ will either unite them together or separate them from each other. This is exceedingly clear in John 7. The half-brothers of Jesus, having seen His life and ministry […]

Avoiding the two woes of temptation

I wish this were not true, but it is. There is an inevitability to sin. All men will sin because all men are fleshly and even those who are redeemed have not yet been finally redeemed. Our own natures will eventually produce sin. We are enticed by our own lust, James says (1:13-14). In that […]

George Herbert — The 23rd Psalm

The God of love my shepherd is, And he that doth me feed: While he is mine and I am his, What can I want or need? He leads me to the tender grasse, Where I both feed and rest; Then to the streams that gently passe: In both I have the best. Or if […]