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Friday’s Featured Sermon: “4 Marks of the Man of God”

This post was first published in February, 2017. —ed. What defines a godly man? That’s an important question, considering the kaleidoscope of people today who claim to represent and speak on behalf of God. We’ve all seen enough frauds to know that self-definition proves nothing. So how can we discern those who are God’s true… Continue reading Friday’s Featured Sermon: “4 Marks of the Man of God”

Is the Social Gospel the Whole Gospel?

In the lead-up to the Truth Matters conference in October, we will be focusing our attention on the sufficiency, authority, and clarity of Scripture. Of our previous blog series, none better embodies that emphasis than Frequently Abused Verses. The following entry from that series originally appeared on October 9, 2015. -ed. You wouldn’t tell your children, “Bathe regularly; if… Continue reading Is the Social Gospel the Whole Gospel?

The Gospel in a Hostile World

Persecution may be a foreign experience for most of us, but it has been the norm for most Christians throughout church history. In a culture that seems increasingly hostile to the biblical worldview, we should not fear or panic. We can find the joy, comfort, and courage that God has provided for us in His… Continue reading The Gospel in a Hostile World

A Strange Encounter on Sacred Ground

The woman at the well is a familiar figure to most churchgoers. This poor Samaritan woman from John chapter 4 has managed to gain a semi-regular role in many Sunday sermons and Wednesday night Bible studies. She has been held up as a poster child for everything from social justice to stylistic worship preferences. Yet… Continue reading A Strange Encounter on Sacred Ground

Setting Aside Your Liberty

This series was first published during September 2014. –ed. Exercising our freedom must never come at the cost of offending another brother or sister in Christ. The principle of love demands that, whenever necessary, we willingly sacrifice our liberty for the sake of protecting each other. That is Paul’s theme in 1 Corinthians 8. In chapter… Continue reading Setting Aside Your Liberty

An Amazing Transformation

Jesus freely offers eternal life, but people don’t always respond in faith. Indeed, Christ castigated the religious leaders of first-century Israel for their refusal to believe: “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; and you are unwilling to come to Me… Continue reading An Amazing Transformation

Sexual Fidelity

This post was first published in January, 2015. —ed. “The NFL’s doing a better job at it. CBS is doing a better job at it. Kmart is doing a better job at it. Virtually every institution on earth is demonstrating that they are doing a better job at restoring people than the Church.” [1] These are the… Continue reading Sexual Fidelity

False Gods and Fake Images

How can we know if our worship is pleasing to God? One sure way is to carefully avoid what the Bible deems false worship. Scripture suggests at least four categories of deviant worship. Today, we will look at two of those categories. Worshiping the Wrong God One form of false worship is the worship of… Continue reading False Gods and Fake Images

Observing God’s Care

With the fear and uncertainty generated by the current COVID-19 pandemic, we consider this series by John MacArthur to be even more timely now than when it was first run eight years ago. The following blog post was originally published on November 8, 2012. —ed.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective, Sherlock Holmes, is one of… Continue reading Observing God’s Care