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I lost my father-in-law this week. It’s been tough, but God has proven faithful. I appreciate your prayers. Praying the Emotional Depths of the Psalms “A Christian who wants to grow out of a reactionary life and into an enriched soul and spirit must learn to pray the psalms.” How to Know if You’ve Made…
I’ve come to the end of myself, My inabilities are made clear, There is so much I cannot do, And it’s failure that I fear. Being a parent is challenging, I cannot change the heart. I teach and model what Scripture says, And hope they don’t depart. Leadership shows my weakness, Victories seem so few,…
From the blog this week: Christ the King How Do You Feel About Your 170 Hours of TV So Far This Year? “How have you been using your time, and how do you want to use your time? Honestly assess what you have done with your leisure time since the beginning of the new year…
Today we’ll continue our study of “Great Doctrines of the Bible” by Martyn Lloyd-Jones by looking at chapter 33, “Christ the King.” We’ve already seen that Christ is the promised prophet and priest. Scripture also teaches that he’s also the promised King. God promised David that one of his sons would build a “house” that…
From the blog this week: Word and Spirit: The Power to Make Disciples How Sin Leaves Us Needing the Intervention of God “A crayon leaves a mark that is easily dealt with. But mold is a living thing. It spreads—it will take your health. It will destroy your house. Some folks think that sin is…
As Ezekiel was led through a parched valley, he wondered how many lives had been lost. Everywhere he looked, there seemed to be endless piles of bones without any sign of life. A violent battle had taken place leaving many corpses behind, but decomposition and wild animals had taken their toll so that only dry…
From the blog this week: God’s Unstoppable Plan You Didn’t Do ‘Nothing’ Today “Maybe you feel like your life is achieving little. But by God’s grace, maybe you are doing far more than you think.” The Beauty of Hidden Ministry “Within the body of Christ, many members serve off-stage, veiled by the confidentiality required of…
At our family devotion, I was reading to our kids from “The Gospel Story Bible.” The story was about Moses and how his first few confrontations with Pharaoh didn’t seem to go well. The lesson concluded, “It may seem like things were not going well for Moses, but we can’t forget that God’s plan can…
From the blog this week: The Necessity of the Atonement Following Jesus When It’s Difficult “If it’s just about how many people raise their hands, or come forward at the close of the service, if it’s just about stats at the end of the outreach event, or camp, or rally—then sure, tell people that Jesus…
We’ve been looking at the atonement in our study of Great Doctrines of the Bible by Martyn Lloyd-Jones. First, we looked at a few theories of the atonement that don’t do justice to the teaching of Scripture. Then, we looked at the biblical teaching of the substitutionary death of Christ. In chapter 30, Lloyd-Jones argues…