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2 Timothy 3:16–4:5: Preachers Must Say Hard Things
Good preaching says hard things, calls out sin, and makes us uncomfortable, because good preaching heralds God’s word.
Published on 6 years, 9 months ago
2 Timothy 3:16–4:5: How to Pray for Your Pastor’s Sermon
What the church needs this Sunday is God’s word — not laugh-out-loud humor, not moving stories, not news updates — God’s word.
Published on 6 years, 9 months ago
Philippians 3:8–9: One Way to Know You’re in Christ
Faith is the experience of Christ as our surpassing worth and all else as rubbish by comparison.
Published on 6 years, 9 months ago
Philippians 3:8–9: The Garbage We Bring to God
When we gain Christ, we get a right standing before God that depends upon Christ and not ourselves.
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What Christ Might Cost You: Philippians 3:7–8
A Christianity that never inconveniences us, never discomforts us, never costs anything, is not Christianity.
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Philippians 3:2–7: Morality Minus Jesus Damns Us
We can feel safe before a holy God and boast of a sure eternity. But we cannot do that by looking to ourselves.
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Philippians 3:2–7: Seven Deadly Confidences
The right parents, religious fervor, even good deeds will not save. We could have thousands of confidences, but all will fail unless it is Christ.
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Philippians 3:2–7: How to Live in the Flesh
We act out miracles when we do ordinary tasks — attending a work meeting, eating dinner with our family, talking to a neighbor — relying on Christ.
Published on 6 years, 9 months ago
Philippians 3:2–7: Put No Confidence in the Flesh
Paul had an impressive résumé and a lifetime’s worth of accolades — but none of them could save him, and none of them could compete with gaining Christ.
Published on 6 years, 10 months ago
Titus 2:11–14: The Christian Life Is Waiting
A longing for heaven can’t help but eclipse longings for worldly pursuits because a longing for future glory produces in us a pursuit of glory today.
Published on 6 years, 10 months ago