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How to Please a Happy God: Six Glimpses of the Christian Life
David Mathis | What does it look like to walk in a way that is pleasing to God — to live so that God delights in the aroma of our lives?
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Gain What You Cannot Lose: The Joy of World Mission with Jesus
When Christ calls us to the mission field with him, he calls us to deny shallow pleasures, die to ourselves, and enjoy greater and greater delight in him.
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
One Countercultural Calling: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 3
David Mathis | Of the fifteen elder qualifications, “one-woman man” and “not quarrelsome” may be the two most at odds with our promiscuous, petty age.
Published on 2 years ago
Two Main Tasks in Ministry: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 2
David Mathis | Scripture says elders should be “able to teach” and “sober-minded” — but why? The two correspond to a pastor’s most important tasks: feeding and leading.
Published on 2 years ago
Two Ways to Deal with Jesus: Learning Worship from the Wise Men
Matthew’s Christmas story shows two ways to deal with Jesus: try to get rid of him like Herod, or fall down and worship him like the wise men.
Published on 2 years ago
Three Contrasts in a Leader’s Heart: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 1
David Mathis | What does Christ call church leaders to be and do? Like him, they labor heartily and happily, not for selfish gain, but for their people’s joy.
Published on 2 years ago
Christmas Was and Christmas Is: The Whole Story of Advent
David Mathis | How do you need God’s help this Advent? What need seems most pressing? Press into the message of Christmas, and you’ll find hope and help in time of need.
Published on 2 years ago
If God Speaks: One Voice That Changes Everything
David Mathis | To read the Bible is to read the very words of God. Do we grasp the significance, the reality-shaking impact, of this seemingly simple truth?
Published on 2 years ago
Jesus Came to Save: Ten Great Realities of Christmas
The birth of John the Baptist was great, but the birth of Jesus Christ was infinitely greater. John prepared for salvation, but Jesus purchased it.
Published on 2 years ago
Man of War and Grace: The Greatest of Israel’s Kings
David Mathis | Some may not think of David, the shepherd king, as particularly masculine, but Scripture paints him in a far more manly and glorious light.
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago