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Whose Son Is the Messiah? King David and the God of Israel
When Jesus asks the Pharisees how David calls the Messiah “Lord,” they refuse to answer. What made that seemingly simple question so incendiary?
3 years ago
God Is: The Life-Altering Reality of Sheer Divine Existence
God is. No reality is more mind-boggling, more valuable, more life-altering, more electrifying than the absolute being of God.
3 years ago
Grace Will Order All Your Pain: Retirement Message for Dana Olson
What is sovereign, sustaining grace? It is not grace that spares us pain, but grace that orders our pain — and then sustains us through the pain.
3 years, 1 month ago
The Leader You Long to Follow
David Mathis | From principals to presidents, leadership failures fill the news. We long for someone in power to lead with wisdom and fairness. Prais…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Spell That Opened Heaven: Funeral Message for Daniel Fuller (1925–2023)
Romans 8:32 is perhaps the greatest verse in the Bible. No other text quite describes how far God has gone for our salvation and will go for our joy.
3 years, 2 months ago
The Final Hours of Suffering: Funeral Message for Nancy Nelson (1952–2023)
God’s word speaks to the mysteries of suffering. We will only bear pain well as we begin to see it like he does.
3 years, 3 months ago
Happy Pastors Make Healthy Churches
Christ’s blood bought more than our pardon, precious as it is. His death also purchased the power we need to live a radical Christian life.
3 years, 4 months ago
Why We Sing About the Blood
David Mathis | Why do Christians sing about blood? Because of what happened at the cross, the otherwise morbid topic becomes one of glory, thanks, an…
3 years, 4 months ago
More Thrilling to Be Saved Than to Succeed
What excites a Christian most? Our deepest, truest joy does not flow from completed degrees or flourishing ministries, but from the God who saved us.
3 years, 4 months ago
Do Outsiders Still Matter? An Overlooked Qualification for Pastors
David Mathis | For pastors to be “well thought of by outsiders” certainly isn’t everything, but it made God’s list of requirements. Is it still on ou…
3 years, 4 months ago