In the sermon text for this Lord’s Day, Paul explains what it looks like when the love of Christ “controls” us and, thus, we live only for him (cf. 5:14-15). Paul’s worldview had undergone a radical transformation so that he no longer viewed Christ—or anything else—from a worldly outlook. Being united with Christ changed everything.…
Oh, how we long to see Jesus. Oh, the joy that will be ours just to be in his presence–joy when he silences our critics, joy when he sets the record straight. And yet, will we not like the seraphim and instinctively cover our face and tremble in the presence of such awesome greatness?
What is it that makes your life differ from the life of anyone else in this world? Paul would say, we live by faith, not by sight. And our passage clarifies that: By faith we look at our eternal home and see Jesus there. This vision of a glorious, joy-filled future, viewed by faith, changes…
What are the “unseen” things Paul has in mind? God is unseen (Hebrews 11:27). The promises of God are unseen (Hebrews 11:1). God has promised us a home–a perfect home: A home where tombstones will never again litter the landscape; A home where there is no war or want, no sickness or sorrow. A home…
Prayer is “the address of a creature on earth to God in heaven about everything that concerns his God, his neighbour or himself, in this world or in the world to come. It is the conversation which God allows us to maintain with himself above, while we are here below. It is that language in…
Prayer Emphasis Sunday A Message by Pastor Brandon Crawford Faith is not merely notional; it is not just an intellectual acknowledgement of certain truths. Rather faith encompasses the whole person: the mind, the will and the affections.
As the gospel impact grows, the chorus of thanksgiving swells, reverberating around the world. With grateful hearts we praise him for his glorious grace. That is His plan. His own glory is His purpose in all this.
What a wonderful word is this term, ‘confess.’ In John’s language the idea meant, “to say the same thing.” Confession means that we acknowledge our sin and lay it before God—but more than that; it means to side with God against our sin. “I speak with God in condemnation of this action or attitude or…
The age of celebrity: Truth takes a backseat to results. The church grotesquely mutates from a serving community into a gathering of spectators. And even for those churches unwilling to follow the showmen and turn a blind eye to the heretical, there is still a price to be paid in all of this.