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Bible, gospel, marriage, sin, theology
I shared this quote from Dave Harvey’s terrific book When Sinners Say “I Do” a couple of weeks ago in one of my messages. It packs such a punch that I decided to feature it today in my blog post. The gospel is the heart of the Bible. Everything in Scripture is either preparation for [...]
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apostasy, community, exhortation, gospel, persecuted church, sin
Yesterday’s message in Hebrews 3:1-14 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. As promised, here are my bullet points on the qualities of the godly exhorter and exhorted: Seven Qualities of a Godly Exhorter First, gripped by biblical necessity. Prov. 27:5 – Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Proverbs [...]
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despair, fall, hope, sin
Living with the Fall.
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apparel, clothing, dress, lust, modesty, sin, stumbling blocks
I struggle with summer in Central Florida for more reasons than one. Yes, the heat and humidity score high on my displeasure meter for sure. But the physical discomfort that comes with temps in the nineties takes a back seat to the spiritual angst of increased temptation to lust complicated by immodest dress amongst the [...]
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grace, hero worship, power, sin
Every kid hero worships. I did. Zorro was my man. Dressed in black. Magnificent with the blade. Astride “Tornado” his steed. Champion of the oppressed. I never missed a Zorro movie or TV show growing up. Christians can tend to do the same with characters in the Bible. Most of us have our favorites. Abraham [...]
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assurance of salvation, faith, sin
This morning I concluded my message in John 8:31-38 with six practical applications by which we can measure our assurance of salvation in terms of the third evidence of a genuine faith – liberation from one’s sin. You can listen to the entire message here. I blew through these applications fairly quickly. I offer them [...]
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prayer, sin, suffering
Of all the components of pastor’s conferences these days, I enjoy among the most the Q & A sessions that normally come in the mix. On Wednesday of this week in Minneapolis, Pastor Clay, Kevin, and I listened to all the speakers at the Desiring God conference answer a series of questions related to the [...]
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confession, forgiveness, peacemaking, reconciliation, sin, sports
After reading this morning’s headline about the golfer’s exit from golf for now and his statement confessing infidelity in his marriage, I clicked on his website. His signature (pictured above), attached to his statement, is the only image in the main window. You can read what he has to say here. While this news may [...]
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confession, grace, sin
Someone has. C. J. Mahaney of Sovereign Grace Ministries put things in biblical perspective this week. Among other things he said this: Tiger is being hunted by something more menacing than journalists. Tiger’s real enemy is his sin, and that’s an enemy much more difficult to discern and one that can’t be managed in our [...]
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God's love, humility, pride, Puritans, sin, thanksgiving
The day before Thanksgiving seems to make such a question advisable. The Puritan Thomas Watson contended in his book, The Godly Man’s Picture, that, among other things, the goldy man is indeed a thankful man. Toward the close of his chapter on that notion, he raises the practical question as to what shall godly men, and [...]
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