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God does not give every pastor the same kind of ministry. Some pastors serve in well known churches and receive a great deal of attention. Most pastors serve small congregations and receive little or no attention or praise. Some pastors serve faithfully. Others fail tragically. Some pastors seem to...
Last Sunday's message was part 39 in our series through Hebrews. It is entitled "Faith Treasuring God" is based on Hebrews 11:23-29. You can listen to or download it HERE .
Donald Hilton Jr. has written a very helpful article in Slavo on the addictive properties of pornography. This in no way diminishes personal reponsibility or the reality that indulging in porn is sinful. However, to deny the power of porn to lure and hold its captives is naive and perhaps dangerous...
Thanks for Andy Naselli for linking to D.A. Carson's message from the NEXT Conference. Excellent! The messages from the Next 2010 Conference (May 28–31, 2010) are available as MP3s . Don Carson’s assignment was to preach on God, and his sermon describes God and then unpacks Exodus 34:1–9. Here’s...
Justin Taylor has posted an interview he did with Trip Lee, one of the bright lights in a growing phenomena - Doctrinally thick hip hop. Like Shai Linne, Tripp Lee is right here (in Philadelphia, that is). He is a student at Philadelphia Biblical University and attends Epiphany Fellowship. Epiphany...
It is not a secret. Men are buffoons . Men are morons. Men are inept. Men are predators . These are messages that saturate our culture. From sitcoms to the classroom men are out. In her timely and disturbing book The War Against Boys , Christina Hoff Sommers showed that in the typical American...
I have been preaching through Hebrews which is known, in part for its warning passages. Some take those warning passages to mean that it is possible for genuine converts to Christ to lose their salvation. I certainly agree that it is possible for religious people to lose their religion. It is...
Church of the Saviour now has a blog focusing on strengthening marriage. Check it our HERE .
There is a new feature on the IX Marks webpage called "Answsers for Church Members." Here's a sample: According to Scripture, why should every Christian join a church? Read Answer » What are some other reasons to join a church? Read Answer » What should I look for in a church? Read Answer » I don’t...
Dave Garner has written a helpful article entitled Rescuing the Church from the Arms of Digital Deity - Returning to the Authority of Scripture . I love this paragraph: In the twentieth century, liberal Protestants put the Bible on trial and found it guilty of error, abandoned their dependence upon...