By Hannah Michels, one of our teenagers:
I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free. I won’t forget the men who died to give this right to me.
To be free is the thing most sought after. Many people wish for it not realizing what they are asking for. True freedom can [...]
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Our new song of freedom by Hannah Michels
Posted in Gospel, Sin on October 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pride, despair, and the balance
Posted in Gospel, Theology on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Reading from Ed Welch’s book, Depression, he cited a great quip by Blaise Pascal:
“Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride.
Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God makes for despair.
Knowing Jesus Christ strikes the balance because he shows us both God and our own wretchedness.”
May you grow in your knowledge and love of [...]
The Emergent Journey: Are the Pilgrims Still Making Progress? Part 1
Posted in Bible, Books, Cross, Culture, Gospel, Sin, Theology, tagged emergent, emergent church, journey, mclaren, mystery on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Experience, Journey, Doubt, Traveler, Introspection, Mystery. These are some of the key words of the Emergent movement. The authors of Why We’re Not Emergent rightly begin their book with the first chapter focusing on what emergent’s hold to be of great importance to their entire doctrinal system (though they would say they have NO doctrine…), [...]
Are YOU an Emergent Christian???
Posted in Bible, Books, Culture, Gospel, Theology, tagged A New Kind of Christian, bell, Bible, Blue Like Jazz, christian, doctrine, emergent, emergent church, gagging of God, inspired, journey, kluck, mclaren, paggitt, reformed, scripure, Tomlinson, Velvet Elvis, Vintage Jesus, why we're not emergent by two guys who should be on June 18, 2008 | 9 Comments »
“You might be an emergent Christian if: you listen to U2, Moby, and Johnny Cash’s Hurt (sometimes in church)… and always use a Mac; if your reading list consists primarily of Stanley Hauerwas, Henri Nouwen, N.T. Wright, Stan Grenz, Dallas Willard, Brennan Manning, Jim Wallis, Frederick Buechner, David Bosch, John Howard Yoder, Wendell Berry, Nancy [...]
Can God suffer? — Carson’s “How Long, O Lord?”
Posted in Cross, Gospel on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
D.A. Carson’s How Long, O Lord? is filled with insight on the topic of suffering in all of its myriad manifestations. At one point he looks at the cross and sees there a definitive statement that our God is not the impassible God of the Greeks but the living God who even suffers. He writes [...]
Pierced for our Transgressions – quotes from the book
Posted in Cross, Gospel on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A final quote from Pierced for our Transgressions, expertly and concisely connecting the cross with the love of God:
“If we blunt the sharp edges of the cross, we dull the glittering diamond of God’s love” (153)
Pierced for our Transgressions – quotes from the book
Posted in Cross, Gospel, Uncategorized on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Opponents of penal substitution will at times paint a picture of a confused Trinity, an angry Father and an appealing Son, and a mediating Spirit. This is a gross distortion of the Word of God. Pierced for our Transgressions by Steve Jeffrey, Michael Ovey, and Andrew Sach, have done a great service [...]
Why joyful?
Posted in Cross, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Sanctification, Sermon on March 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In our home group last night we considered this question:
In his sermon this past Sunday, Phil said that the Christian life is one of humility (recognizing our sin and guilt) and grateful celebration (recognizing what Christ has done for us in justifying us). Our lives should be characterized by joy. What reasons do [...]
Jerry Bridges from “The Great Exchange”
Posted in Cross, Gospel, Romans, SGC General, Sermon on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In last week’s sermon on Romans 3:25-26 Phil referenced The Great Exchange by Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevinton. Here is the quote he read on God being a God of love and a God of justice:
“We must never forget that our God is a God of justice, and that he therefore [...]
Application Questions from Sunday’s Sermon (Rom 3:9-20)
Posted in Cross, Gospel, Romans, Sanctification, Sermon on February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last Sunday we looked at Romans 3:9-20 (listen to the sermon), and we used Paul’s words to the Romans to do a quick self-examination of our total depravity. Paul is arguing like a prosecutor for our guilt, all so that we would find ourselves before a holy God speechless in our conviction. This [...]
