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 [...]
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Why joyful?
Posted in Cross, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Sanctification, Sermon on March 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
They preach
Posted in Adoption, Christ is Lord, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Lord's Supper, Love on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We shared the Lord’s Supper on Sunday morning.
When we speak scripture to one another, and when our pastors preach, we know that, by the Holy Spirit, Christ himself is speaking to us and preaching to us. We listen intently and we search our hearts because we long to hear our Lord. He comforts [...]
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Posted in Christmas, Jesus on December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Six miles south of Jerusalem is the city of Bethlehem. It has been an inhabited city twenty times longer than the United States has been in existence. Currently it has 40,000 citizens and there is nothing quaint about it, nothing to make us echo that famous hymn that bears its name, “how still we see [...]
