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Apply the Gospel to your Heart!

Whatever your struggle or temptation, the way to move forward is to “apply the gospel to your heart and then live in the power of the Holy Spirit” (from Jonathan Dodson, Gospel-Centered Discipleship). Consider this chart by Dr. Scott Lothery, the Executive...

Jesus is Better

The battle with temptation and sin is the battle to believe that Jesus is better. Every temptation holds out a promise of something better: a superior pleasure, a preferable path to happiness, a safer choice, a more comfortable option. The very first temptation the...

The Legacy of Sovereign Joy

My primary source as I preached on Joyful Ministry yesterday was John Piper’s The Legacy of Sovereign Joy. In this inspiring little book, Piper traces the connections from Saint Augustine in the early 400s to Martin Luther and John Calvin in the early to mid...

Because you are…

Because you are loved                                         –             live a life of love Because you were chosen                                   –             live at peace Because you are justified                                    –             live...

Religion v. The Gospel

The good news of Jesus Christ is the message that all who believe in Him are saved entirely by grace and not at all by our own efforts. “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so...