by OakAdmin | Dec 2, 2022 | Comfort and Grief, Counseling, Famous Writers, Integrity, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
From the Gospel Nourished Life by Scott Lothery For the four Sundays of Advent we will reflect on four of the perfections of Jesus: His love, hope, joy and peace. Each Sunday we will take four steps to apply the gospel to our hearts: Look up at the perfection of...
by OakAdmin | Nov 3, 2022 | Disciplemaking, Discipline, Integrity, Spiritual Gifts, The Gospel
The Impact Equation from the KC Underground Discipleship is becoming like Jesus. Our Lord said, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matt. 4:19). He invited people to be with him so they could become like him (follow me). And he called...
by OakAdmin | Apr 13, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, The Gospel Series, Theology
The Gospel is good news about Jesus Christ. (Check out our new sermon series: The Gospel.) Unlike every other religion that offers good advice on what you should do to (hopefully) get right with God, the Gospel announces good news about what God has done for us...
by OakAdmin | Jan 11, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Message Series, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
Pastor Scott Lothery of The Orchard Church (Chicago, IL) has developed helpful material called The Gospel-Nourished Life. In it he presents the 13 virtues of Jesus and then shows how far we all fall short of those perfections. Jesus is the perfection of love, but we...
by OakAdmin | Nov 6, 2017 | Darin's Blog, The Gospel, Theology
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...