Category: August

God doesn’t need incredibly gifted or wildly famous people to proclaim those truths from his Word.

August 19, 2010

Bob Kauflin writes at “Worship Matters.com” Our church as been trying to memorize one hymn a month for the past ten months. This month we’re working on Great is Thy Faithfulness. I had the opportunity to introduce the hymn yesterday morning and was moved by its history. Here’s what I shared. The story behind Great … More God doesn’t need incredibly gifted or wildly famous people to proclaim those truths from his Word.

What God Cannot Do!

August 18, 2010

Charles H. Spurgeon, in a sermon, “What God Cannot Do!” from 1864: Titus 1:2 “…God, who never lies…” Then again, the Scriptural idea of God forbids that He should lie. Just review your thoughts about God, if you can.  What idea have you formed of Him? If you have read Holy Scripture and have gotten the … More What God Cannot Do!

God gives joy!

August 18, 2010

Nehemiah 12:43 And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away. C.H. Spurgeon comments:  “For the Lord had made them glad with great joy.” God alone can give us this great joy. … More God gives joy!

Grace, and not place, is the hinge on which our salvation turns.

August 17, 2010

Luke 18:24-27 Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” 26 Those who heard it … More Grace, and not place, is the hinge on which our salvation turns.

Urban and Missional

August 17, 2010

Nehemiah 11:2 And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem. We have been reading in Nehemiah how the city of Jerusalem and its walls were being rebuilt, and how the people were turning back to God and renewing their covenant with Him.  Today, we read how the people decided WHO … More Urban and Missional

How does the Bible equip us for “every good work”?

August 15, 2010

2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. John Piper, in a sermon, “All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God and Profitable” That is a remarkable … More How does the Bible equip us for “every good work”?