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Tonight, as we prepare our hearts to join other believers in corporate worship tomorrow, let’s take a moment to consciously reflect on the price that God required—and Jesus paid—to redeem us from the slave-market of sin and bring us into
Continue reading“The Expulsive Power of a New Affection” is the classic sermon of Thomas Chalmers, a Scottish mathematician, political economist, and leader of the Free Church of Scotland. Many months ago, I printed off this sermon and it’s been in my
Continue readingOver the weekend, I did a little more reading in Extreme Righteousness: Seeing Ourselves in the Pharisees and appreciated Tom Hovestol’s summary of true piety in contrast with the false piety Jesus exposes in Matthew 6. “How can we acquire
Continue readingSince the basis of our standing before God is Christ’s righteousness, not our own, we are fully accepted by God in Him. We are continually loved by Him. Romans 5:1 assures us, “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith
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For many years, the Lord has been patiently and gradually showing me signs of the self-righteousness that hides in the deep recesses of my depraved heart. He began many years ago, and continues today. Sometime in the past year, a
Continue reading“Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. ‘If you love me, you will keep my commandments.’” There
Continue readingToday, the citizens of the United States celebrate their independence as a nation. We truly thank and praise God for the political and religious freedoms that we have experienced for so many years. However, there is a lasting freedom—an infinitely
Continue readingNowadays it is almost illegal to die of old age. The medically scientific world simply has to put a name on whatever it is that causes our death. Don’t get me wrong. I am certainly not opposed to medical and
Continue readingO God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, We hope in thy Word. There we see thee, not on a fearful throne of judgment, but on a throne of grace waiting to be gracious and exalted in mercy. There we hear
Continue readingCrucifixion was a form of the death penalty used by the Romans in Jesus’ day. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia records the history and development of the cross as a form of punishment. The solitary cross as a form of
Continue readingAre you willing to suffer on behalf of the spiritual progress of others? Do you believe in the power of the Word of God to change human hearts? If not, your effectiveness in biblical ministry will be less effective than
Continue readingChange is hard, and our attempts often result in failure. One of the reasons for this is a misunderstanding of progressive sanctification—a doctrine that no believer can experience healthy spiritual growth without. That’s why I am thrilled to commend to
Continue readingEach time we are overcome by the depths of our sin against God, or the suffering it brings into our own lives and the lives of others, we are graciously granted an opportunity from God to run once again into
Continue readingQUESTION: Does 1 John 4:18 mean that anyone who fears judgment isn’t saved? ANSWER: Here’s what the verse says, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears
Continue readingHe who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords; who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see (1 Tim. 6:15-16). Let us draw near
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By God’s grace, I’m a husband, dad, grandpa, and pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Hts, OH. I love Christ because He first loved me.
