July 2010

The Suffering Savior

July 31, 2010
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Over the years I have really enjoyed and been blessed by Friedrich Wilhelm Krummacher’s The Suffering Savior. It has often been helpful for meditation the night before worship. Tonight I was reading the chapeter, “Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani!” In it he unpacks Jesus’ well known cry, and then helpfully applies it to us as believers [...]

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Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

July 30, 2010
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Here are three links related to worship music that are definitely worth checking out. Ekklesia Hymns Matt Foreman, pastor of Faith Church in Media, PA, launched a new blog this month called Ekklesia Hymns where he provides “updated hymns and resources for corporate worship.” Check out Praise the Savior, and Jesus, Sinners Does Receive. He [...]

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Gospel-Oriented Obedience

July 28, 2010
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Our Reformed fathers focused heavily on holy living. The volume of teachings they devoted to sanctification in their confessions and catechisms is striking. The Heidelberg Catechism devotes forty-four of its 129 questions and answers, more than one-third of its material, to sanctification, while the Westminster Larger Catechism devotes an impressive eighty-two of 196 questions and [...]

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A Theology of Godliness

July 27, 2010
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Godliness, it turns out, is a complicated issue for many Christians. It is certainly an issue I find myself working through both personally and pastorally.  Ultimately, our approach to godliness is determined by our understanding of law and gospel, and our experience of grace. Unfortunately our theology and experience are often corrupt enough to lead [...]

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The Value of Theology with Ray Ortlund

July 26, 2010
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The fourth interview in this Experiential Theology series is with Ray Ortlund, pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Ray previously served on the Old Testament faculty of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School outside of Chicago for nine years, and has pastored churches in California, Oregon, and Georgia. Ray participated in The New Living Translation and [...]

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God Becoming Man

July 24, 2010
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Tomorrow at Redeemer we’re focusing on the incarnation via Matthew 1:18-25. Here are some words from Edwards on the birth of Jesus. Christ’s incarnation was a greater and more wonderful thing than ever had yet come to pass. The creation of the world was a very great thing, but not so great as the incarnation [...]

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Your Procrastination is Sin

July 22, 2010
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For years I was a serious procrastinator. In fact, I think I could have gone pro (if that sort of thing paid). So I did what a lot of college students do, putting off assignments until the last minute. But I would justify myself by calling it “time management” and pointing to a solid grade. [...]

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