October 2011

Gospel Notes: Suffering and Our Savior

October 25, 2011
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As a pastor I am able to see more suffering in more ways than many others can because people in many different stages of life and from very diverse backgrounds give me access to their lives. Of course, this is true for all Christians in a healthy local church. We see physical, social, spiritual, economic, [...]

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Puritan Pod: God’s Face

October 24, 2011
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Dr. David P. Murray, Professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, has given us another Puritan Pod, this time focusing on preaching Christ from the Old Testament. He does this by going to a well-known text that is not explicitly Christocentric, and helping us to see how we can legitimately [...]

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Be Humble Scholars of Christ

October 21, 2011
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All men are fallible. We all err in many ways, even in our doctrine. Yet, this should not give us reason to eschew theology. Rather, we should pursue a knowledge of the truth with a humble earnestness. Remember that all men on earth are ignorant, and know but as in a glass, and in part, [...]

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Teach Others to Teach Yourself

October 19, 2011
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Some Christians feel they have no business teaching others when they have so much to learn themselves. Many feel as though God is distant, and grace is small in their lives, and therefore they should not seek to instruct others, or even talk much about these things until they are experiencing more grace and transformation [...]

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Gospel Notes: Divine Love, Our Joy

October 17, 2011
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How does a man find joy in life when the pleasures of the world fade or are proven to be unfulfilling? The love of God in Christ is not in word only; it is love that reaches from everlasting to everlasting, love shewn in choosing, and in glorifying us. In all the miseries of the [...]

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The “Gospel” of Art

October 12, 2011
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If you aren’t familiar with Dr. David Murray, you need to remedy that today. Here’s the most recent “Puritan Pod” from David, this one looking at “The Gospel of Art.” Great stuff. Check out the video below, and his blog, HeadHeartHand.org

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Gospel-Motivated Godliness

October 11, 2011
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One of the motives we have to live a life worthy of our calling as Christians is found in what we are in Jesus. For example, Paul argues in Romans 6 that since we are no longer slaves to sin, but slaves of Jesus, we should live righteously out of the freedom we have in [...]

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