Posted in Bible, Books, The Gospel, The Holy Spirit, Thoughts, tagged Bible, Devotions, Holy Spirit, J.I. Packer, The Gospel on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, as a refresher, apart from the Holy Spirit’s work, there would be no New Testament, and no gospel at all.
Secondly, Packer says, “Without the Holy Spirit there would be no faith and no new birth – in short, no Christians.” The gospel’s effect is often compared with the concept of light, and in contrast [...]
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Posted in Bible, Books, People, Sayings/Quotes, Thoughts, tagged "Why Small Groups?", Bible, C.J. Mahaney, fellowship, small groups, Thoughts on May 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Our Shepherding Group has begun to go through a book (which I recommend) edited by C.J. Mahaney called “Why Small Groups?” So far, we’ve only gone through the first chapter, so this won’t exactly be a book review. The premise of the first chapter is that there are four goals that must be present to [...]
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Posted in Bible, Devotions, Sayings/Quotes, Thoughts, tagged , Bible, Christian Hedonism, John Piper, Love, Native American, proverb, rainbow, tears on October 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
An excerpt from chapter 5 of John Piper’s “The Dangerous Duty of Delight.” -
“Love is costly. It always involves some kind of self-denial in this world. ‘He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal’ (John 12:25). Love costs you your life [...]
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