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O For a Thousand Years To Sing
It doesn’t happen often, but it had happened. A book written for businessmen had jumped a fence and become something of a universal bestseller. Like The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People before it, and Good to Great after it, … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, Christian Testimony, church, Forgiveness, God's love, gratitude, heaven, joy, kingdom, kingdom notes, peace, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Plowing in Hope, God’s Incomprehensibility & More
Today’s Jesus Changes Everything
Posted in Biblical Doctrines, Books, creation, grace, Jesus Changes Everything, kingdom, prayer, RC Sproul JR
Tagged biblical economics, culture wars, eschatology, God's love, gratitude, heaven, Jesus Changes Everything, joy, kingdom, peace, RC Sproul Jr
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New Theses, New Reformation
Thesis 23 We must preach rather than teach. I don’t know if it happens at all seminaries, but it happened at the seminary I attended. Seminaries, presumably, are established to prepare men for gospel ministry. But where I went more … Continue reading
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People of the Feast, or, Seaing the Holiday
Dwarves, as a rule, are a rather recalcitrant lot. It was their stubborn refusal to follow directions that caused some of them to suffer the indignity of being turned into dufflepuds, in C.S. Lewis’ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Testimony, church, God's love, gratitude, heaven, joy, kingdom, kingdom notes, marriage feast of the lamb, peace, RC Sproul Jr
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Should pastors preach a congregation’s sins?
Of course. And of course not. The sermon is that part of the service where God’s Word exposes our failures, and proclaims Christ’s provision. The end is not the sin, but neither can the sin be ignored. We do not … Continue reading
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Prince Caspian, Immutability & Denominations
Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast
Posted in Books, church, communion, Jesus Changes Everything, kingdom, RC Sproul JR, theology
Tagged church, God's love, gratitude, Jesus Changes Everything, joy, kingdom, peace, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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The Law of Grace, and the Grace of Law
Some call them “Nice Nazis.” These are those stormtroopers, some professing Christians, some not, who can be counted to race to the aid of the accused. That is, if I say, “It is wrong to do X” the “Nice Nazi” … Continue reading
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Tagged church, God's love, gratitude, joy, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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What Little Difference a Week Makes, or Another Good Friday
Remember when COVID-19 meant we were all going to have to stay at home for a week or two? Remember how scared we all were that we were all going to die? Remember how we were willing and ready to … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, covid-19, Devil's Arsenal, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, prayer, RC Sproul JR
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, Forgiveness, God's love, gratitude, joy, Justification, kingdom, kingdom notes, peace, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Last Night’s Final Sermon on the Mount Study
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Tagged Bible study, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, Forgiveness, God's love, joy, Justification, kingdom, peace, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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The Death of Dust
We never seem to believe the Word of God. We are told, “Those who hate Me love death” and we pat God on the back for the lovely metaphor. Next we conclude that those green haired kids with the needles … Continue reading
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