Discernment has developed a bad reputation and is often equated with divisive behavior. All Christians, at some time in their history with the church, experience the effects of professing “discerners” wreaking havoc in the church and creating chaos over secondary matters, leaving a trail of spiritual destruction in their wake as they insist on dogmatic […]
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Ten thousand talents once I owed, and nothing had to pay, But Jesus freed me from the load, and washed my debt away. Yet since the Lord forgave my sin, and blotted out my score, Much more indebted I have been, than e’er I was before. My guilt is canceled quite, I know, and satisfaction […]
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Ten thousand talents once I owed, and nothing had to pay, But Jesus freed me from the load, and washed my debt away. Yet since the Lord forgave my sin, and blotted out my score, Much more indebted I have been, than e’er I was before. My guilt is canceled quite, I know, and satisfaction […]
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Regardless of spiritual expertise, every believer is called to develop and exercise discernment, even if some are not gifted in a special way by the Spirit in this manner.
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“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. In the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will […]
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One reason why exercising discernment is so difficult is because the Bible is constantly at odds with our cultural standards of truth and error and right and wrong.
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Discernment is the Spirit-empowered skill of using God’s Word to distinguish between truth and error and right and wrong.
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As a father of six children and the possessor of one sin-infected heart I have had many opportunities both to practice and teach the art of acknowledging sin and seeking to make amends. What I have discovered both paternally and internally is that expressions of true repentance are much rarer than the dime-a-dozen-variety apologies. “I’m […]
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God’s sovereign control is our unshakable foundation. All Christian confidence lies in this truth!
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Life is full of transitions. Some people experience them more frequently than others—whether due to military service, job relocations, college, or other life circumstances. Before entering full-time ministry, our family was part of the military, moving every two to four years. With each relocation, we had to find a sound church, build relationships, and integrate […]
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The time has come for evangelical leaders to publicly disavow Russell Moore for the sake of doctrinal integrity and the health of our churches.
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God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform: He plants His footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.[1] (William Cowper) Have you ever found yourself driving in a storm? If the storm is quite bad, you can lose all sense of direction and security. Sometimes, you do not know what to […]
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Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, uttered or unexpressed; The motion of a hidden fire that trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, the falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, when none but God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech that infant lips can […]
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Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, uttered or unexpressed; The motion of a hidden fire that trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, the falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, when none but God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech that infant lips can […]
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I think I coined the phrase “cage-stage-patriarchy” recently to describe some of the less than stellar commentary being offered on social media about the authority that God has given husbands over their wives. The phrase suggests that those who, having recently discovered the biblical teachings on patriarchy, are so indelicate in handling the truth that […]
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Today, I stood in someone’s love letter. More than thirty years of prayer made physical in brick and beam. More than three decades of faithful giving turned into walls and windows. A previous generation’s vision finally taking shape in space and time. As I stood in Christ Church’s new fellowship hall, the weight of inherited […]
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We often think of death as natural, and it is to the extent that it is inevitable. But in another very important sense, death is unnatural. Death became a reality for humanity because of sin.
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What makes faith hard and unbelief easy is losing sight of things that are true.
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What makes faith hard and unbelief easy is losing sight of things that are true.
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Real faith lasts. It doesn’t always soar on the wings of eagles. Sometimes it barely walks. But it never finally quits.
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How do we know that God is good, even in the darkest of circumstances? Well, we look to the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. During the darkest hour of human history, our Triune God was up to the greatest good.
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How do we know that God is good, even in the darkest of circumstances? Well, we look to the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. During the darkest hour of human history, our Triune God was up to the greatest good.
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The peace God gives is genuine, strong, and sure. This peace does not pretend that life is other than it really is. It can thrive in both joy and sorrow and has no need to downplay either.
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Displaying His Imprint As Jesus Christ walked the earth as God incarnate, He also taught disciples to follow Him by keeping His commandments and glorifying God through service. The New Testament defines a disciple as a “learner, indicating thought accompanied by endeavor.”[1] To be a biblical disciple goes beyond being a pupil in a classroom, studying […]
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Begin the day with God:
He is the rising Sun,
His is the radiance of thy dawn,
His the fresh day begun.
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All creation declares the glory of God. Part of that glory is manifested in the ways that He designed specific creatures to benefit His highest creation, mankind. This was driven home to me again recently when preaching through the creation account in Genesis 1. I was struck by the fact that before God created man, […]
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In the crucible of perilous seasons, where flames of doubt, fear, and lawlessness seem to portend our doom, godly pastors must stand as steadfast beacons of faith, their lives and teaching a testament to trust in the face of menacing times.
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Fix my heart and eyes on Thine! What are other objects worth? But to see Thy glory shine, Is a heaven begun on earth: Trifles can no longer move, Oh, I tread on all beside, When I feel my Saviour’s love, And remember how He died. Now my search is at an end, Now my […]
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Threatening breakers of destruction,
Doubt’s insidious undertow,
Shall not sink us, shall not drag us
Out to ocean depths of woe;
For His promise shall sustain us,
Praise the Lord, whose Word is true!
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The doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone is so precious to us. As a quick reminder, justification is: Justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone is why the gospel is good news. It is at the very heart of what Christ has done for His people. […]
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