Archive for January, 2008

Discernment

January 31, 2008

…divine truth applied skillfully in all matters of life and godliness
“The true Christian was intended by Christ to prove all things by the Word of God, all churches, all ministers, all teaching, all preaching, all doctrines, all sermons, all writings, all opinions, all practices. These are His marching orders. Prove all by the Word of [...]

Dever Addresses Acts 29

January 31, 2008

“Our differences are enough to separate some of my friends—your brothers and sisters in Christ—from you. And perhaps to separate them from me, now that I’m publicly speaking to you. And I don’t want to minimize either the sincerity or the seriousness of some of their concerns (things like: humor, worldliness, pragmatism, authority).
But I perceive [...]

Grace

January 31, 2008

“It’s when we are at the end of our strength… that’s when we fall helplessly into the everlasting arms of God.  That’s when God floods our hearts with sustaining grace.”
 
Joni Eareckson Tada
Pearls of Great Price

Perceiving God’s Work

January 30, 2008

“Most people are more aware of the absence of God than the presence of God. Most people are more aware of the presence of sin than evidences of grace. What a privilege and joy it is in pastoral ministry and small-group ministry to turn one’s attention to ways in which God is at work, because [...]

Useless Faultfinding

January 30, 2008

“Many hearers lose much blessing through criticizing too much, and meditating too little; and many more incur great sin by calumniating those who live for the good of others. True pastors have enough of care and travail without being burdened by undeserved and useless fault-finding. We have something better to do than to be for [...]

New Attitude Conference 2008

January 30, 2008

Speakers
John Piper
Joshua Harris
Al Mohler
Mark Dever
Eric Simmons
C.J. Mahaney
Louisville, KY
Kentucky International Convention Center
May 24–27, 2008
More details available at New Attitude.

Together for the Gospel 2008

January 30, 2008

From Justin Taylor, here is the lineup for the Together for the Gospel (T4G) Conference:
Ligon Duncan: Sound Doctrine – Essential to Faithful Pastoral Ministry: A Joyful Defense and Declaration of the Necessity and Practicality of Systematic Theology for the Life of the Church.
Thabiti Anyabwile: Bearing the Image: Identity, the Work of Christ, and the [...]

All From Him

January 29, 2008

“We have nothing that we have not received (1 Cor. 4:7).  Even our response to His grace is given by grace.”
John M. Frame, The Doctrine of God

Genuine Worship

January 29, 2008

“An attitude of worship comes upon us when we begin to see God as he is and then respond to his presence. Even in heaven the seraphim who behold God’s glory cry out, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of his glory” (Is. 6:3). When the disciples saw [...]

Abiding in Christ

January 3, 2008

“In a nutshell, abiding in Christ means allowing His Word to fill our minds, direct our wills, and transform our affections. In other words, our relationship to Christ is intimately connected to what we do with our Bibles!” - Sinclair Ferguson