The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 First Corinthians 1:18 says that the message of the cross is the power of God to those that are being saved. Those who are... Continue Reading →
From The Depths of Woe – Indelible Grace
From The Depths of Woe - Indelible Grace The Words of this piece are from Martin Luther's "Aus Tiefer Not Schrei ich zu Dir"-or in English "From The Depths Of Woe I Cry" (And no, I do not know German- that was a cut and paste). The hymn is based on Psalm 130. This rendition... Continue Reading →
Why Didn’t God Give Us a New Past?
God gave us a new hope, a new Spirit, a new heart, and a new life, but He did not give us a new past: He decided to leave our pasts with us for the time being. God did this because He gets more glory by transforming our pasts than erasing them. Taken from Walking... Continue Reading →
A Brief and Practical Application on the Sovereignty of God
God hates gossip, slander, and other forms of maligning people. God wants us to love our neighbors - not treat them hatefully by talking about them behind their backs, or, even, insulting them to their faces. When God is using a difficult person to sanctify us, the goal should be to allow that person to... Continue Reading →
Personal Red-Sea Experiences?
The cross is the place where our weaknesses and God’s sovereignty make sense. When we bring our weaknesses, brokenness, and messed up pasts to the cross of Christ, we can start to grasp the weight of the truth that Jesus, of His own volition, identified Himself with our frailty through the incarnation, and then willfully... Continue Reading →
Jason Meyer: The God Who Comforts the Downcast
Dr. Jason Meyer just preached this sermon on August 16th. After listening to it, I thought I have to post this sermon to this blog. It just seems to encompass so many of the ideals of Boasting in Weakness. For example, in this sermon he addresses experiencing providentially ordained afflictions, receiving the comforting (strengthening) grace... Continue Reading →
Rock of Ages- Brooks Ritter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63T2ohi4xVE Brooks Ritter's version of Rock of Ages is great. I first heard of brother Brooks on Shai Linne's Lyrical Theology Part Two Doxology Album. On the album, Brooks is featured singing an amazingly beautiful rendition of the Doxology. So when I was praying about a hymn to post for this weekend, the Doxology... Continue Reading →
His Work is Perfect
The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is He. Deuteronomy 32:4 When we say that God is holy we mean that God is perfectly morally pure, sinless, upright, and containing nothing exceptionable. God is never dishonest. He never lies, cheats,... Continue Reading →
On Being Pruned by the Vine-Dresser
Still mentally camped out on the John 15:1-16 passage- I am like totally being pruned by the Vine-Dresser- lately. You know how it goes: a little snip here (mortification of my sin), a little water there (lots of prayerful tears), a little fertilizer for the soul (dealing with lots of difficult people), some sunshine (you... Continue Reading →
On the Cross and Sanctification
"…we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." Romans 5:3-5 Although the call to the cross is a... Continue Reading →
