SATISFACTION IN JESUS
Intimacy with God. John 6:48-58 Bible References 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is the …
All of Our Hopes
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DO YOU LOVE YOUR FELLOW CHRISTIANS?
Loving other Christians is part of what you sign up for when become a follower of Jesus. The idea of becoming a Christian, but not being a part of a Christian fellowship is absolute nonsense, and it is not supported anywhere in scripture. As John says elsewhere: “If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ yet hates his brother, he is a liar.” In this context “brother” means “fellow Christian.” We are supposed to show the love of God to the world by how we relate to each other, and that love needs to be demonstrated in genuine, life-changing ways.
WHAT SHOULD CHRISTIANS FIGHT ABOUT?
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FOUNDATIONAL TRUTH
Truth provides the context for love. Truth is where love can thrive. This also means that love can only thrive where there is truth. To listen to the sermon, click …
TIM KELLER ON THE FURNACE OF SUFFERING
Here is another terrific Christian thinker, Tim Keller, with a very helpful sermon about suffering. To listen to the sermon, click the play button: To download, right click on the …
ANOTHER GOOD ONE FROM JOHN PIPER: “The Inexplicable Life.”
Here is another wonderful sermon on suffering from John Piper. To listen to the sermon, click the play button: To download, right click on the link (or do whatever you …
JOHN PIPER ON THE “FIERY TRIALS”
I begin my Sabbatical this week; I won’t be posting my own sermons for the next six weeks or so. In the meantime, continuing on the theme of suffering, I …
HOW CAN A GOOD GOD ALLOW SUFFERING?
When we reject the God of the Bible because of suffering, what we are really saying is that we will not accept a God who is greater than our own …
SUFFERING IS A NORMAL PART OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
Suffering cannot derail God’s plan for your life. It can be very, very difficult, but it does not have to be evil. In fact, the best thing that ever happened for humankind …