Passion Points

On April 25, 2015 By BrianIn PASSION Points

Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

How Do You Know You’re Repentant? – Jared Wilson
We name our sin as sin and do not spin it or excuse it, and further, we demonstrate “godly sorrow,” which is to say, a grief chiefly about the sin itself, not just a grief about being caught or having to deal with the consequences of sin.

3 Reasons Why You Aren’t Allowed To Be Theologically Dumb – Chris Martin (ME)
When you love God with your heart but not your mind, you end up loving the god of your imagination, not the God of the universe.

Theological Black Holes – Tim Challies
And this is one of the reasons God places us in church communities where we are surrounded by people who are that much wiser and that much more mature than we are.

Making the Most of Sunday – Joe Thorn (TCC)
As we look forward to what God will do among us as we gather let’s remember that there are three ways to get the most out of your Sundays with the church: prepare, participate, and reflect….

Hope you make the most of the Lord’s Day this week as you gather with your local church!

Dust Storm

On April 24, 2015April 24, 2015 By BrianIn PASSION Quotes1 Comment

Some wag remarked that the worst dust storm in history would happen if all church members who were neglecting their Bibles dusted them off simultaneously.

– Donald Whitney
in Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

Prayer Quote of the Week

On April 22, 2015 By BrianIn Prayer Quotes

Prayer is always an act of faith.
It begins with faith, must be carried through in faith, and finished in faith. Every ordinary prayer prayed in the most ordinary way
by the most ordinary person is a revolutionary statement of trust.

– Mel Lawrenz

Sermon Songs: Isaiah 55

On April 22, 2015April 18, 2017 By BrianIn Isaiah Hymns

Come, sinners, heed the Savior’s call
Come to the feast, it’s free to all
Come hear His Word and truly live
He satisfies, great love he gives

Come seek the Lord, draw near today
Turn from your wicked thoughts and ways
His Word is strong and trustworthy
Great joy and peace one day we’ll see

– From a sermon on Isaiah 55
(To the tune of “The Doxology”)

A Special Joy

On April 20, 2015 By BrianIn PASSION Quotes

Consider this special joy of the new earth: We will live forever in loving community with God and each other, with the peace of mind that comes from the absolute certainty that God will not allow us to mess this up.

– Michael Wittmer in Becoming Worldly Saints

Come

On April 20, 2015 By BrianIn Book of Isaiah

Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.
Incline your ear, and come to me;
hear, that your soul may live….

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life;
whoever comes to me shall not hunger,
and whoever believes in me shall never thirst….

The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.”
And let the one who hears say, “Come.”
And let the one who is thirsty come;
let the one who desires take the water of life without price.

– Isaiah 55:1-3a, John 6:35, Revelation 22:17 (ESV)

Passion Points

On April 18, 2015 By BrianIn PASSION Points

Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

6 Things Jesus Does With Sin – Jared Wilson
This is how Jesus forgives sin: He condemns it, carries it, cancels it, kills it, casts it, and clean forgets it.

This. Is. The. Day. – Michael Kelley
It will do me no good to wish for another day. A different day. The day that someone else is having. This is the day that I’ve been given. This day, full of the mundane and the ordinary, full of the opportunity unexpected. This one, the one that’s beginning right now, is the day.

Faithfully Delivering the Gospel – Erik Raymond
So what are you, the evangelist, the Christian, to do? Talk to people about Jesus. The power is neither in you nor the sinner, but in the gospel!

Keller’s 5 Ways the Gospel Transforms Your Work – Nicholas McDonald
The way a Christian works is radically different from those around him or her. The gospel ought to transform the way a Christian works from the inside out.

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day!

Part of Discipleship

On April 16, 2015 By BrianIn PASSION Quotes

Resisting sexual desire is a part of discipleship for every Christian, no matter our marital status and no matter the kinds of attractions we experience. Desire must never be given the priority over obedience. Intense longing does not turn sinful wrongs into civil rights.

– Kevin DeYoung in What Does The Bible Really Teach About Homosexuality

Sermon Songs: Isaiah 54

On April 15, 2015April 18, 2017 By BrianIn Isaiah Hymns

We are now children of joy
Every Christian girl and boy
God our Father to enjoy
Hallelujah what a Savior

His redeeming work is done
Freedom from our shame is won
Resting in His compassion
Hallelujah what a Savior

We are clothed in his beauty
Ever righteous we will be
In Him our security
Hallelujah what a Savior

– From a sermon on Isaiah 54
(To the tune of the “Hallelujah What A Savior”)

Break the Trend

On April 13, 2015 By BrianIn PASSION Quotes

Have you noticed a trend? The thing we hope is going to make us happy always lies just beyond our grasp. We are temporarily thrilled when we finally get it, but soon we realize that wasn’t it, and we’re off in pursuit of the next big thing. When will we learn? If everything until now hasn’t delivered the satisfaction it promised, why would we think the next thing will? …The only thing that was ever meant to satisfy you is God.