Tag: Discipleship

Sermon Songs: Isaiah 11

On By BrianIn Isaiah Hymns

Our hope is in the coming King
The Branch and yet the Root
Who died & rose this hope to bring
The Branch will bear much fruit

He’ll rule with wisdom and with might
He’ll judge with righteousness
Fear of the Lord is his delight
Away with wickedness!

He’ll end the strife, bring in the peace
And all will know the Lord
From violence and the curse – release
Eden will be restored

The remnant comes from all the earth
From every century
Together we’ll proclaim his worth
For all eternity

– From a sermon on Isaiah 11
(To the tune of “O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing”)

Prayer for the American Church

On By BrianIn Prayer Guides

Today we continue our focus on praying for our nation.  Last week we prayed for the American people.  Today we want to focus on praying for the American Church.  Again, I have used parts of Isaiah 1-10 that apply to the church as a guide:

Revival – Isaiah 1:10-18
Pray for repentance; hearts and actions given completely to the Lord

Awe of God – Isaiah 6
Pray for reverence, praise, confession, amazement, and availability

Trust – Isaiah 8:11-14a
Pray that we would trust in the Lord in all things in midst of the fear around us

God’s Word – Isaiah 8:20
Pray for a commitment to God’s Word in the midst of the compromise around us

Hope – Isaiah 9:6-7
Pray that we would walk in the hope of our King in the midst of the despair around us

Sermon Songs

On By BrianIn Sermon Songs

We recognize our Savior Lord
Who died, now lives today
Our debt is paid, our hope restored
Our sins are washed away

Gripped by the gospel now we live
Pouring persistent prayer
We humbly hear, gratefully give
Rejoicing in His care

– From a sermon on the characteristics of a godly woman
(To the tune of “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing”)

Passion Points

On By BrianIn PASSION Points

Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

Whom Shall You Fear – Kevin DeYoung
For if the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, the fear of man is the beginning of misery, compromise, and disappointment.

4 Ways To Find God’s Grace in Our Failures – Joe Thorn
If you haven’t figured it out yet let me encourage you to see something that will greatly help you. Not all of your ideas are good. Some of them are bad. And God will often let you flail and fail out there for very good purposes. And when you fail do not lose the opportunity to find grace in the midst of it.

9 Things You Should Know About Prayer in the Bible – Joe Carter (GC)
4. The Bible records Jesus praying 25 different times during his earthly ministry.

A Spiritual Family Tree – Jason Helopoulos
I’m interested in your spiritual family tree. From where did you come spiritually? Who shared the faith with you? And who shared the faith with them? If you are a believer, you are in a long line dating all the way back to Abraham. But even more importantly, what does your spiritual family tree look like going forward? What growth is budding off of your branch? 

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day worshiping the Lord with your local church!

The Call To Purity

On By BrianIn Family Collection

Here are some posts I have been collecting on sexual purity:

F.L.E.E. – A Strategy for Purity – Trent Hunter (GC)
What’s your plan for the next encounter with temptation? Or for the next conversation with a friend, child, or spouse who needs your counsel?  Here’s a strategy: F.L.E.E.  It’s biblical, it’s hard to forget, and it fits on a napkin.

How Far Is Too Far: Part One, Part Two, Part Three – Crossway
Adapted from Sex, Dating, and Relationships by Gerald Hiestand and Jay Thomas
Very interesting and helpful approach.  Tim Challies offers another summary.

Sex As A Commitment Apparatus – Tim Keller via Kevin DeYoung
The Bible does not counsel sexual abstinence before marriage because it has such a low view of sex but because it has such a lofty one. The Biblical view implies that sex outside of marriage is not just morally wrong but also personally harmful. If sex is designed to be part of making a covenant and experiencing that covenant’s renewal, then we should think of sex as an emotional “commitment apparatus.”