Note: Adrian Warnock preaches the Gospel. He also made a great picture 🙂 In a few days, I’ll gather my chapel preachers together for our orientation to the preaching work of the year. As I do every year, I’ll tell them to preach the Gospel. I’ll hand out “Two Ways To Live” and talk aboutContinue reading “How to Preach What’s Not The Gospel”
Category Archives: In The Study
The Law/Gospel Rant
NOTE: Despite the fact that this post is law, you should still read it 🙂 I want to talk about a specific problem in preaching and teaching: the problem of preferring law over Gospel. I consider the primary problem with preaching and teaching in my Southern Baptist tradition these days to be an obsession withContinue reading “The Law/Gospel Rant”
Is There A Place To Repent? (Or Must I Make This Journey Alone?)
6: 9 Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, 10 or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—noneContinue reading “Is There A Place To Repent? (Or Must I Make This Journey Alone?)”
From the Writer’s Worktable: Check in, but don’t always Buy in
This was going in at the end of a chapter on the Christian and the Bible that I’ve been working on yesterday and today, but it fell out when I changed directions. It may appear in some form in later chapters more intentionally about the faith community. Or maybe not. Please know: I am speakingContinue reading “From the Writer’s Worktable: Check in, but don’t always Buy in”
The Weight May Not Be A Sin: A Thought On Hebrews 12:1
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joyContinue reading “The Weight May Not Be A Sin: A Thought On Hebrews 12:1”
Thoughts on Seeking The Kingdom of God
“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” (Matthew 6:33 NLT) 1. You won’t get very far in following Jesus if you don’t have some idea of what “the Kingdom of God” means, because Jesus talks about it constantly, and commands you to seekContinue reading “Thoughts on Seeking The Kingdom of God”
Ten Guidelines for Interpreting the Gospels
MODERATION is on. 1. Don’t harmonize the Gospels. That’s like taking four paintings and combining them into one. You come up with something no one painted and no one intended to paint. Let each Gospel author be an artist in his own right. However, a Gospel synopsis, such as those available from UBS, are veryContinue reading “Ten Guidelines for Interpreting the Gospels”
What did Jesus mean when he said we must “hate” our family?
Luke 14:15 (ESV) When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” 16 But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. 17 And at the time for theContinue reading “What did Jesus mean when he said we must “hate” our family?”
Searching For A Community of Strugglers
Oh, my dear children! I feel as if I’m going through labor pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives. (Paul the Apostle, Letter to the Galatians, 4:19, NLT) This line from Paul has stayed with me for two days. It comes from a section of theContinue reading “Searching For A Community of Strugglers”
Looking For An Exit From The Journey With Jesus
John 6:60 Many of his disciples said, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?” 61 Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again? 63 TheContinue reading “Looking For An Exit From The Journey With Jesus”
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