We know that it is all about grace, but do we act like it? Those of us who profess the gospel of Jesus Christ can proclaim, until we are blue in the face, that we are saved by grace, yet we so often act like it is all on our shoulders. Inviting us back into the posture of children, Hulst unpacks the word of the God from Zephaniah to remind us that God seeks to embrace us, and in him we find rest.
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Authentic Greatness
Richard Gentry Thompson
"A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. But you are not to be like that. Instead, the...
Seeing Clearly, Seeing Christ
Malcolm Foley
We often “choose blindness” when it comes to our own sin; Dr. Foley reminds us that in this Lenten season we must examine ourselves and our own sin.
Your Plans, God’s Plans
Tim Keller
Tim Keller explores the guides God does – not necessarily “gives” and purchases for us – and how that guidance affects man’s choices.
Practicing Who We Are
Mark Labberton
We hope for the promised land, but what does it mean to live as strangers in a strange land? Labberton opens up the book of Daniel that is instructive for us as we face the “gritty challenges” of a place that looks more like exile than promise. We are called to remember — and practice — who we are, even amidst other forces that seek to shape who we are.
Imitating the Incarnation
BB Warfield
BB Warfield exhorts us see Christ as Redeemer and example. As Christ was “led by His love for others into the world,” so ought we be oriented toward the world, for the sake of Christ and his kingdom.
Gospel Fasting
Dan MacDonald
Dan MacDonald explains that true fasting is a fasting of selfishness and comfort, sacrificing for the sake of those who need it.
Confronting Injustice
Russ Whitfield
In this sermon in the book of Amos, Russ preaches that it is never safe to ignore the work of justice, and that the American church has compromised its witness by doing so. He addresses the Hebrew word for “oppressed” and the accusations of “Marxism” it attracts, and admonishes us to respond to God’s prophetic word with self-abasement instead of self-defense. “The God who is Love is furious when the royal dignity of His image-bearers is disregarded and offended.” There is no greater wound you can inflict on a person who is suffering an injustice than to say that God has nothing to say about it.
Freedom For Fidelity
Justin Ariel Bailey
What is freedom for? In this sermon, Bailey unpacks the “fuller dimension of freedom” that directus us toward fidelity to the God of justice, righteousness, and liberation: a restoration of our creational purpose. While the church has not always lived up to this vision (and sometimes, as Bailey reminds us, miserably failed), this is still the call that God gives us. God calls us, once again, as those who have been mercifully and graciously welcomed into salvation, to follow him as the one who sets himself against the oppressive powers of the day to liberate his people, to root out idolatry and injustice, to live lives dedicated to Christ, the Lord over all. Our freedom as Christians is “always the freedom to serve, the freedom to sacrifice, the freedom to put others beforeo ourselves, the freedom to speak up for our neighbors and to lay down our lives for our enemies.”
Following Jesus Through Controversy
Russ Whitfield
In this sermon in the book of Mark, Russ describes the Pharisees as the theological watchdogs of their day, protecting their faith from the corrupting influence of Greek culture. Drawing a parallel to the cultural and political divisions among American Christians, Russ calls listeners to consider how religious syncretism is obscuring our historic, Scriptural commitments of the faith. “It is to the shame of the American church that certain Christian commitments have become controversial.”