As believers, what is our biggest problem? What is our biggest need? Our biggest problem is the sin that lives within us (1 Peter2:11). Our biggest need, therefore, is the transforming power of God's Word and Spirit. This series has been about how this power comes to us in the gospel. Today we consider the spiritual impact of worship.
This series is about the believer's ongoing need to be transformed by the gospel and, therefore, the ongoing need to sit under gospel preaching. I have tried to make this concept as simple and practical as possible. It is, after all, vital that we know what it means to walk in the grace and knowledge of Christ (2 Peter...
The point of this series has been simple. As we behold Jesus in the gospel, Jesus conforms us into His image and likeness. This is the key to true spiritual birth, health, and growth (John 3:3; 10:10; 15:5). As unbelievers need to be saved by the gospel, believers need to be further sanctified by the gospel. This is the...
In part 2 we saw that we know Christ by being spiritually united to Him. But how are we spiritually united to Him? We are on earth. He is in heaven. We are sinners. He is holy. Prior to receiving God's grace, we were alienated from Christ and foreigners to the promises of God. We were hostile to both God's law and God's promise of redemptive love. ...
We are saved from sin in three ways.
The central message of the Bible is that God graciously saves sinners by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Salvation means being saved from, or delivered from sin, from it's deceptive power, and from God's judgment against us as sinners.
Sometimes the idea, "the gospel sanctifies me," can seem abstract or theoretical. But it is supremely practical. It is relevant. It is about your day to day reality. This session deals with how and why the gospel sanctifies believers at the most basic and easiest level.
No matter what passage or topic, I strive to preach the gospel every week and call sinners to repentance and faith. I want you to know that this is not for unbelievers only, but also for believers. This series of devotionals aims to explain, based on Scripture, why children of God need gospel preaching for the sake of their sanctification....
The more we embrace our identity in Christ by faith, the more we will joyfully and effectively live out our calling in Christ. We should always be looking to grow in our understanding and appreciation for what Jesus has done for us and what He has given to us. We should strive, for the glory and praise of God...
