Good morning. Grace to you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a few books that I think you’ll find worth a quick look. (Yesterday on the blog: Being the Answer to Prayer) What Are Angels Doing Today? You know, I don’t think that in all my years of being a Christian I’ve ever asked this question. But now I’m very glad someone did and that John Piper answered it. How to Mortify Sin Sinclair Ferguson offers biblical wisdom on putting sin …
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God invites us to pray, directs us to pray, commands us to pray. He even assumes we will pray, for when his followers ask him for instruction, he prefaces his teaching with “when you pray,” not “if you pray.” The Bible assures us we have been given bold, confident access to God through our faith in Jesus Christ. Petitioning the King is one of the great privileges of his children, so that we can at any time draw near to …
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Good morning! The Lord be with you and bless you today. If We Don’t Love, We Won’t Last Jon Bloom: “In recent years, I have watched churches I love dearly fracture, and even break apart. And in the cases I have in mind, the breaks weren’t over doctrinal disagreements or gross immorality, but over offenses given and taken. Longtime friends, having lost trust in one another, could no longer fellowship together.” What Does It Mean For God to Be Our …
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I have mentioned a number of times that one key element of worship at Grace Fellowship Church is the Call to Worship. This call sometimes involves reading a passage of scripture, but other times combines several texts into a responsive or back-and-forth format. Here’s an example that might bless you this morning as you prepare to worship. It calls God’s people to reflect on his goodness, his greatness, his power, and his love. (In other words, it calls us to …
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May the Lord bless and keep you as you serve and worship him this weekend. My thanks goes to Missional Wear for sponsoring the blog this week. Today’s Kindle deals include some newer books along with the usual Saturday classics. (Yesterday on the blog: Faithful Leaders) 5 Marks of Harmful Megachurch Culture Jeremy Howard points out 5 marks of many megachurches (though certainly not all!) that can be very harmful. Words: A Hidden Weapon of Domestic Abuse Darby Strickland: “When …
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