Of all his wondrous works, grace, in my estimation, is the magnum opus." (Max Lucado) "The five means of grace are prayer, searching the Scriptures, the Lord's Supper, fasting, and Christian [fellowship]." (Elaine A. Heath) The Importance of Grace...
Years later, the summer between Erica’s junior/senior year in high school became a turning point in her life. It was when she heard the explicit Gospel of Jesus Christ. Her initial understanding of what it meant to be a Christian was that she needed to go out preaching on the street c...
8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. 9Thesearethe generations of Noah. Noah was a just manandperfect in his generations,andNoah walked with God. 10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell...
28 Advent Scriptures (Messianic) Daniel Rebuild & Renew: Post-Exilic Books Gospels Christmas Incarnation (Mt, Lk) Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5-7) Luke's Gospel John's Gospel Seven Last Words of Christ Parables Jesus and the Kingdom of God Resurrection and Easter Faith Apostle Peter Acts Early...
So, when Frank asked me to share the sermon this past Sunday, it was easy for me to prepare the message from the very scriptures and truths that have been carrying me. The simple title was My Hope and My Help. John told about the Holy Spirit who is our helper or in Greek, our "...
Church in the 16-century. He goes on to say how within these were complaints that the Catholic Church had strayed from the scriptures, how they were focusing too much on deeds or religious works and not on grace. He argues against this idea, stating that grace is the only way to be ...
Here are some scriptures I’ll be meditating on related to this theme: How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, ...
“I preach the doctrines of grace because I believe them to be true; because I see them in the Scriptures; because my experience endears them to me; and because I see the holy result of them in the lives of believers. I confess they are none the less dear to me because the advanced...
all glory to God; by their light and power to convince and convert sinners, to comfort and build up believers unto salvation: but the Spirit of God bearing witness by and with the scriptures in the heart of man, is alone able fully to persuade it that they are the very word of God....
Nothing remained except the offer of gall and vinegar. For this reason, Jesus says,“I thirst”. Pink sees Christ’s deep reverence for both the Scriptures and his role as our Saviour, who must bow to the authority of the Father’s word in both life and death.“He hung on the cross...