November 2019

3 min

Christian Living

Sexual Temptation Is Not Primarily About the Body

November 29, 2019

Sexual temptation is not primarily about the body. It does concern our bodies: “The sexually immoral person sins against his own body” (1 Corinthians 7:18). Yet sexual temptation—whether it be…

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5 min

Thanksgiving that Glorifies God

November 25, 2019

What do you think of when you hear the advice “give thanks”? I imagine a parent telling their kid to say thank you to someone who just gave them a…

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5 min

God’s Work In Us Is Not By Our Own Power or Piety

November 22, 2019

In a previous post we considered how God not only works through us, but, as Paul wrote, God wills in us as well. If we have any good inclinations, decisions,…

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6 min

Sovereign Repentance: How the Lost Sheep and Lost Coin Explain the Prodigal Son

November 18, 2019

Jesus once told a story about a shepherd who left his ninety-nine sheep to search for a lost one. It’s a beautiful parable. A sheep is missing. So the shepherd,…

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7 min

Redefining Success and Fruitfulness in Christian Ministry

November 15, 2019

All Christians engage in Christian service (or “ministry,” Ephesians 4:12). Every Christian is a servant of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ. We serve him in loving others, spreading the…

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4 min

A Truth That Destroys Pride

November 11, 2019

How do we destroy pride? We can fight against it with direct commands such as, “Hear and give ear; be not proud” (Jeremiah 13:15). Or we can remind ourselves of…

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6 min

Christian Living

Worshiping God in God’s Way

November 8, 2019

After Solomon’s downfall, the book of Kings is primarily concerned with the evil of Israel’s kings. These kings don’t follow the Lord, and in their wake the people of Israel…

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5 min

Devotional

A Four Word Response to Discouragement

November 4, 2019

“What’s going on?” It’s an age-old question. Why are my circumstances turning out this way? Why do I feel the way I do? Why am I discouraged like this? And…

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6 min

Christian Living

“We’ve Left Everything, What Then Will We Have?”

November 1, 2019

In one of the more famous stories in the Gospels, a rich young man approaches Jesus inquiring how he may have eternal life. As the conversation continues, this man assumes…

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Sexual Temptation Is Not Primarily About the Body

Thanksgiving that Glorifies God

God’s Work In Us Is Not By Our Own Power or Piety

Sovereign Repentance: How the Lost Sheep and Lost Coin Explain the Prodigal Son

Redefining Success and Fruitfulness in Christian Ministry

A Truth That Destroys Pride

Worshiping God in God’s Way

A Four Word Response to Discouragement

“We’ve Left Everything, What Then Will We Have?”

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