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“The fact that God lays a burden of prayer and keeps us praying is the prima facie evidence that He purposes to grant the answer”
–Oswald Sanders
“God didn’t promise that we would never go into the valley of the shadow of death.What he did promise is that he would go with us”
–R.C. Sproul
“This I know, that God is for me.”
–David Psalm 56:9
“Morality is not Christianity”
–D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Here is an excellent podcast of Lloyd-Jones’ sermons.
“The Holy Spirit has been given to apply the redemption that’s been purchased and worked out for us”
–D Martyn Lloyd-Jones
“Understanding the new sexual morality is necessary to effectively and winsomely counter it”
“How did Christ love the church? Self-sacrificially for her good”
DA Carson on Ephesians 5-6.
“The god of open options”
Making choices and moving on with our lives seems increasingly difficult. We find ourselves paralyzed: unable to make choices about relationships, dating, marriage, money, family, and career. I want to suggest that if we feel unable to make these choices, it’s not because we have the wrong accent. It may be because we’re worshiping a false god.
“On manliness and maturity”
R. Kent Hughes on 1 Corinthians 9:24-27:
No manliness no maturity! No discipline no discipleship! No sweat no sainthood!
He may utilize more exclamation points that I do, but I’ve really enjoyed reading and learning from R. Kent Hughes in this book.
”ISIS’ violent overthrow of “Iraq’s largest Christian city”
One of the world’s oldest Christian communities.
“Why missionaries put their lives on the line”
Daniel Burke and Ashley Fantz for CNN:
It wasn’t as if God’s voice boomed through sun-parted clouds, telling Kent Brantly to move his family to Liberia. Still, the young doctor said, the call was clear.
“The Parable of the Lawn Mower”
Your works have indeed “preached” something. But it isn’t the gospel.
“Two questions that may help your church’s ministry”
Kevin DeYoung:
I’m no management consultant, leadership expert, or church growth guru. But if you love your church and want to see it as effective as possible–for the sake of evangelism, education, exaltation, and whatever other E’s you may have in your mission statement–try asking these two questions. One is from the pastor for his leaders, and the other is from the leaders for his pastor.
“Humility [is] the place of entire dependence on God”
–AndrewMurray