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Be Careful to Preach Christ, Part 1

“Our great master theme is the good news from heaven; the tidings of mercy through the atoning death of Jesus, mercy to the chief of sinners upon their believing in Jesus.” -Charles Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2008), 83.

Sow Gospel Seeds

“The seed that saves is the word of God–the gospel preached.   The seed that creates new life is the gospel in the mouths of believers, spoken to unbelievers.  The surgical instrument that opens the eyes of the blind is your words telling and explaining the gospel.” -John Piper, Finally Alive (Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2009), …

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No Competition

“We are confessing the gospel: That God himself has provided a Redeemer who died, the just for the unjust, to bring us to himself.  Without this gospel we are cut off, without hope in this world or the next, and utterly undone.  Compared with this good news, what could possibly compete?  Put the gospel first?” …

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Put the Gospel First

“Put the advance of the gospel at the center of your aspirations.  Our own comfort, our bruised feelings, our reputations, our misunderstood motives–all of these are insignificant in comparison with the advance and splendor of the gospel.” -D.A. Carson, Basic for Believers: An Exposition of Philippians (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1996), 25.

Book Review: The Hole In Our Gospel

The Hole in Our Gospel is both the faith journey of Richard Stearns and his admonition for the church to play a greater role fighting the injustice present in our world. Richard Stearns is the president for World Vision in the United States. This book will not only open your eyes, but also bring tears …

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Book Review: Christ Our Mediator

C.J. Mahaney’s, Christ Our Mediator, is a wonderful short mediation on the glorious cross of Jesus Christ. He quotes his “historical hero, Charles Spurgeon, who wrote, ‘Abide hard by the cross and search the mystery of His wounds” (12). In chapters three and four, Mahaney writes about how Jesus saved us from God’s wrath on …

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Pastors: Feel and Proclaim the Bigness of the Gospel!

Never Let the Gospel Get Smaller March 17, 2009 | By: John Piper Category: Commentary Here is a simple exhortation that I have been trying to implement in our family: Seek to see and feel the gospel as bigger as years go by rather than smaller. Our temptation is to think that the gospel is …

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Monday Musings

“You may say a great deal about and around the gospel, and never preach the gospel.  Religious truths are not the gospel, except in proportion as, like John the Baptist, they point to the Lamb of God.” -Charles P. McIlvaine, Preaching Christ: An Address to Those Entering the Christian Ministry (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2003; …

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A God of Wrath?

The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies.  –Nahum 1:2 This is definitely not the picture of God that we normally sing and preach about.  This is not a cuddly teddy bear God; this is a …

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