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The Matchless King
A Prayer of Praise: With unmatched strength and worth, you’re reigning now. Before your majesty amazed we bow Our hearts in fear. Awesome beauty we see. Your Word we need to hear. Our lives are free Because through Christ your wrath is turned away; You’ve conquered...
Endorsement: BEYOND CHAPTER AND VERSE
Casillas, Ken. Beyond Chapter and Verse: The Theology and Practice of Biblical Application. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2018. 323 pages. My friend Dr. Ken Casillas, Professor of Old Testament Bob Jones University, recently completed a new book on applying Scripture....
He Bore the Sins of Many: Lectures on Isaiah 52:13–53:12
"As by one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous" (Romans 5:19). Through his use of "the many," Paul appears to be directly alluding to Isaiah 53:11–12, where we read of the Christ: "By his...
Review: LEADING ACROSS CULTURES
DeRouchie, Jason S. Review of Leading Across Cultures: Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church, by James E. Plueddemann. Journal of Global Christianity 4.1 (2018): 95–98. Plueddemann, James E. Leading across Cultures: Effective Ministry and Mission in the...
Fearing and Following God
A Sermon on Ecclesiastes 12:13–14: The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. Audio/PDF/Video DeRouchie...
Far as the Curse Is Found
A Prayer for the Unengaged O Christ, we declare this day that apart from you we can do nothing (John 15:5) but that with you all things are possible (Mark 10:27). You are stronger than the evil power that is working in all 195 countries of the world. And from the...
A Prayer and Blessing for Child Dedication
The Prayer O, Triune Father, Son, and Spirit, These parents and this church body pray, We say, “Not to us but to your name Be all glory, praise and acclaim.” Your greatness is incomparable, Yet each of these precious little lives Displays your image and by you...
Is Masturbation Okay?
Sexual intimacy within marriage is a beautiful gift from God. It’s an outlet for play and passion, and it nurtures closeness with your spouse, supplying a unique context for giving and receiving love. As a father, I long for my children to enjoy the bond of marriage...
A Theologian of the Cross
If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there...
A Prayer for the Unengaged
Our Father, you are in heaven yet you see and oversee everything on earth. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and the Bahamas to Yemen your common grace this dawn is allowing the light and warmth of the sun to rise on some 1,200 people groups who are still dwelling in...