From Ray Ortlund. “. . . a friend of tax collectors and sinners!” Luke 7:34 What does it mean for a church to be gospel-centered? That’s a popular concept these days. Good. What if we were scrambling to be law-centered? But the difference is not so easy in real terms. A gospel-centered church holds together …
Andy Naselli provides a helpful summary of comments from John Macarthur. Question: How would you approach a congregation trapped in years of legalistic tradition? 1. Love them by not needlessly offending them. * Advice. “I would not attack legalism. I would not preach on Christian liberty. I would not assault their consciences either by flaunting …
Albert Mohler provides commentary on the “Religious and Demographic Profile of Presbyterians, 2008”, published by the Presbyterian Panel, a research group that serves the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) [PCUSA] in a post entitled ‘Vanishing Christianity — A Lesson from the Presbyterians’.” Here’s a link to a pdf of the report itself: Religious and Demographic Profile of …
Part 1 here. Reeder’s prayer: “Lord, please launch a movement of grace for the kingdom of God in our midst and in our day, Father! Please! Do it again, and do it with us!” (pg 38) On ‘Three-D leadership‘: “…instead of following the whims of the world and the ‘spirit of the world’ (1 Cor. …
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