An interesting contrast that I don’t recall reading about before from Russell Moore: When the disciples screamed in the face of a storm, Jesus slept (Mk. 4:37-38). When Jesus screamed in the face of a cross, the disciples slept (Mk. 14:37,41). Why could Jesus sleep so peacefully through a life-threatening sea-storm, and yet is awake …
Some helpful clarification. With emphasis and reformatting by Michael Johnson of the Desiring God blog. We strongly reject, therefore, every explanation of the death of Christ which does not have at its centre the principle of ‘satisfaction thorough substitution’, indeed divine self-satisfaction through divine self-substitution. The cross was not: —a commercial bargain with the devil, …
Tonight at mgpc we sang some songs which will get used in our services and meetings this week. One of the songs was ‘O To See The Dawn / The Power Of The Cross’ composed by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty. If you’re still looking for a song to use this week I highly recommend …
Never Alone is a song that we haven’t used yet. A midi file would help me on Sunday nights. Maybe I’ll see about a backing mp3. Sunday mornings, well we’ve been busy. By my reckoning it’s the last really top line song that’s emerged from the EMU studio. (Rob Smith’s You Never Change is my …
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