Nathan wrote a reflective post about stress and church life, particularly Bible College – Seminary, which is where he is now, studying in Queensland. It’s a good read and there is some helpful followup comments and posts. I wrote an extended response which I thought I should post here. Despite it being a comment I …
Tullian Tchividjian, motivated by concern that those who serve alongside him in leadership are living and modelling gospel saturated lives, asks this question of his fellow elders and deacons: Do you rejoice in position, power, accomplishments, entitlement, control, degrees, knowledge, status, authority, numbers, and rank? Or do you rejoice in service, mercy, sacrifice, pastoral care, …
This is another way every member of the church can serve each other and honor God on Sunday mornings (and evenings). In an excerpt from a recent sermon, Joshua Harris encourages and challenges his congregation about their preparation and approach for worship in very practical terms.
In an era when ‘Reformation Day’ (October 31) sounds as slightly anachronistic as the word ‘Protestant’ it is vitally important to remember that the centrality of the doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone as the essence of the Gospel is a truth which can be lost, or diluted to the extent that …
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