Dan Rockwell points out that giving answers gives a wonderful sense of power, but it builds a limiting dependence while guidance nurtures people’s growth and maturity. At first, giving answers feels powerful, but then you wonder why people beat a path to your door – never mind that they won’t take action without your nod …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 18 46. Q. How do you understand the words: “He ascended into heaven”? A. That Christ was taken up from the earth into heaven before the eyes of his disciples and remains there on our behalf until he comes again to judge the living and the dead. 47. Q. Then, …
Song: Good And Gracious King Welcome: Call to Worship Song: Man Of Sorrows Prayer Of Confession Song: How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds Affirming our Faith: Westminster Shorter Catechism Q26 Song: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 3:1-16 – Qualifications for bishop-elders (cf. Titus 1:5-7; Acts 20:17) and deacons. …
Don Carson recalls a difficult conversation with a senior Christian in Sydney Australia. Not difficult because of its content, but difficult because of the physical condition of the person to whom he was speaking. The content of the conversation was saturated in glory. An excerpt: Here, then, is a philosophy of suffering, a perspective that …
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