I encourage everyone to listen to a pointed sermon that cuts to the heart of Christian liberty. This issue, unfortunately, goes unaddressed by many or handled inappropriately. While listening to the sermon, I would caution you to reframe from choosing which category you fall into. In fact, I doubt you can assess correctly. Therefore, just listen to the sermon and repent…that’s what I did.
Also, if you would like to hear an ongoing discussion on addressing the weaker brother check it out here.
You can find out more information from this link Redeemer Church.
Please view and print our latest Prayer Update. microsoft-word-update-from-the-snider-family-20081408
I am posting a link for prayer needs of our dear friends J.D. and Traci Cashion. Please check out the prayer needs and see if you or someone you know can help them. It may be as simple as getting them in contact with churches that you know who are eager to give.
Job: When the Righteous Suffer
Desiring God 2008 Regional Conference
The book of Job asks the earnest question we all ask: “Why do bad things happen to good people?”
Afflicted with disease, stripped of his wealth, and asked to confess to evil, Job reaches through his cloud of suffering and strains to touch his God.
As we ponder Job’s misery, do we also see the threads of God’s mercy in it?
We will all face suffering at some point in our lives; it is inescapable. But what makes calamity endurable is not that God shares our shock, but that through every flame of pain and flood of fear, his sovereign goodness sustains us and turns it all for our good.
For you who suffer, for you who will suffer, and for you who walk alongside those who suffer, we invite you to this conference to see and savor the One who suffered in our place, and who promises never to leave or forsake us.
Please join us for this two-day event on October 17-18 in Austin, Texas.
Overview
October 17 — 18, 2008
Austin, Texas
Hill Country Bible Church NW
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Speaker
John Piper
A friend and I were working on campus one day and I saw this chair sitting at someone’s apartment. I thought it was quite odd and here is why. How can someone change the world or be a “World Changer” sitting in a chair? I guess they are so busy changing the world they have to rest occasionally. This could be a point of discussion concerning “felt needs ministry” only. For anyone setting out to change the world let us be reminded that Jesus Christ changes the world through the preaching of the Gospel. “As you go, Preach.”
For the LORD your God is God of gods
and Lord of lords,
the great,
the mighty,
and the awesome God…
He is your praise.
He is your God,
who has done for you these great
and terrifying things that your eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy 10:17, 21
Is it not amazing that God reconciled Himself to us? If our bank account is cleared to a balance of zero is this enough to stand before God? In other words, is it enough to say we only need our sins forgiven? Do we not need merit? Yes, we need to be righteous. However, we cannot become righteous. The only way for a guilty man to be righteous is a declaration by the Judge. Essentially, that is what justification is–namely, being declared righteous though we are unrighteous. So, we need our sin nailed to the cross and we need the righteousness of Christ in our account. This is what we bank on in justification.
By Grace alone, through Faith alone, in Christ alone, to the Glory of God alone…Jusification: one piece of the salvation of God.
The Word Is Not Imprisoned 