Text: 1 Cor 1:10-31 I used to work for a dot.com in West Hollywood for about 4 years and during that span, I saw a bunch of celebrities: Ron Howard, Bill Murray, the Japanese character Hiro from the TV series Heroes, the cheerleader from Heroes, Baron Davis, the American Idol winner from 2-3 years ago, […]
Why did Joshua Harris resign from the SGM board?
Upon the news of CJ Mahaney’s leave of absence from SGM (a decision that the board reached based on some recent accusations that went public), Harris preached the following Sunday that “our denomination is being publicly spanked, we are being humiliated and being brought low.” Our denomination means Sovereign Grace’s network of churches. Joshua Harris […]
Joshua Harris resigns from the Sovereign Grace Ministries Board
A few minutes ago, we announced that Joshua Harris is resigning from the SGM board. If you’re wondering what that may represent, let me just make a couple of points. First and primarily, as a board we still have a strong desire for Josh’s input, and all parties involved are eager to keep the partnership […]
Oswald Chambers Devotional: The Spiritual Saint
“That I may know Him.” Philippians 3:10 The initiative of the saint is not towards self-realization, but towards knowing Jesus Christ. The spiritual saint never believes circumstances to be haphazard, or thinks of his life as secular and sacred; he sees everything he is dumped down in as the means of securing the knowledge of […]
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 – Thanksgiving for others due to a divine perspective (pt 3 of 3)
Our temptation is to be excessively impatient with others and to demand instant growth and change. For those in leadership at any level, you know what I am talking about. After a year, I may have read a dozen Christian books and listened to hundreds of sermons and over that year, I may have changed […]
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 – Thanksgiving for others due to a divine perspective (pt 2 of 3)
1 Cor 1:1-3 – 1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord […]