Sermon: John Shen’s testimony: Sermon Outline Text: Heb 4:1-13 Intro I’ve heard from a number of you now that my sermons are a bit “heavy,” some have used the word “dense” I prefer “profound” or “substantial” or “thought-provoking” But instead, I get heavy and dense Sounds like a Ruth Chris steak covered with mashed potatoes […]
Quotes from “The Spirit-filled Church” by Terry Virgo
Terry Virgo is founder of Newfrontiers, a global Christian movement spanning over 60 countries and 800 churches. This book has given me much food for thought… There seemed to be a number of different schools of thought regarding receiving the Spirit. Some simply taught that if you were a Christian you had already received the […]
A Life Beyond ‘Do What You Love’
This article was written by Gordon Marino, a professor of philosophy at St. Olaf College and the editor of “The Quotable Kierkegaard.” Student advisees often come to my office, rubbing their hands together, furrowing their brows and asking me to walk along with them as they ponder life after graduation. Just the other day, a […]
Sam Storms: The Holy Spirit and How We Worship
This article was published by Pastor Sam Storms. Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, […]
Sam Storms: Postures of Praise
This article was published by Pastor Sam Storms. There are numerous other issues we could address, but I want to talk about the one most visibly relevant: physical posture. Although I’ve written on this before, I think it is important enough to address once again. If you were to visit Bridgeway Church, where I am […]
John Piper: Cautions for New Calvinists
Some really good advice from John Piper here for young Christians influenced by Reformed teachings.