When someone encounters Jesus and the veil is lifted and the Spirit breathes lives in your heart, you are not the same person. You change. I want to end outlining a few gospel fruits. Or evidence that you have truly met the Christ of the new covenant. The first gospel fruit is freedom. Going back […]
2 Corinthians 3 – Teaching #2: The New Covenant (pt2 of 3)
These false teachers were confident because of the letters of rec, the commendation they received from others. But that wasn’t the only source of their confidence. Not only are the false teachers being recommended by other false teachers, it’s a situation of the blind leading the blind, but also there was an issue of competence. […]
2 Corinthians 3 – Teaching #2: The New Covenant (pt1 of 3)
Today, I want to talk about the new covenant. Whenever we observe the Lord’s Supper on the first Sunday of every month, we recite the lines from 1 Cor 11 – This cup is the new covenant established by My blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me. What is […]
Focus and Integration: Multi-ethnicity in the Church
Why Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s Trial Should Be a Front-Page Story
Here is a disturbing article by Conor Friedersdorf. Please sit down and pray before reading on. Please note: This post contains graphic descriptions and imagery. The dead babies. The exploited women. The racism. The numerous governmental failures. It is thoroughly newsworthy. A procedure room at the Women’s Medical Society. / Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office The grand […]
2 Corinthians – Teaching #1: Repentance and the Reality of Spiritual Battle (pt3 of 3)
Instead of binding you with religion, Paul said, you were not bound under my leadership. Actually, as an apostle, I will allow myself to be bound for your sake. For the sake of church planting and missions, I will endure whatever hardships come my way because Satan doesn’t want God’s work to advance. If you […]