by ray | Mar 3, 2011 | Book Reviews, Quotes
The two most easily recognizable hallmarks of secularization in America are the exaltation of numbers and of technique. ~Os Guinness, p.24 Here are the 9 Marks of a Healthy Church: #1 Expositional Preaching I will sometimes be surprised by the point of the passage and...
by ray | Jan 6, 2011 | Conferences
Preacher and prolific writer John Piper asked a profound question Monday evening: Do you feel more loved by God because He makes much of you or because He enables you to make much of Him? John Piper asks students do they feel more loved when God makes much of them or...
by ray | Nov 15, 2010 | NT, Romans, Sermons
Are you bearing fruit in your life? That’s the only way to know for sure if you are born again. Examine your desires. What do you desire most in life? What are you passionate about? Next, examine your choices. If you know Jesus personally, you have the ability to...
by ray | Nov 15, 2010 | NT, Romans, Sermons
So now we get to the tough question. Many claim to know what the grace of God is. Many say along with Paul — Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! How can you tell a person who is not saved, who is still a slave to sin from a person...
by ray | Nov 15, 2010 | NT, Romans, Sermons
I hope this biblical explanation doesn’t bore you because this is really important stuff. We tend to think of grace as a ‘better luck next time” pat on the back. You miss a game winning shot in basketball and your coach tells you, hey, you’ll score next game. Don’t...
