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Around the Web (5/15)

May 15, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deal of the Day: Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical History (Kendell Easley) – $4.99 (80% off).
Also, five books by Dr. Larry Crabb have been temporarily marked down to $3.99 (73% off) – The Marriage Builder: Creating True Oneness to Transform Your Marriage, Men and Women: Enjoying the Difference, Understanding People: Why We Long for Relationship, Encouragement: The Unexpected Power of Building Others Up, Men of Courage: God’s Call to Move Beyond the Silence of Adam.
Matthew J. Franck suggests, “Kermit Gosnell has a right to be the most surprised man in America right now. We, on the other hand, who have not wanted to notice the slave-dealers in our midst, have no such excuse.” Similarly, Albert Mohler reflects on what the Kermit Gosnell trial really reveals about America.
“There are many reasons to abstain from sin,” writes Gary Henry, “but the most important is simply the thought that sin is an offense against the goodness of God Himself.”
Craig Bradley asks, “Why did God make me?”
Andy Sochor mines the Proverbs to discover what character traits we can gain from a pursuit of wisdom.

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The F.L.E.E. Battle Plan for the War Against Temptation

May 14, 2013 — Leave a comment

In 1 Corinthians 6:18, the Spirit of God straightforwardly commands, “Flee from sexual immorality.”

Keep living and temptation will keep coming. What’s your plan for your next encounter?

This sermon is an encouragement to remember a simple acronym drawn from 1 Corinthians 6:18 — F.L.E.E.

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Failure Doesn’t Have to be Final

May 8, 2013 — Leave a comment

Do your best to come to me soon. For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. (2 Tim 4:9-11)

Demas and Mark are contrasts in failure. One example continues to provide words of warning; the other example, words of hope. As people who stumble in many ways (James 3:2), we need both.

This sermon explores what we can know about both men and emphasizes a powerful point: whatever your past failures, your trajectory can be changed at the foot of the cross.

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The Last Words of Jesus and Why They Still Matter

April 29, 2013 — Leave a comment

Famous “last words” are a special form of quotation and perspective that fascinate many people. Have you ever considered the last words of Jesus and what we can learn from them?

Words from the Cross

Luke 23:33-34 — words of forgiveness that encapsulate his entire mission.
Luke 23:39-43 — words of assurance that there is more than meets the earthly eye.
John 19:25-27 — words of compassion that reveal his concern for his loved ones.
Matt 27:45-46 — words of anguish that convey the horrific consequences of sin.
John 19:28 — words of suffering that demonstrate his relatable humanity.
John 19:30 — words of victory that reflect the fulfillment of God’s eternal purpose.
Luke 23:45-46 — words of submission in anticipation of a reunion with his Father.

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Around the Web (4/16)

April 16, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deal of the Day: And the Bride Wore White: Seven Secrets to Sexual Purity (Dannah K. Gresh) – $1.99 (87% off).
Chris Taylor inquires, “Think you use your phone to look at Facebook a lot? Unless you’re doing it at least 14 times a day, you’re actually below average.”
The 38-volume Logos set of Florida College Annual Lectures books is set to ship on May 10. Ferrell Jenkins recently wrote about this great deal here.
Tony Mauck uses Paul’s words in Titus 1:12 to remind us, “Generalizations make a point. They summarize what is generally true. Then, important cautions can be issued about not joining in with the majority who do a thing.”
Reflecting on the danger of undiscovered sin, Gary Henry writes, “There is no human being who does not need help in seeing his own sins accurately. The extent to which we seek this help is one of the truest indicators of our desire to seek God.”

Around the Web (4/15)

April 15, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deal of the Day: What Every Man Wishes His Father Had Told Him (Byron Forrest Yawn) – $2.51 (79% off).
Andy Sochor asks, “Why were the Bereans ‘more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica’ (Acts 17:11)?”
Gary Henry reflects on sins of weakness and ignorance.
Via USA Today: “Forget teenagers. Adults are the biggest texting-while-driving problem in the USA. What’s worse—they know it’s wrong.”
“But it’s the prom!” Steve Higginbotham weighs in with some Biblical perspective.

Thus says the LORD: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest? All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the LORD. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.” (Isa 66:1-2)

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Around the Web (4/3)

April 3, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deal of the Day: Midlife Manual for Men: Finding Significance in the Second Half (Stephen Arterburn and John Shore) – $1.99 (86% off).
Tim Challies has a free desktop/iDevice wallpaper for April featuring Philippians 4:6-7.
From the BibleMesh blog: “Can’t I just skip over the genealogies in the Bible?”
Gary Henry encourages us to appreciate the power of brilliance against a dark background.
Kyle Pope asks, “What about sins of ignorance—that is, sins we commit without realizing it, or commit concerning matters of which we are ignorant?”

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Could Your Home Use a Good Spring Cleaning?

March 20, 2013 — Leave a comment

The home was God’s idea, but life at home isn’t always perfect. Or easy. Or pleasant. Or like we expected it to be.

On this first day of Spring, might the Bible provide some help? Many of us know it’s time for a good “Spring cleaning” around our physical houses. But what about our homes? Our marriages? Our parent-child relationships? Our individual lives of integrity?

Here’s a Spring Cleaning Checklist to get us thinking about the issues that matter most:

What sort of clutter has built up? (Luke 8:14)
Is your garbage disposal working? (James 1:21)
Are your mirrors clean? (James 1:22-25)
Are you keeping an eye on your filter? (Phil 4:8)
Is your alarm system functional? (Prov 22:3)
What needs to be thrown away for good? (Gal 5:19-21)
How’s the laundry coming? (Col 3:5-14)
Are you getting the fresh air you need? (1 Cor 13:4-8)
Have all the necessary locks been installed? (Eph 5:3-4)
Are things as secure as they need to be? (Prov 4:23)
How’s the foundation? (Matt 7:24-27)

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Baptism: What It Does and Does Not Do

March 18, 2013 — 2 Comments

It’s hard to read very far in the New Testament without coming across a reference to baptism. But why? What is baptism? What does it do? And what does it not do?

This sermon emphasizes respect for God and his authoritative will. The authority for baptism isn’t difficult to find in the New Testament. The sermon explores a variety of New Testament examples in order to discern the historical background and significance of baptism, as well as what baptism does and does not do.

Baptism: What It Does Not Do

It does not irresistibly change one’s heart.
It does not miraculously alter the trajectory of one’s life.
It does not supernaturally solve all of life’s difficulties.
It does not magically immunize against temptations or trials.
It does not guarantee heaven as one’s default destination.

Baptism: What It Does

It brings one into contact with the blood of Christ.
It puts one into Christ.
It leads to being added by the Lord to the body of Christ.
It serves as a means of presenting oneself as an obedient slave to God.
It remains as an indispensable step in the “obedience of faith.”

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Around the Web (1/24)

January 24, 2013 — Leave a comment

Around the Web

Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day is 7 of “The Best American” anthologies (mysteries, essays, short stories, sports writing, etc.), marked down to $1.99 for Kindle.
“Letting People Be People” is one of my favorite posts ever from the digital pen of Gary Henry. “The more we trust God’s perfection, the better we can deal with human imperfection.”
Ferrell Jenkins provides two photographic glimpses of “every man under his vine” (1 Kings 4:25), a biblical way of describing a time of peace and prosperity during the reign of King Solomon.
Andy Sochor suggests 4 God-given hedges to help protect us from sin.
Steven Deaton provides a boost for your prayers today with inspiration drawn from Psalm 18.
In light of the Manti Te’o fiasco Ken Weliever encourages us to ask, “Are my relationships real?”

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