Justification happens at and marks the beginning of our salvation, but it does not mark the end of salvation’s daily transformative work in our lives.
Salvation, Justification, and Sanctification Read More »
It’s a sad truth that many churches are full of people who have professed saving faith in Christ, attended and served faithfully for twenty to thirty-plus years, taught Sunday school, and read their Bibles, but have not been transformed at all. They’ve gained experience in doing Christian things but haven’t actually grown as a Christian. They’ve mistaken experience for growth.
Don’t Mistake Experience for Growth Read More »
Preaching justification without encouraging sanctification will produce nominal, stagnant Christians who are no more capable of following God ten years down the line as they were ten years before. We’ve gone wide, but now we need to go deep.
Rediscovering Sanctification Read More »
When we are captivated by a vision of what could be and are filled with a conviction that it should be, we are capable of achieving great and wonderful things for the glory of God.
A Vision of What Could Be – Pt. 1 Read More »
In this session, we walk through the order of salvation: election, effectual call, regeneration, conversion, justification, adoption, sanctification, perseverance, and glorification.
Redemption Applied: Salvation Read More »
In a faith that requires all of its adherents to deny themselves, pick up their crosses, and follow Christ, constantly putting ourselves in the spotlight is completely antithetical to our calling. We are supposed to “do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than [our]selves” (Philippians 2:3). It’s hard to see how posting a constant barrage of selfies embodies this principle.
Your Selfies Are Ruining You Read More »
