He Made It Beautiful Whenever God made the world He did so in such a way as to reflect the magnificence of Himself. Not that the created order is as glorious as God, but that it was made in such a way as to testify to His beauty. Instead of simply making the earth one hulking rock, He dotted the landscape with trees. Growing, powerful trees whose leaves and bark are filled … [Read more...] about The Majestic Praise of Creation
Theology
An Unwavering Zeal For God’s Glory
Two Different Motivations As the Sermon on the Mount unfolds, there are two very critical opposing forces present within the entirety of our Lord’s teaching. One is the exposure of the hypocritical religious leadership of His day, the other is the sincere devotion to God to which we as Christians are called. Christ exposes the false righteousness of the Pharisees … [Read more...] about An Unwavering Zeal For God’s Glory
The Desires of The Heart
Getting Down To The Root Scripture informs us as to the depths of our sinfulness before the holy God. We rebel outwardly disobeying His perfect commandments turning aside from His way (Romans 3:12). After our father Adam, we are born sinners (Psalm 51:5 and Romans 5:12-13). Our sin issue goes down to the depths of our heart which Scripture testifies to saying “The heart is … [Read more...] about The Desires of The Heart
Dear Young Pastor . . . Be Intentional
Disciplined Like A Soldier Brethren, if we are to be faithful in the work of the ministry we must be intentionally focused on what Christ has called us to. There is no doubt that there are many different areas which could distract us. Our personal sin, laziness, or even an inability to properly prioritize can lead us to drift along instead of purposely pursing the path of … [Read more...] about Dear Young Pastor . . . Be Intentional
Three Lessons From The Book of James
The church at which I am privileged to serve as pastor recently started going through the book of James. It is such a powerful book loaded with practical wisdom touching multiple different realms of life. Today, I want to highlight a few lessons from the book! 1. Rejoicing In God’s Work Through Trials We come to the opening of James for this point. Where he … [Read more...] about Three Lessons From The Book of James