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Included in the story of Jesus’s birth is the detail that after he was born, Mary “wrapped him in cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). Why does Luke include this detail about his birth? This...
The Apostle John tells us that there are three great lies about life, and three great corresponding truths. Lie #1 You’ve been a good person (or at least better than most other people) and you don’t need Jesus Christ to come into your life with...
the Old Testament, yet a kind, loving, and gracious God in the New Testament? The short answer is that most people tend to overlook how wrathful God really is in the New Testament. The long answer is that the unity of God is beyond human...
Six points to sharing your faith. Watch the sermon here.
The Bible is adamant that we not make idols (images or representations of God). The holiness of God is what’s behind the Bible’s strong prohibition against making idols.[1] God is so completely other than (i.e., “holy”) the creation that...
Hi all! Friday, July 23–Wednesday, July 28 I’ll be preaching at South Union Camp Meeting in Ackerman, MS. You can find the schedule here. Come if you can!
The cross prepares the new creation in which God, in the person of the Holy Spirit, can take up residence. The goal of the forgiveness of sins is God’s perpetual indwelling. Jesus’s blood provides an internal cleansing specifically to prepare a...
The application of this can be summed up in John’s words, “I must decrease, and he must increase” (John 3:30). Jesus is the main character on the stage of the story of redemption in the world, not us. We must be careful not to be tripped up the...
God is in complete control of the future. In the Cross, God went to the greatest lengths to secure your future. You don’t’ have to worry. When you do, you’re being a false prophet. You’re leading yourself (and others by your witness) astray. You’re...