John 6:28-29: They said to him, “What must we do to be doing the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” Gospel-centered ministry is—simply, and obviously—ministry that is centered around the message of the Gospel (the good news of Jesus Christ)....
Author Archives:Why did God choose to save people? The answer to this question is vastly important because, for Christians, it dictates the way we will live our saved lives, and to what purpose we will enjoy the grace of God. First, let us look at what is not the reason God saved people. God did not... I would like to address the issue of presenting what many refer to as a “watered-down” Gospel. First of all, I would like to change the terminology by calling it a “compromised” Gospel. I prefer this change of terms because to say “watered-down” gives the impression that the problem with this sort of Gospel is... It was almost a year ago now that I was at the Gospel Coalition conference, in Chicago, attending a workshop entitled The Gospel and Social Action. It was then that I heard something that would help solidify my understanding of both good works and miracles. The leader of the workshop said to us, “Ministry should... Mark 10:17-27 17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know... “Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.” (Psalm 147:1) The words of this psalm drip with the grace of God. Do not pass over God’s grace in words like these. Stop right now and read those words again,... I heard a sermon this week whose primary verse was Psalm 85:10, “Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other.” This blows my mind. What I believe gets so commonly lost about God’s grace is the fact that he never compromised his own righteousness, nor his perfect justice, when he chose to... |
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