Games are won by active participants. No matter how much you yell at your TV you can’t help the Tigers win the World Series from your living room–believe me I tried. Shout and holler all you want and you won’t affect the outcome of the Lions next season–though they need all the help they can […]
The joy of being reconciled
Let’s look together for the joy of being reconciled in Colossians 1:21-23. Colossians 1:21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if […]
Pray for spiritual wisdom
Recently we studied Colossians 1:9. Since then I’ve been challenged with the urgency for earnest prayer for 1) the knowledge of God’s will, 2) spiritual wisdom and 3) spiritual understanding. 9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge […]
Saved to serve
Hot on the heels of my post this morning on Spiritual knowledge and good works from our study yesterday in Colossians 1 where we addressed the idea of spiritual wisdom leading to service, is this timely piece from John MacAthur — Lay People: Servants Not Spectators.
Spiritual knowledge and good works
During yesterday morning’s worship service we looked at Paul’s prayer for the church in Colossians 1. One important truth that sticks with me this morning is that spiritual knowledge should lead to righteous living. Paul prayed that the believers at Colosse would be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and […]
On facing the reality of evil
Al Mohler on Facing the Reality of Evil at Newsweek/Washington Post. Here’s an excerpt. Christianity does not deny the reality of evil or try to hide from its true horror. Christians dare not minimize evil nor take refuge in euphemisms. Beyond this, we cannot accept that evil will have the last word. The last word […]