It’s Not Our Righteousness But Christ’s

I came across John Piper’s summary of the first five chapters of Paul’s letter to the church at Rome – and found it to be excellent and worth passing on… There is none righteous, no not one (Romans 3:10). All are guilty before God because of union with Adam in his first sin (5:12-14). And [...]

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HECED – An Important Biblical Concept

God’s Lovingkindness – I will betroth you to Me in…lovingkindness… (Hosea 2:19c) “How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of Your wing.” –Psalm 37:6 When all the forces of hell seem to be raging about you — in your body, heart, or mind— when you [...]

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Lifestyle Repentance

This is an outline for a sermon to be delivered on 10/10/10.  This outline is way too long for the time allotted, so I am placing it here for reference. I. INTRO A.   Brennan Manning has said, “The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.” B.    Before we get any further [...]

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Random Thoughts From My Stickies

God’s perfection doesn’t merely reject or punish evil: it overwhelms it with good.

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