I think many times in the church, we spend a lot of time telling people that they need to be saved. But we always frame it in the context of being saved from something. I think there is something not completely consistent underlying this approach. It tends to be easier to cause people to fear, to get them to behave in ways that we may believe … Continue reading Lent 2020 | Day 10: “Saved”
The Apostle John records Jesus saying these words in John 10:9, “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” One of the great promises of the gospel, and one of the great promises of Jesus Himself, is that God genuinely desires for all to be saved. But he places an important … Continue reading Lent 2020 | Day 6: “Enter”
The only perfection God expects he has found in his Son. Continue reading Lent 2019 | Day 31: Satisfied
This is one of my favorite worship songs. Most people are familiar with the chorus, but the entire song is powerful and beautiful. Continue reading Lent 2019 | Third Sunday of Lent: “The Anthem”
Whenever I think about God’s grace I tend to alternate between thankfulness and confusion. I am thankful that God’s love has made a way for us to have fellowship with him. I am thankful that when I heard the Gospel I believed and now have the hope of eternal life. I am thankful that God has given grace and mercy when what I deserved were … Continue reading Lent 2019 | Day 2: The Mystery of Grace
God, as a manifestation of who he is, sought a way to save that which deserved damnation. Continue reading Holy Week 2018 | Monday of Holy Week: Salvation
Jeremiah's Vow 