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"The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heave, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of earthly friends, are but shadows; but God is the substance. These are but scattered beams, but ... Continue Reading

From The Supremacy of God in Preaching by John Piper"Probably in our day someone would ask Edwards why he does not make external deeds of love and justice his goal rather than just the affections of the heart. The answer is that he does make behavior his aim, namely, by aiming to transform the spring of behavior- the affections. He chooses this ... Continue Reading

John 2:1-12 "The First Sign"    If you have been here with us for a while you know that I am preaching through the Gospel of John. I talked with Ralph about weather or not to preach this passage this morning do to the fact that he just preached this passage a few months ago. He told me to "Go for it". That together with the fact that the ... Continue Reading

Three Crucial Elements of the Gospel Message from Acts 24:25And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you.”-Acts 24:25Paul’s reasoning, as a prisoner, with Felix consisted of three elements: A) Righteousness, B) ... Continue Reading

1. Beyond Sex Roles by Gilbert Bilezikian2. Strange Fire by John MacArthur3. What Paul Really Said About Women by John Temple Bristow4. Why Men Hate Going to Church by Dave Murrow ... Continue Reading

The Rich Young Man [16] And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” [17] And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” [18] He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder, You ... Continue Reading

These are in no particular order. I did not have a stand out "Best book of the year". These however, were really good and worth reading.1. Expositional Preaching by David Helm2. The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel by CFW Walther3. God's Forever Family by Larry Eskridge 4. The Cross by Martyn Lloyd-Jones5. One Way Love by Tullian ... Continue Reading

I have found Matt 5:48 "You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" to be a great place to start with one on one evangelism. Why? 1. Jesus tells us of the Holiness of the Father.2. Jesus tells us the law, that we must be perfect.3. Jesus crushes us with the law, because no one is perfect or can be perfect like the Father.Then ... Continue Reading

Rev 19:6-8"Then I head what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lab has come, and his Bride has made herself ready: it was ... Continue Reading

Pharisees and Hypocrites1. Repented but bore no fruit. Matt 3:82. Always want other people to know what they themselves have done for God. Matt 6:13. Desire the praise of man. Matt 6:24. Always find ways to let others know when they're fasting. Matt 6:165. Has the ability to see every little sin of others, yet is blind to they're own sin. Matt ... Continue Reading