Audio Transcript Christian Hedonism is not theory. It’s a life practice. It’s a heart cry, a desire for more of God and to share in more of his glory. So it’s no surprise to me that we get a lot of emails from people who are asking for very practical help. They ask questions like…
The True Measure of Faith Posted by appolus on January 30, 2025 The proof of our life in Christ , our resurrection from the dead, our authentic faith, is not found in a large house, a $2000 suit or a prosperous life in this world. These things prove nothing in the spiritual. The proof of our…
Audio Transcript We’re going to look at one verse in Colossians 3. You don’t need to open your Bible because it’s right there on the screen and we’ll be working with it. Before we read it and then work on it, I want to put the verse in a wider context, which Marshall has already…
The Grand Canyon is spectacular and vast: 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and over a mile deep. Covering about 1,900 square miles, the Canyon is roughly the size of the state of Delaware. While millions visit this national park each year, the vast majority see the Canyon only from the rim and…
I remember the first time someone flirted with me. I was fourteen or so, out with a male-female group for the first time. I was rather loudly telling a story to my sister when a teenage boy suddenly put up his pointer finger. “Shhh,” he said. “You’re too pretty to talk.” Insulting, but to a…
Awakening the Next Generation: A Call to Christians – a vision. Posted by appolus on January 27, 2025 The beginning of the vision was a loud booming voice calling all Christians to awake , “Awake you sleepy Christians.” “Who will ascend Gods Holy Hill? Those with a pure heart and clean hands.”Then I saw thousands of…
Audio Transcript We’re reading the Navigators Bible Reading Plan together again this year, and we just wrapped up our first month of the new year with readings that included Psalm 23:1–3 and Matthew 9:36 and Matthew 10:6. David, a listener, is putting those three texts together in asking you this question. “Pastor John, hello and…
Few writers have managed to capture both the weight and wonder of prayer. The most beautiful attempt I know of comes in a sonnet written by George Herbert (1593–1633). Before we plunge into this poem together, I’d love for you to let Herbert’s masterpiece wash over you whole: Prayer (I) Prayer the Church’s banquet, Angels’…
I have three aims for this message. First, I want to impress upon you the fact that the pastoral ministry is supernatural. All of the distinctly Christian goals in your pastoral life are humanly impossible, and God alone is the decisive cause if those goals are attained. Second, I want to try to show how…
On March 27, 1525, Wolfgang Reissenbusch served as a preceptor in the monastery of St. Anthony. This meant Mr. Reissenbusch had vowed to live a single, celibate life — that is, until the Reformation provided him a new perspective, a different justification (to be married). What should he do? Write to the fiery bachelor Martin…
