Sinclair Ferguson urges us to not confuse Jesus Christ with Santa Claus.
SOW – Peasant Princess Concluded
I’ve really benefited from Mark Driscoll’s preaching through the Song of Songs. The series is now complete. Download these 10 messages and you may benefit from them as well.
Advent Helper…
Christ the King Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC has provided this helpful devotional in the celebration of Advent.
(Thanks, JT)
I Love The Briefing.
Got my latest issue in yesterday and have been enjoying it ever since.
TCT – Defending the Faith
As we continue to look at Total Church, this week brings us to chapter 11 on Apologetics. I thought the authors did a great job of unfolding the history of how the faith is defended. They eventually call for a “relational apologetic”:
Apologetics is answering questions raised by our lives. This is not simply a matter of lone Christians living godly lives and doing good works. In the Old Testament it was the life of the covenant community that was to function as a light to the nations. And in the New Testament too it is the life of the community that commends the gospel…We need to persuade people that our story, the story of God, is true. But they will only explore its truth if we can first persuade them that it might be a better story. We need to address their hearts before we can begin to address the questions in their heads. (pp.178-179)
There are some enormous implications: 1) The Christian community should demonstrate the Gospel. 2) We should be more concerned about hearts over heads. Both of these are traditionally weaknesses in my own life and in the life of the church. We seek to make evangelism a door to door with one person all alone kind of thing. But there are corporate elements that need to demonstrate the Gospel. Also, we need to avoid a campaign to just win arguments. Hearts have to be addressed. People in our culture need to see a demonstration of people gripped by truth. This will awaken our role to speak to the head questions. Let’s defend the faith properly, in a corporate witness that demonstrates the power of God.
MM – How Is Your Handling of Money?
With stewardship on my mind after the morning service yesterday, I was wondering how you as a family are doing in attacking the money issue? Does the world get a picture of sacrificial giving, demonstrating a trust in God? Or is the world shown that you value money just like they do, you just have God “working” for you? As a couple, labor together to strive to be Godly stewards of what you’ve been entrusted with.
Resources for Money Questions…
Today, we discussed God Exalting Giving from Mark 12:41-44. I mentioned a book by Randy Alcorn entitled, Money, Possessions and Eternity. You might visit his website for more resources.
Thanksgiving…
Related to Thanksgiving, I probably won’t be posting the next couple of days, so have an enjoyable thanksgiving and remember to transfer glory to God for all you’ve been blessed with. Ultimately it is He who has given us everything to enjoy.
You might be intrigued by this post on a part of the Thanksgiving story you possibly haven’t heard before, as well as how we can thank the Puritans on this day as well.
SOW – Richard Owen Roberts on T-Giving…
JT links to a sermon he heard this past Sunday preached by Richard Owen Roberts on giving thanks. Be inspired by it today.
Review of Twilight…
I love Tim Challies’ blog. Today, he posted a book review of the latest rage – Twilight. It is worth reading to know how to respond to this phenomena.
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