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Friday – What Do You Seek?

February 12, 2016 by Phil Auxier

It’s Friday…everybody’s working for the weekend.  But, I want to encourage you to seek the Lord.  Here’s some great encouragement from Psalm 70:

Hope this comes out of your heart this weekend.

Filed Under: Friday, Gospel, seeking

Gospel Friday – All Things New

January 1, 2016 by Phil Auxier

Today, as you think about the newness of the New Year, remember, part of what God’s done in the Gospel is to take away the old and make all things new.

In fact, Revelation 21:5 says, “Behold, I am making all things new.”  Rest in this glorious reality today.

Filed Under: Friday, Gospel, new year

Merry Christmas: A Savior Is Born To You…

December 25, 2015 by Phil Auxier

This Friday, remember the amazing news communicated to the shepherds:

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11)

Filed Under: advent, Friday, Gospel

Gospel Friday – God Loved and Acted…

December 18, 2015 by Phil Auxier

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”  (John 3:16)

Rest today in this truth that God loved you and acted, by giving His Son so that you could have eternal life.  Believe in Him and receive the gift of eternal life this holiday season.

Filed Under: advent, Friday, Gospel

Gospel Friday – Savior of the World

December 4, 2015 by Phil Auxier

As you think about Advent and the coming weekend (or even your day today), take heart because…

The Father has sent
The Son to be
The Savior of
The World. (1 John 4:14)

Filed Under: advent, Friday, Gospel

Black Friday Gospel Thought

November 27, 2015 by Phil Auxier

Your sin was dark, but God changed that!

“Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
(Isaiah 1:18)

Filed Under: Friday, Gospel

Friday’s Gospel Reality – Condemnation (or Lack Thereof)

November 20, 2015 by Phil Auxier

If you’re trusting Christ today…

“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
(Romans 8:1)

Filed Under: Friday, Gospel, Romans

A Lil’ Friday Gospel Reminder

November 13, 2015 by Phil Auxier

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV)

Filed Under: 2 Corinthians, Friday, Gospeliscious

New Gospel Resource: The6c

September 22, 2011 by Phil Auxier

Found this site upon the recommendation of another person.  It’s called the6c.

Here’s an introduction:

Enjoy!

Filed Under: Friday, Gospel, Gospeliscious

Self Righteousness – Gospel Enemy…

August 12, 2011 by Phil Auxier

Last Friday I posted on TGINL, and how we tend to minimize the Gospel by being self-righteous.  I get it.  It’s hard to recognize and see how self-righteous we’ve become.  We all tend to give ourselves very favorable ratings in what’s right.  I was greatly helped then, this week, when I read over these questions again from Jerry Bridges’ Bookends of the Christian Life.

When you analyze your Christian walk: 1) Do you tend to live by a list of dos and don’ts? 2) Is it difficult for you to respect those whose standards aren’t as high as yours? 3) Do you assume that practicing spiritual disciplines should result in God’s blessing? 4) Do you feel you’re better than most other people? 5) Has it been a long time since you identified a sin and repented of it? 6) Do you resent it when others point out your “spiritual blind spots”? 7) Do you readily recognize the sins of others but not your own? 8) Do you have the sense that God owes you a good life? 9) Do you get angry when difficulties and suffering come into your life? 10) Do you seldom think of the cross?

Bridges concludes:

If you found yourself answering yes to at least half of these questions, it’s likely you’re living under the stronghold of self-righteousness toward God. You need to see this for what it really is — a hideous enemy disguised as a satisfying glory. It will let you down and leave you hanging. Its satisfaction is as short-lived as an ice cube in the blazing sun; its glory has all the appeal of a well-dressed corpse. And at the end of the day this fact remains: no amount of personal performance will ever gain the approval of a holy God. (pp.49-50)

The remedy is to repent of our self-righteousness by depending on the finished work of Jesus Christ. We need to truth of the Gospel to saturate us in such a way that our living is informed by the Gospel, not by our self-righteous, religious performance. Run to Jesus today, He’s your refuge and crushed your self-righteousness on the cross and through His resurrection.

Filed Under: Friday, Gospeliscious, jerry bridges

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From One Degree To Another?

Yeah, that's right. My one, consuming passion is Jesus Christ, my Lord. I'm totally gripped by one message: the Gospel - the good news that God came after me when I was far from Him. So, the life I live, I live by faith in Him: He loved me and gave Himself for me.

From One Degree To Another is the change that He's accomplishing in me by grace. Growing downward in humility, upward into Him, outward toward others, and inward with renewal characterize my existence.

This site is where I flesh all of these types of things out, including my life as a slave to Jesus, husband, father, coffee-enjoyer, and pastor. I hope it encourages you.

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