They wanted comfort,
But Jesus offered them a cross.
They wanted comfort,
But Jesus gave them cannibalism.
They wanted comfort,
But Jesus promised persecutions.
They wanted comfort,
But Jesus promised them death.
They wanted comfort,
But Jesus gave them nothing.
But WE want Jesus,
And He has promised HIMSELF!
But WE want Jesus,
And we find our comfort in Him.
But WE want Jesus,
And HE has given us ALL!
BUT [...]
Posts Tagged ‘God’
We and They: mediations on a God who loves us despite ourselves.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cannibalism, comfort, glory, God, jesus, Love, truth on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Man’s Moral Test
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adam, Christ, eve, Genesis, God, man, moral, sin, test, total depravity on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, ‘You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.’“ (Genesis 2:16-17)
man was created – able not to sin
if he passed the test – [...]
Your Word brings life
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Faith, glory, God, Jesus Christ, life, sin on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I SHALL NOT DISHONOR
THE ONE WHO HAS GIVEN ME LIFE
AND LIFE AGAIN…
I am but a shadow
Heart filled with deceit
You are slow to anger
For me made yourself meek
My pride has consumed me
Vanity hides behind the flesh all see
Your grace goes deeper than the shattered walls to my soul
Omnipotent Holy One
You are LORD
Adonai, you owed me flames
And [...]
THE GOSPEL and WOMANHOOD! Part 2…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, God, David Platt, Grace, Love, Jesus Christ, The Gospel, Titus 2, Womanhood, marriage, biblical womanhood, Younger Women, Children, discipline, self-control on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Titus 2:3-5
“…They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.”
THE GOSPEL AND YOUNGER WOMEN…
Love your husband
-We are our husbands helper not our [...]
Esau’s Tears: a pressing plea for repentance
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1 John, christianity, Esau, forgiveness, God, jesus, repentance, Savior on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1John 5:16-17
16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. 17 All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not [...]
Q & A response: Patric’s question on God and morality…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abraham, apologetics, christianity, ethics, God, morals, Nature of God, philosophy, sovereignty on September 2, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Patric asks:
Hopefully we agree murder is an immoral act and must be punished. But what of God asking Abraham to kill his one and only son? Was God not being immoral in asking Abraham to do something immoral?
This question has been raised by philosophers and atheist alike.
I’ve discussed this question with quite a few people, [...]
The Gospel: The Message
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged christianity, religion, jesus, bible, history, spirituality, God, culture, David Platt, Resurrection, Wrath, Grace, Universe on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
THE GOSPEL:
The Sermon Notes from Pastor David Platt @ Church of Brook Hills on April 13, 2008. I plan over the next two months to really camp out in unraveling and unfolding the components and parts of the whole Gospel presentation as seen below. These sermon notes will basically work as an outline [...]
Does God bless the good of evil?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christ, christianity, glory, God, good and evil, jesus, Joy, justice, man and God, tough questions, unsaved on August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What is good? Your car, a ham sandwich, a nice salesman at the Best-buy store? Well according to Jesus none is good but God (Matthew 19:17). So what does this mean for the well-intentioned philanthropist who gives his money freely to charities and non-profit organizations?
Is this a good thing that this person is doing?
Consume us…a prayer for the glory of God
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged christianity, desire, fire, glory, God, jesus, passion, prayer on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Consume us with the fire of Your glory,
O God, make me as passionate about it as you are. May the dryness of this world be set ablaze by the fire to where no water spout of the adversary or “well rooted” tree could stop it. May the fire that does not scold, burn others and may the [...]
The insufficiency of clay jars…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Calvinsim, christianity, Glory of God, God, gospel, human inability, humility, Jars of Clay, Power of God, salvation on August 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Have you ever felt insufficient to share your faith? Or maybe just not adequate to paint the Gospel for somebody? Have you ever felt like, “If I could just get them to church or to read this book then they might be saved. But I just can’t do it well enough.” This is both good [...]
