Romans 8:1–4 and the way God actually changes us This past Sunday I was privileged to begin preaching through Romans 8. Other than the Sermon on the Mount, I’ve probably spent more time studying, memorizing, and seeking to apply this beautiful passage of Scripture than any other. And part of the reason for that can…
Romans 7:14–25 is one of those passages that the church has been fighting about for years. Even many of my heroes in the faith disagree about this passage, though they agree on so many other things. Many of them think that Romans 7 describes unconverted Paul, along with Adam and Israel caught up in sin…
As most of you know I used to be a liberal pagan. I was a cultural sheep, enslaved to the lies and the ways of the world, who thought Christianity and capitalism were two of the great enemies of human flourishing. And I still have some friends from those days of foolishness who still think like that. So this week when I…
When Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” (Matt. 5:17), He was not tearing up the story of Israel and starting fresh. He was bringing it to its fullness. The Law and the Prophets remain…
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder and what appears to be revival stirring across our land, something has become strikingly clear: the Christian presence in America is far greater than many of us dared hope. When politicians, and even many from the president’s own administration openly proclaim that Christ is King, when political leaders declare that our government must bow to…
Jesus Christ is not waiting to be King—He is King. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me,” He declared (Matthew 28:18). And from that position of total dominion, He gave His Church a mission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations… teaching them to observe all that I have…
John Stott once said, “The church doesn’t have a missions program, it is a missions program.” Or as Jesus said in Acts 1:8, we are His witnesses, we don’t merely go witnessing. I think Christians today all too often think of faithfulness as boxes to check: evangelism… check… discipleship… check… worship… check… But this is…
The Gospel The gospel is the beating heart of Scripture, the story of God’s covenant faithfulness erupting into history through the person and work of Jesus Christ. It’s not a disembodied message for individuals to clutch in isolation—it’s the proclamation of a King who has come to reclaim His world. God created us to glorify…
Throughout church history two of the main ways the church has been referred to is the Church Militant and the Church Triumphant. The Church Militant refers to the Bride of Christ as she currently is on earth, in the midst of spiritual warfare, evangelism, missions, suffering, and perseverance. It’s the church in this life actively…
Ephesians 1:3 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.” Then later, Ephesians 1:20-22 says that Christ has risen victoriously from the grave and is now seated at the right hand of the Father in the heavenly…