Cross of Christ Fellowship: 6 Core Values When planting a church, it is vital to consider your core values (ideas and motivations which shape and define the way your church operates). Aubrey Malphurs helped me to consider this in his book “Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting” (a vital read for all church planters). Every […]
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Calvin on Prayer
Calvin on Prayer I’ve continued my quest through John Calvin’s Institutes and been surprised by how incredibly practical and devotional it has been. Time and time again I find my heart encouraged and better equipped to love the Lord and others. This past week I finished Calvin’s treatment on prayer. Here’s some of my favorite […]
Evil Suspicions and the Gospel (1 Tim 6:3-5) “If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, […]
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Calvin on Psalm 103
Calvin on Psalm 103 I found Calvin’s comments on Psalm 103:1-2 particularly helpful: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me,bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul,and forget not all his benefits,”Ps 103:1-2 “The prophet, by stirring up himself to gratitude, gives by his own example a lesson […]
Here’s my sermon and sermon outline for Psalm 103 To listen to it, you can click here. Ps 103 “Preaching the Gospel to Ourselves” What do you do when your heart grows cold toward God? What do you do when you don’t feel like worshiping God? How do you stir up your love for Him? […]
Meditations from Psalm 103 In Psalm 103 we see David celebrating God’s person and actions. It interesting to think about how David recalls not only God’s character (v8-18), but also God’s actions (2b-7; 19). Here’s some of my meditations after considering this: If we only possess an awareness of who God is apart from what […]
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100 Person Prayer Team
100 Person Prayer Team “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks […]
Preaching Like An Adolescent Boy Unlike a vast majority of Christians, I thoroughly enjoy standing up and preaching a sermon. I believe God has given me this desire and delight to serve Him in this way, and that not everyone has been given this passion. It is a privilege and an incredibly weighty responsibility to […]
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Taking a Break
Taking a break from the blog and church planting work for the next few weeks. Will be back after Jan 6th. Looking forward to reading a biography on Calvin by Alistair McGrath!
How to Choose a Church Name: How We Chose “Cross of Christ Fellowship” The church we are planting next year in Naperville is called “Cross of Christ Fellowship.” How did we decide on this? Well, it was a very difficult process, but we landed on Cross of Christ Fellowship for the following reasons. 1. Cross […]
