Are You Being Judgmental?
How can those of us who have been redeemed from all of our sins by the precious blood of Christ rightly make judgments without wrongly being judgmental? Let me share some thoughts for our consideration: Check your motives. Why am I doing this? Have I checked my heart knowing that ultimately only God knows the... Read More
What I’m Reading – 11/17/2017
At the end of each week, I round up some of the articles I’ve read recently that I think you will find interesting. Here’s what’s going on this week: How Southern Baptists Trained More Disaster Relief Volunteers than the Red Cross (Sarah Zylstra, TGC): This makes me proud to be a member of Southern Baptists. The... Read More
A Golden Promise and the Golden Rule – Matthew 7:7-12
This sermon continues the series through the Sermon on the Mount at Wake Crossroads Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. Date: October 25, 2017 Text: Matthew 7:7-12 Outline Manuscript
New Book: Shepherding God’s Flock
I wanted to make you aware of a new book that will serve you tremendously. My friends, Benjamin Merkle and Thomas Schreiner, recently published Shepherding God’s Flock: Biblical Leadership in the New Testament and Beyond. Merkle and Schreiner corral an impressive stable of scholars that answer crucial questions about pastoral leadership like, who should lead the... Read More
What I’m Reading – 11/10/2017
At the end of each week, I round up some of the articles I’ve read recently that I think you will find interesting. Here’s what’s going on this week: How God Has Upheld Connie Dever (Tilly Dillehay, TGC) If you did not know, Mark Dever’s wife, Connie Dever, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2013. Throughout her... Read More