It was Howard Hendricks who said: “Only two things in this world are eternal—the Word of God and people. It only makes sense to build your life around those things that will last forever.”

When I read this blog I thought of CrossPoint’s  plan to keep it simple.  Although we may not be as simple as Redemption Bible Church, you must admit CrossPoint’s process is extremely uncomplicated. CrossPoint’s process is… …to CONNECT with God through Jesus Christ …to CONNECT with God’s people through a Bible Study Class …to CONNECT with …

As my friends and I travel to work with our Father, I leave you with this prayer: 3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day …

We make discipleship too complicated, don’t we? Check out Justin Buzzard’s plan for discipleship. I like this plan because it is simple. I like it also because it works. Imagine if parents did this with their children. Discipleship involves a lot, but one of the most important things you can do with a new believer …

I love preaching the book of Galatians. I am having a ball helping us work our way through these treasured and transcendent words. It is hard to believe we have already concluded the first chapter in just four weeks. Galatians is beyond question one of the most important books of the New Testament. No other …

Today’s a big day for me. Today is the day before my big “Lth” birthday. For those of you who do not know, my family of faith has been using the letter “L” to show their love for me recently. They make the letter “L” with their thumb and index finger. And then they hold …

Learning to be satisfied in Jesus will free you to enjoy everything else. Being fulfilled in Christ means that you no longer depend on other things for life and happiness. That means you can enjoy them, because you are no longer enslaved by them. The prospect of losing them doesn’t terrorize you. And you can …

The gospel turns religion upside down. The gospel assures us of God’s acceptance, given to us as a gift earned by Christ’s worthiness, not ours. In response to that gift, we are moved to obey. Love for Him grows in response to His love for us. The British pastor D. Martin Lloyd-Jones once asked his …

J.D. Greear is lead pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. His recent book, Gospel: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary is a great book. It is also one that is very easy to read. Greear convinced me of my need for the book in the opening paragraph of his introduction: I …

Let’s reflect on one section from yesterday’s message: 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel …