The Gospel will cost you. It might cost you friendships. It could cost you your job. It could even cost you your life. Somehow, when I read the following passage I don’t think of a better life or prosperity or health or comfort. This is what the Gospel might cost you. 24 Five times I …
Read more »A good word by Henry Law from Christ is All: The Gospel in the Pentateuch: You ministers of Christ, behold your theme. So dreadfully denounce the curse, that you and yours may flee it. So sweetly paint the blessing, that you and yours may grasp it. So fully preach the Savior, that you and yours …
Read more »I shared the gospel last Friday. The individual came to my house to see me for one reason; the Lord sent them to me for quite another purpose. We spent several minutes in conversation while sitting on my porch. A few minutes pass. While responding to his inquiry I begin praying. “Lord, why did you …
Read more »Apparently there is a new movement afoot in the evangelical world. The movement is on the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Good News is clearly returning to the center stage, and so it should. Phrases like “living out the gospel,” “gospel-centered ministry,” “gospel living” and the like are spreading. I have recently read several blogs …
Read more »Preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ also includes bad news. The Good News is about HEAVEN… and about HELL. The Good News is about LIFE… and about DEATH. The Good News is about SALVATION…. and about DAMNATION. The Good News is about PEACE… and about TURMOIL. The Good News must include …mercy and wrath …
Read more »Pastor Ryan is out of town for a funeral and asked me to write this blog in his absence. Enjoy. — Jonathan Howe, webmaster, J1M.info While our current economic climate in America is in direct contrast to that of a few years back, I think it is healthy for us to not forget our need …
Read more »In John 12:32, Jesus made this promise, And I, when I am lifted up from all the earth, will draw all people to myself. The Lord Jesus fulfilled that amazing promise last weekend at CrossPoint. We were two minutes into worship, when 178 students from Truman State University arrived on our campus in buses and …
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