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- 05:17, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Important Is Church Membership? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 12:12-31''' </blockquote><blockquote> For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so...)
- 05:03, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What Is Baptism, and How Important Is It? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Colossians 2:8-15''' </blockquote><blockquote> See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to th...) (top)
- 04:35, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What is Baptism and Does it Save? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 3:18-22''' </blockquote><blockquote> For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having bee...) (top)
- 04:19, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) United with Christ in Death and Life, Part 2 (top)
- 04:09, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Thoughts on Baptism (New page: {{info}}''Sunday Evening Message'' The New Testament teaches very plainly that we are saved by faith. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved" (Acts 16:31; see also John ...) (top)
- 04:02, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Strengthened to Suffer: Christ, Noah, and Baptism (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 3:18-22''' </blockquote><blockquote> For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having bee...)
- 21:19, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Go and Make Disciples, Baptizing Them... (top)
- 21:14, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Go and Make Disciples, Baptizing Them... (New page: {{info}}Matthew 28:18-20 <blockquote> Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing the...)
- 21:08, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Christ Did Not Send Me to Baptize (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 1:10-17''' </blockquote> It is surprising to me that Paul would say, "Christ did not send me to baptize," when, in fact, one of the last things Jesus ...)
- 19:28, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Celebration of Baptism (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Acts 2:36-42''' </blockquote> Just before Jesus came on the scene "preaching the gospel of God, and saying, 'The time is fulfilled, the kingdom of God is at hand; r...)
- 18:39, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Buried and Raised in Baptism Through Faith
- 18:38, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Buried and Raised in Baptism Through Faith (New page: {{info}}'''Colossians 2:8-15''' <blockquote> See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary ...)
- 18:31, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N "There Was Much Water There" (in Minneapolis) (New page: {{info}}''Why a Series on Baptism?'' During the month of May, I will preach (God willing) from biblical texts on baptism. This was a decision the pastoral staff thought through and prayed...) (top)
- 17:34, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) m Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic Views of Infant Baptism (Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic Views of Infant Baptism moved to Lutheran, Episcopal, and Catholic Views of Infant Baptism)
- 17:32, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Old Is Infant Baptism? (New page: {{info}}The earliest explicit mention if infant “baptism” in the history of the church is from the African church father, Tertullian, who lived from about A.D. 160 to about 220. He was...)
- 17:24, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) m Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic Views of Infant Baptism (How Old Is Infant Baptism? moved to Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic Views of Infant Baptism)
- 17:23, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic Views of Infant Baptism (New page: {{info}}The Augsburg Confession of 1530 is an early Lutheran confession of faith, authored mainly by Philip Melancthon and approved by Martin Luther and presented to King Charles V. In Art...)
- 17:07, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N For Talitha at Her Baptism (New page: {{info}}The Lord himself once stood<br>With John the Baptist in the river, just<br>The way you stand with me<br>Tonight, the Son of Man with perfect trust, Fulfilling everything<br>...) (top)
- 17:04, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Infant Baptism and the New Covenant Community (New page: {{info}} ==== 1. In every New Testament command and instance of baptism repentance and faith precede baptism. ==== Acts 2:37-38, 41 <blockquote> 37 Now when they heard this, they were pi...) (top)
- 07:51, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Where I Am There Will My Servant Be: A Call to Treasure Christ Together
- 07:39, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Where I Am There Will My Servant Be: A Call to Treasure Christ Together (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''John 12:20-26''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida ...)
- 20:48, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together: The Vision and Its Cost (New page: {{info}}Today we take a little byway in our exposition of Romans 12. I am going to talk about the practicalities of church life, including what you will hear this Wednesday at the all-chur...) (top)
- 14:21, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together: North Campus Expansion, Part 1 (top)
- 14:20, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together: North Campus Expansion, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}''Begging for the Favor of Blessing Others'' <blockquote> '''2 Corinthians 8:1-9''' We want you to know, brothers,about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of ...)
- 14:03, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 2 (top)
- 14:03, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''Lessons in Love from 1 John'' <blockquote> '''1 John''' </blockquote> What should a pastor say when he wants to encourage a Biblical kind of life-together in a large church? That...)
- 13:58, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1 (top)
- 13:56, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
- 13:47, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
- 12:26, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
- 12:13, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
- 12:05, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
- 11:50, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote>{{info}}'''1 Peter 2:1-12''' So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it ...)
- 11:15, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together Above All Things (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 2:1-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure ...) (top)
- 06:04, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Must I speak in tongues in order to be saved? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Must I speak in tongues in order to be saved?''' Go to 1 Corinthians 12:30 and read how Paul said that not all...)
- 05:58, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Part 1: Are Wonders against the Word? (Part 1: Are Wonders against the Word? moved to Signs and Wonders: Then and Now) (top)
- 05:58, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) m Signs and Wonders: Then and Now (Part 1: Are Wonders against the Word? moved to Signs and Wonders: Then and Now)
- 05:54, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Signs and Wonders: Then and Now (New page: {{info}} ==== Part 1: Are Wonders against the Word? ==== I am one of those Baptist General Conference people who believes that "signs and wonders" and all the spiritual gifts of 1 Corint...)
- 05:44, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why Some Spiritual Gifts Attract Unstable People (New page: {{info}}The Bible is aware of “unstable” people. For example, 2 Peter 3:16 says, “There are some things [in Paul’s letters] hard to understand, which the ignorant and ''unstable ''...)
- 05:39, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Testing Bethlehem's Charismatic Quotient (top)
- 05:34, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Testing Bethlehem's Charismatic Quotient (New page: {{info}}Sunday February 26, we took a survey in the evening service at Bethlehem to see what our present convictions are about the spiritual gifts of tongues, healing and prophecy. One hun...)
- 05:26, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) The New Testament Gift of Prophecy
- 05:22, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) The New Testament Gift of Prophecy
- 05:21, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The New Testament Gift of Prophecy (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Definition, Theses and Suggestions''' </blockquote> '''Theses''' <blockquote> #It is still valid and useful for the church today. This is the clear implication of 1...)
- 05:09, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N High-Hurdling on Sunday Morning (New page: {{info}}When 1 Corinthians 12:29f. says that “''not all'' are teachers, ''not all ''work miracles, ''not all ''possess gifts of healing,” it means that we shouldn’t feel bad when we ...)
- 05:02, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The California Conference on Holiness: Kudos and Cautions (New page: {{info}}Last week fifty eight people from Bethlehem went to a conference in Anaheim, California called “Holiness Unto the Lord.” It was sponsored by Vineyard Ministries International. ...) (top)
- 04:16, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Spiritual Gifts
- 04:16, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Spiritual Gifts (New page: {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 12:1''' The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed" (1 Corinthians 12:1). I assume t...)
- 03:10, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong
- 03:04, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong (New page: {{info}}'''Acts 3:1-16''' <blockquote> Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid dai...)
- 02:55, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Signs and Wonders Helped Add Multitudes to the Lord (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Acts 5:12-16''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon'...)
- 02:45, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Calling all Clay Pots (New page: {{info}}''A Celebration of Ministry'' <blockquote> '''2 Corinthians 4''' </blockquote> I would like to try to persuade you of two things this morning: first, that every Christian has recei...)
- 02:31, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Clusters of Hope (New page: {{info}}It is amazing how much hope you can find when you look hard for it, and hope is a desperately needed power in our lives. It is the river of joy that flows back to us from the final...)
- 02:29, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Pizza with Noël by Lake of the Isles (New page: {{info}}Last Thursday Noël and I bought a half-price Great American Pizza, picked up some Dr. Diablo, spread our blanket at the northeast end of Lake of the Isles, and made a decision.&nb...) (top)
- 02:24, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Call to Small Togetherness (New page: {{info}}Here are the guidelines I promised you last Sunday. The main point of the message was: In order for all the saints (you) to do the work of the ministry as the New Testament teaches...)
- 02:19, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Your Calling Is to Bless Believers (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 3:8-12''' </blockquote><blockquote> To sum up, let all be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil...)
- 02:11, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) To See You Fills Me With Joy
- 02:02, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N To See You Fills Me With Joy (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Psalm 16:1-3''' </blockquote><blockquote> Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.<br>I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;<br>I have no good apart from you."...)
- 01:18, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Strengthen Each Other's Hands in God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Samuel 23:15-18''' </blockquote><blockquote> And David was afraid because Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the Wilderness of Ziph at Horesh. And J...)
- 01:06, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Small Group Life in the Power of God's Promises (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 13:1-6''' </blockquote><blockquote> Let love of the brethren continue. 2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained ...) (top)
- 00:52, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Sacrifice of a Shared Life (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 13:16''' </blockquote><blockquote> Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings; for it is...)
- 00:45, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Christ Enables the Church to Upbuild Itself in Love (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:4-16''' </blockquote><blockquote> There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one b...) (top)
- 11:02, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Alone in a Big Church (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}''A Call to Small Togetherness'' </blockquote><blockquote> '''Ephesians 4:11-12''' </blockquote><blockquote> And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, t...) (top)
- 10:47, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N You Were Bought with a Price (New page: {{info}}''Glorify God with Your Bodies'' <blockquote> '''1 Corinthians 6:20''' </blockquote><blockquote> For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. </blockq...)
- 10:37, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Why the Saints Minister to the Body
- 10:37, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Why the Saints Minister to the Body
- 10:36, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why the Saints Minister to the Body (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:7-16''' </blockquote> But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it says, "When He ascended on high, He ...)
- 10:18, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) One Lord, One Spirit, One Body for All Time and All Peoples
- 10:15, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) One Lord, One Spirit, One Body for All Time and All Peoples
- 10:14, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N One Lord, One Spirit, One Body for All Time and All Peoples (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:1-6''' </blockquote> I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with...)
- 10:02, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Local Church: Minimum Vs. Maximum (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Acts 2:36-47''' </blockquote> Last week we heard from the Bible that one great goal of the church is to demonstrate the wisdom of God to the principalities and powe...) (top)
- 09:36, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Living Together When Christ Is All in All
- 09:33, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Living Together When Christ Is All in All (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Colossians 3:12-17''' </blockquote><blockquote> And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, ge...)
- 09:27, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Living in the Spirit and in the Body for the Common Good (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 12:1-13''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. You know that when you were pagans, yo...)
- 02:55, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Israel and Us Reconciled in One Body (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 2:11-22''' </blockquote><blockquote> Therefore remember, that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "Uncircumcision" by the so-called "C...)
- 01:50, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How the Saints Minister to the Body (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:7-16''' But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it says, "When He ascended on high, He led captive a...)
- 01:32, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) His Body: The Fullness of Him Who Fills All in All
- 01:31, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N His Body: The Fullness of Him Who Fills All in All (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 1:15-23''' </blockquote> For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you, and your love for all the saints, do n...)
- 00:59, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Cosmic Church (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 3:10''' </blockquote><blockquote> ...that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers in the he...) (top)
- 00:32, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Body Pains: Feelings of Uselessness (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 12:14-20''' </blockquote><blockquote> For the body is not one member but many. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of th...)
- 00:14, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Body Pains: Feelings of Self-Sufficiency
- 00:11, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Body Pains: Feelings of Self-Sufficiency (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 12:21-27''' </blockquote><blockquote> And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; or again the head to the feet, "I have no need of y...)
- 23:31, 4 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Beautifying the Body of Christ (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 5:22-32''' </blockquote><blockquote> Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is th...)
- 23:15, 4 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever/fr
- 23:14, 4 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever/fr
- 22:51, 4 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever/fr
- 21:09, 4 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever/fr
- 22:26, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Why God Laid a Stone of Stumbling
- 22:17, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why God Laid a Stone of Stumbling (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 2:4-8''' </blockquote><blockquote> And coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected by men, but choice and precious in the sight of God, you also, as living...)
- 21:37, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together as a Church on Multiple Campuses (top)
- 21:15, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together as a Church on Multiple Campuses (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Acts 2:36-47''' </blockquote><blockquote> Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you cru...)
- 20:58, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N That the Truth of the Gospel Be Preserved for You (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 2:1-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. I went up by revelat...)
- 20:45, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Take Courage: You Build More Than You See
- 20:44, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Take Courage: You Build More Than You See (New page: {{info}}<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1228336561842_47" />''You Build More Than You See'' <blockquote> '''Haggai''' </blockquote><blockquote> In 586 BC the Babylonians sacked Jerusalem, des...)
- 20:33, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let Christ Be All in This Building! (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 3:10-17''' </blockquote> ==== Knocking the Props Out from Under Boasting ==== We saw last week that the way Paul tries to overcome the jealousy and s...)
- 07:34, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth (top)
- 07:23, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth (New page: {{info}}''Thoughts on Bethlehem's Future'' <blockquote> '''Acts 2:36-47''' </blockquote><blockquote> Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord ...)
- 06:49, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Good and Evil in the Churches of Asia and Bethlehem (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Revelation 2-3''' </blockquote><blockquote> *When a Tragedy Comes into an Individual's Life *When a tragedy comes into the life of a Christian, one of the most natu...) (top)
- 06:26, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Far More Than You Think (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 3:14-21''' </blockquote> If the Lord wills, next Saturday evening a new chapter in the 114 year history of Bethlehem Baptist Church will open. At 6:00 PM ...)
- 20:18, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What should a wife do when her husband doesn't lead spiritually? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''What should a wife do when her husband doesn't lead spiritually?''' Patiently, full of prayer, full of hope, and ...) (top)
- 20:13, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Should I date someone whose theology is different? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Should I date someone whose theology is different?''' Don't ask the minimalistic question. If you only want to...)
- 19:27, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is it wrong for married people to have friends of the opposite sex? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''Is it wrong for married people to have friends of the opposite sex?''' No. For goodness sakes, no. But one wonder...)
- 19:22, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How should singleness be different for Christians? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How should singleness be different for Christians?''' I don't think that a lot of the singleness that we see happ...)
- 19:18, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How can wives encourage their husbands? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio''. '''How can wives encourage their husbands?''' The first thing I would say is pray earnestly for your husband. We are...)
- 19:16, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How can I heal my marriage after committing adultery? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How can I heal my marriage after committing adultery?''' Clearly, this kind of issue is so deep—the wounds are ...)
- 19:13, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Topics for Conversation When a Man and a Woman Are Considering Marriage (New page: {{info}}In each of these sections one item could be added that I have not listed, namely, How do you handle and live with differences? How do you decide what can remain differences without...) (top)
- 19:04, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N John and Noël Riding in Tandem (New page: {{info}}Sunscreen on, helmets buckled, pedals in sync, and we were on our way. After a few minutes, Johnny called over his shoulder, “You’re doing pretty well for your first time on a ...) (top)
- 18:59, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) What Pipers Do On Vacation (top)
- 18:59, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What Pipers Do On Vacation (New page: {{info}}How Can a Husband and Wife Fellowship with Jesus? On vacation I had lots of time alone with my Bible, John Owen, and St. Athanasius. I would get up in the morning, run the hills o...)
- 18:53, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What Happens at a Bed and Breakfast (New page: {{info}}''More than You Think--A New Year’s Exhortation'' Noël and I celebrated our 37th anniversary this week. Part of what we do on these annual getaways is pick an extended passage ...) (top)
- 18:49, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Submission and Headship in the Home Where I Grew Up (New page: {{info}}Last Sunday’s message was on the meaning of submission in marriage. I did not have time for this closing illustration. So consider this an application at the end of that message....)
- 18:39, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Married or Single: For Better or Worse (New page: {{info}}''Following this weekend’s sermon entitled “<u>Single in Christ: A Better Name Than Sons and Daughters</u>,” Pastor John received a letter asking, “If what you say about th...)
- 18:29, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage: Is It Only Forgive and Forbear, or Also Confront? (New page: {{info}}Last Sunday’s sermon was originally misnamed “Marriage: Confronting, Forgiving, Forbearing.” In the end, I struck the word ''confronting''—not because it shouldn’t happen...)
- 18:14, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Letter for Noël on Her Birthday (top)
- 17:56, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Letter for Noël on Her Birthday
- 17:55, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Letter for Noël on Her Birthday
- 17:54, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Letter for Noël on Her Birthday
- 17:35, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Letter for Noël on Her Birthday (New page: {{info}}''December 27 is Noël Piper’s birthday. In this open letter, her husband John celebrates the gift of her support.'' Dear Noël, Happy birthday, Noël. Your name bears y...)
- 16:50, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Kill Anger Before It Kills You or Your Marriage (New page: {{info}}In marriage, anger rivals lust as a killer. My guess is that anger is a worse enemy than lust. It also destroys other kinds of camaraderie. Some people have more anger than they th...)
- 16:39, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Is Pastor John in Love with His Wife?
- 16:36, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is Pastor John in Love with His Wife? (New page: {{info}}I have been inspired to write this, first, because of the mini sermon series I am in right now on marriage and, second, by listening to <u>'''my wife’s online message'''</u> abou...)
- 16:02, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love, Part 2
- 15:08, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love, Part 2 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Genesis 2:18-25''' </blockquote> Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 Now out of the ...)
- 14:41, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Genesis 2:18-25''' </blockquote><blockquote> Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 Now...)
- 14:28, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Single in Christ: A Name Better Than Sons and Daughters (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Isaiah 56:1-7''' </blockquote><blockquote> Thus says the Lord: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my deliverance be reveale...)
- 14:09, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage: Pursuing Conformity to Christ in the Covenant (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 5:21-33''' </blockquote><blockquote> [Submit] to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For th...)
- 13:55, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage Gods Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace (Marriage Gods Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace moved to Marriage: God's Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace) (top)
- 13:55, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) m Marriage: God's Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace (Marriage Gods Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace moved to Marriage: God's Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace)
- 13:54, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage: God's Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Colossians 2:13-15, 3:12-19''' </blockquote><blockquote> And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together wit...)
- 13:39, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage: Forgiving and Forbearing (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Colossians 3:12-19''' </blockquote><blockquote> Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patienc...)
- 13:17, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head, Part 2
- 06:12, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head, Part 2
- 06:09, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''What Does It Mean to Lead'' <blockquote> '''Ephesians 5:21-33''' </blockquote> Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the...)
- 05:52, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 5:21-33''' </blockquote><blockquote> Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the ...)
- 05:34, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let None Be Faithless to the Wife of His Youth (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Malachi 2:10-16''' </blockquote><blockquote> Have we not all one Father? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers by breaking faith ...)
- 05:23, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let Marriage Be Held in Honor Among All (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 13:1-6''' </blockquote><blockquote> Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels u...)
- 03:42, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage Is Meant for Making Children...Disciples of Jesus, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 6:1-4''' </blockquote><blockquote> Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first com...)
- 03:24, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Adam, Where Are You? (New page: {{info}}''Father's Day'' <blockquote> '''Ephesians 5:21-28''' </blockquote><blockquote> 21) Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22) Wives, be subject to your husbands, a...)
- 03:01, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is it wrong to use birth control? (New page: {{info}}'''Is it wrong to use birth control? ''' As for pills: if it's an abortifacient, then don't use it. If you're persuaded by your doctor or by some literature that a certain pi...) (top)
- 02:56, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How does the command to honor father and mother relate to God? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How does the command to honor father and mother relate to God?''' There is no doubt that God is there in that com...)
- 02:54, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How does Pastor John handle spiritual training in the home? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How does Pastor John handle spiritual training in the home?''' Looking back over 31 years of parenting, the thing...) (top)
- 02:51, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How do you encourage and advise Christian parents? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How do you encourage and advise Christian parents?''' First, I want to encourage people that all of us feel inade...)
- 02:48, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How can we teach our children about God's character and not just his commandments? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How can we teach our children about God's character and not just his commandments?''' I don't think the kids will...)
- 02:13, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How can eternity influence a mother's daily tasks? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How can eternity influence a mother's daily tasks?''' I believe it is a very high calling to be a mom charged wit...)
- 02:10, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Do fathers and mothers have different roles in parenting? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio''. '''Do fathers and mothers have different roles in parenting?''' It's interesting that in Ephesians 6 Paul says, "Chi...)
- 02:05, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Can we pass the spiritual responsibilities of raising our kids onto others? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How important should the spiritual education of children be to their parents?''' It's huge for parents to think a...)
- 02:03, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Parenting for the Glory of God, Part 2
- 02:01, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Parenting for the Glory of God, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''Exalt '94, Cincinnati, OH'' What we saw <u>'''yesterday'''</u>was that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. The greatness and beauty and all-sufficienc...)
- 01:51, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Parenting for the Glory of God, Part 1
- 01:45, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Parenting for the Glory of God, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}''Exalt '94, Cincinnati, OH'' </blockquote> As I have thought and prayed about the task assigned to me in these two messages (today and tomorrow), what I believe I sho...)
- 23:57, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Home Grown World Christians (New page: {{info}}The world came early into my life. On rainy days, Mother let us dig through attic baskets filled with mementos of her college summer in Mexico. My parents' table and guest bed were...)
- 23:45, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Family: Together in God's Presence (New page: {{info}}God-centered worship is supremely important in the life of our church. We approach the Sunday morning worship hour with great seriousness and earnestness and expectancy. We try to ...)
- 23:33, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Does the Bible permit birth control? (New page: {{info}}Desiring God and Bethlehem Baptist Church have no formal position on birth control, but John Piper and most of the pastors on staff believe that non-abortive forms of birth control...) (top)
- 23:17, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Rearing Children for the World's End (New page: {{info}}Amy Carmichael was born December 16, 1867 in the village of Millisle on the north coast of Ireland. After a lifetime of service in India she died, the beloved Amma, with a family o...) (top)
- 22:43, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Planning Life into Our Vacation (New page: {{info}}Many experiences slip through our fingers with little or no significance. This makes us depressed because we see our life dribbling away without meaning. We want life to be rich wi...) (top)
- 22:24, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Note to Parents of Young Children (New page: {{info}}The fastest growing department at Bethlehem Baptist Church is the nursery—and there is no end in sight. My wife knows of ten expectant mothers at BBC. There are some really tough...)
- 22:13, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A Birthday Poem for Missions Week
- 22:11, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A Birthday Poem for Missions Week
- 22:09, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Birthday Poem for Missions Week (New page: {{info}}''For Karsten'' <blockquote> Today, my eldest son, you reach<br>The end of twelve God-given years,<br>And I will stand today and preach<br>That God Almighty takes our fears. ...)
- 22:06, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N 12 Ways to Love Your Wayward Child (New page: {{info}}''My son Abraham, who speaks from the wisdom of experience and Scripture, has written the article that follows. I read it with tears and laughter. It is so compelling that I asked ...)
- 22:00, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Raising Children Who Hope in the Triumph of God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 6:4''' </blockquote><blockquote> Let's think for a moment about the word "Lord" at the end of Ephesians 6:4. "Fathers, do not provoke your children to ang...)
- 21:50, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Raising Children Who Are Confident in God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Psalm 78:1-8''' </blockquote><blockquote> {A Maskil of Asaph.} Listen, O my people, to my instruction; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my ...)
- 21:37, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N One Generation Shall Praise Your Works to Another (New page: {{info}}''Education for Exultation: In the Next Generation'' <blockquote> '''Psalm 145:4''' </blockquote><blockquote> One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Y...)
- 20:25, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage Is Meant for Making Children...Disciples of Jesus, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''A Father’s Conquest of Anger in Himself and in His Children'' <blockquote> '''Ephesians 6:1-4''' </blockquote><blockquote> Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is ...)
- 20:14, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Fathers, Bring Them Up in the Discipline & Instruction of the Lord (New page: {{info}}''A Tribute to My Father, William Solomon Hottle Piper'' <blockquote> '''Ephesians 6:1-4''' </blockquote><blockquote> Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "H...)
- 20:03, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Fathers Who Give Hope (New page: {{info}}''Father's Day'' <blockquote> '''Colossians 3:21''' </blockquote><blockquote> Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. </blockquote> Our text is straigh...)
- 19:52, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is modesty an issue in the church today? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Is modesty an issue in the church today?''' Yes. And it's not just a problem for males. Women have issues with...)
- 19:45, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A Challenge to Women
- 19:40, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Challenge to Women (New page: {{info}} That all of your life—in whatever calling—be devoted to ''the glory of God''. <br>That the ''promises of Christ ''be trusted so fully that peace and joy and strength fill you...)
- 19:09, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Meditation on a Mother's Day Without Noël (New page: {{info}}On Mother’s Day Noël was in Wheaton, Illinois at her 20th class reunion. So I played single parent for two and a half days. Since she wasn’t around to hear me say nice things ...) (top)
- 19:04, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Her Body, Her Self, and Her God (New page: {{info}}The Minneapolis ''Star-Tribune ''(October 23, p. A18) carried Mary McCarty’s review of Joan Brumberg’s recent book, ''The Body Project''. The book is about the difference betwe...)
- 18:58, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Women of Valor for Non-Promise Keepers
- 18:56, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Women of Valor for Non-Promise Keepers (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 3:1-7''' </blockquote><blockquote> In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, t...)
- 18:43, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N To Be a Mother Is a Call to Suffer (New page: {{info}} ==== Change of Plans for This Morning ==== I apologize for announcing one text and title for this message and putting all that off until next week and going in a different direc...)
- 18:27, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Honoring the Biblical Call of Motherhood
- 18:21, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Honoring the Biblical Call of Motherhood (New page: {{info}}''A Tribute to Ruth Piper'' <blockquote> '''2 Timothy 3:10-17''' </blockquote><blockquote> You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patienc...)
- 18:08, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Holy Women Who Hoped in God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 3:1-6''' </blockquote><blockquote> Likewise you wives, be submissive to your husbands, so that some, though they do not obey the word, may be won without a ...)
- 09:06, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Do Not Forsake Your Mothers Teaching (New page: {{info}}''Mother's Day'' <blockquote> '''Proverbs 1:7-9''' </blockquote><blockquote> The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Hear, my son,...) (top)
- 04:01, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Moves of Manhood (New page: {{info}}''Resisting Lust, Serving as Leaders, Showing Love'' ''A Twenty-Four Hour Ministry Retreat for Men<br>Bethlehem Baptist Church'' This is a first. And it is long overdue. A time a...)
- 03:57, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N John G Paton's Father (New page: {{info}}''A Key to His Courage'' John G. Paton was a missionary to the New Hebrides, today called Vanuatu, in the South Seas. He was born in Scotland in 1824. I gave my <u>'''Pastors' Con...)
- 03:44, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Should children be taught to pray even if they haven't professed faith? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Should children be taught to pray even if they haven't professed faith?''' Yes. I think we should teach our ch...) (top)
- 03:41, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is it okay to not have children for the sake of ministry? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio''. '''Is it okay to not have children for the sake of ministry?''' To pour your life into college ministry does not sou...) (top)
- 03:36, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Loaves and Fishes (New page: {{info}}"Grandpa?" "Yes, Aber." "Tell us ‘bout<br>The time you got in trouble out<br>Behind Bethsaida hills, when you<br>Were just a kid. Okay?" "Me too,<br>Grandpa! Can I stay up and he...)
- 03:31, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Children
- 03:24, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Children (New page: {{info}}Do you hear the children crying?<br>I can hear them every day,<br>Crying, sighing, dying, flying<br>Somewhere safe where they can play. Somewhere safe from all the dangers,<...)
- 03:15, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What Did Christ Purchase for Your Children With His Blood? (New page: {{info}}Thankfully, the blood of Christ divides and unites families. “Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. . . . They will be divide...)
- 03:12, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Teaching Doctrine to a Six-Year-Old (New page: {{info}}I've just finished writing a short book on justification. Lord willing, it will be published later this year by Crossway under the title <u>''Counted Righteous in Christ''</u>. In ...)
- 03:09, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Jesus and the Children (New page: {{info}}''Pondering Children as Pride Detectors'' One thing to watch for when assessing a person's spiritual fitness for ministry is how he or she relates to children. Put a child in the ...)
- 03:04, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Will the Next Generation Know? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Judges 2:6-14''' </blockquote><blockquote> When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. And t...)
- 02:56, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Receiving Children in Jesus' Name (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Mark 9:33-37''' </blockquote><blockquote> And when they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?" But th...)
- 02:49, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let the Children Come to Me (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Luke 18:15-17''' Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to hi...)
- 01:59, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let No One Despise You for Your Youth (New page: {{info}}''A Vision for the Next Generation'' <blockquote> '''1 Timothy 4:11-16''' </blockquote><blockquote> Command and teach these things. Let no one despise you for your youth, but set t...)
- 01:49, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Children, The Church, and the Chosen (New page: {{info}}''Sunday Evening Message'' The primary fact about little children in the Bible is that they are helpless and dependent on adults for their life. We have to give them food, clothin...)
- 01:43, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N His Commandments Are Not Burdensome (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 4:20-5:5''' </blockquote><blockquote> If any one says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has se...)
- 01:33, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Aliens Keep the Identity of Their Homeland (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 1:1-2; 4:7-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadoci...)
- 01:25, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How to Buy Gold When You're Broke (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Revelation 3:14-22''' </blockquote><blockquote> And to the angel of the church of Laodicea write: "The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginni...) (top)
- 01:17, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How to Do Good So That God Gets the Glory (New page: {{info}}In the year AD 42, Herod, king in Judea, killed the apostle James with a sword. When he saw it pleased the Jews, he threw Peter, another apostle, in prison. The night before Herod ...) (top)
- 01:07, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Jesus Is Able to Help Those Who Are Tempted
- 23:01, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Jesus Is Able to Help Those Who Are Tempted (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 2:14-18''' </blockquote> Since then the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render ...)
- 22:54, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let Us Press On to Maturity (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 6:1-3''' </blockquote><blockquote> Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of...)
- 22:33, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Let Us Walk by the Spirit (top)
- 22:11, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let Us Walk by the Spirit (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 5:25''' </blockquote> This is the second in a series of messages on the Holy Spirit. Last week we dealt with the cause of the new birth. I argued from Joh...)
- 21:52, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let Us Walk in the Light of God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 1:5-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. If we...)
- 21:24, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Liberating Law of the Spirit of Life (top)
- 21:06, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Liberating Law of the Spirit of Life (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Romans 8:1-2''' </blockquote> We have come to the fourth part of a five part series of messages dealing with aspects of biblical truth which I think we need to know...)
- 20:55, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Life Is Not Trivial (New page: {{info}}Isn't it the extremely high and the extremely low occasions of life that trigger in us a hunger that life not be so trivial most of the time? Every human being now and then feels a...) (top)
- 20:22, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Little Children, Keep Yourselves from Idols (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 5:18-21''' </blockquote><blockquote> We know that any one born of God does not sin, but he who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him...)
- 20:07, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Lust of Ignorance and the Life of Holiness (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 1:14-16''' </blockquote><blockquote> As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One...)
- 17:45, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Natural People and Spiritual People (New page: {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 2:14-16''' ==== Summarizing the Letter Thus Far ==== Let me try to sum up what we have seen so far in this letter and try to put today's text in relation to what...) (top)
- 17:29, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N He Will Turn the Hearts of the Fathers to the Children (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Malachi 4:4-6''' </blockquote><blockquote> Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. See, I will send you the p...)
- 17:10, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A New Years Plea: Plan! (top)
- 17:10, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A New Years Plea: Plan! (New page: {{info}} ==== Planning for Physical Necessities ==== Suppose the thought enters your mind that you want to build a house. You sit down and make a list of all the materials you think you ...)
- 17:03, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N O, That Christ Would Be Formed in You! (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 4:12-20''' </blockquote><blockquote> Brethren, I beseech you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong; you know it was beca...)
- 16:52, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Olympic Spirituality, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''How Then Shall We Run?'' <blockquote> '''1 Corinthians 9:23-27''' </blockquote><blockquote> And I do all things for the sake of the gospel, that I may become a fellow partaker of...)
- 16:46, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Olympic Spirituality, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}''Beyond the Gold'' <blockquote> '''1 Corinthians 9:23-27''' </blockquote><blockquote> And I do all things for the sake of the gospel, that I may become a fellow partaker of it. Do...)
- 14:36, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Present Power of Christ Crucified (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 2:1-5''' </blockquote> I wonder if you would agree with the following view of the cross of Christ: the crucifixion of Christ was a once-for-all substi...) (top)
- 14:29, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Put on the New Person (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:22-24''' </blockquote><blockquote> Put off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts, and be re...) (top)
- 12:53, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Radical Cost of Following Jesus (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Luke 9:56b-62''' </blockquote><blockquote> And they went on to another village. 57 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherev...) (top)
- 12:44, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Slaves of God: Free from All to Honor All (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 2:13-17''' </blockquote><blockquote> Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to gove...)
- 12:33, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N He Is Like a Refiner's Fire (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Malachi 2:17-3:6''' </blockquote><blockquote> You have wearied the LORD with your words. "How have we wearied him?" you ask. By saying, "All who do evil are good in...)
- 12:21, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Grow in Grace and in the Knowledge of Our Lord (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Peter 3:15-18''' </blockquote> The final section of 2 Peter to look at is 3:15–18. Let me sum up the main points that I see and then look at them one at a time....)
- 12:12, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N God Glorified in Good Resolves (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Thessalonians 1:3-12''' </blockquote><blockquote> We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abunda...)
- 12:01, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 5:1-5''' </blockquote><blockquote> For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. </blockquote><b...)
- 11:45, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Excellence Which Love Approves (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}Philippians 1:9-11 </blockquote><blockquote> And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve w...) (top)
- 11:36, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Escape from Futility (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:17-21''' </blockquote><blockquote> This I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in t...) (top)
- 11:19, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Do Not Love the World
- 11:19, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Do Not Love the World (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 2:15-17''' </blockquote> Do not love the world or the things in the world. If any one loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in ...)
- 02:06, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Discontented Christian Life (New page: {{info}}'''Philippians 3:4-14''' This morning's message is the second of a two-part series dealing with the issue of contentment and its role in the Christian life. Last Sunday morning I ...) (top)
- 01:47, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Dangers of Following Jesus
- 01:46, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Dangers of Following Jesus (New page: {{info}}''Maundy Thursday Communion Meditation'' <blockquote> '''Matthew 10:24-25''' A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master; it is enough for the disciple to ...)
- 01:41, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Danger of Being Merely Human (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 3:1-4''' </blockquote> This is one of those texts that offer tenderhearted hope and tough-minded warning in the very same truth. The hope is especiall...)
- 21:18, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Confirm Your Election (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Peter 1:5-11''' </blockquote> Last Sunday we saw in 2 Peter 1:1–4 that God's divine power has been given to all who have obtained faith in the righteousness of ...)
- 21:03, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Christ's Power Is Made Perfect in Weakness (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Corinthians 12:1-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I kno...)
- 20:54, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Christian Identity and Christian Destiny (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 2:9-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim t...)
- 20:46, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Can You Begin by the Spirit and Be Completed by the Flesh?
- 20:29, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Can You Begin by the Spirit and Be Completed by the Flesh? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 3:1-5''' </blockquote><blockquote> O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? Let me ...)
- 20:09, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Blessed Are the Pure in Heart (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 5:8''' </blockquote><blockquote> Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. </blockquote> ==== Jesus Concerned About Our Heart ==== The first t...)
- 19:59, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Blessed Are the Peacemakers (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 5:9''' </blockquote><blockquote> Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. </blockquote> With each beatitude another nail is driven...)
- 19:50, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Blessed Are the Merciful (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 5:7''' </blockquote><blockquote> Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. </blockquote> In the brief time that we have for such an important s...)
- 15:35, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Sons Are Free (New page: {{info}}''Palm Sunday'' <blockquote> '''Matthew 17:22-27''' </blockquote><blockquote> And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be ...) (top)
- 15:27, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) United with Christ in Death and Life, Part 1 (top)
- 15:24, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Walk by the Spirit! (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 5:19-26''' </blockquote> "God never urges himself to be good," said Edward Carnell in ''Christian Commitment''. Because he is good. That is, his nature al...)
- 15:11, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The War Against the Soul and the Glory of God (New page: {{info}} ==== 1 Peter 2:11-12 ==== <blockquote> Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul. Keep your behavior excellent am...) (top)
- 15:02, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Whatever Is Not from Faith Is Sin (New page: {{info}}The Old Testament (Psalm 32:1, 2) and the New Testament (Romans 4:7, 8) agree: "Blessed (or fortunate) is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the m...)
- 14:55, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Already: Decisively and Irrevocably Free, Not Yet: Finally and Perfectly Free (New page: {{info}}What we have learned from Romans 6 and 7 is that when we trusted in Christ as our Savior and Lord (as our Treasure!), we were united to Christ (Romans 6:5; 7:4). In this union with...)
- 14:51, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Call for Coronary Christians (New page: {{info}}Having recently celebrated back-to-back days that cry for justice, I summon Bethlehem to be coronary, not adrenal, Christians in the cause of racial harmony and human life. I have ...)
- 14:47, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Dana, Doug and an APTAT Recap (New page: {{info}}Here is a reminder of <u>'''last Sunday’s message'''</u>. The terrible mistake of the Galatians was that they were trying to advance in the Christian life “by the flesh.” The...) (top)
- 14:00, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Eighteen Aspects of Holy Dissatisfaction (New page: {{info}}''A New Year’s Agenda for Growth'' “Grow in grace.” “But he gives more ''grace''.” (2 Peter 3:18; James 4:6) “We pray for you that you…increase in the ''knowledge ...) (top)
- 13:33, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Fierce Fruit of Self-Control (New page: {{info}}"As the Hebrews were promised the land, but had to take it by force, one town at a time, so we are promised the gift of self-control, yet we also must take it by force."* The very...)
- 13:31, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Fighting Covetousness by Looking at Others (New page: {{info}}This is overflow from a pastoral staff discussion on how to be free from covetousness. Fred Johnson had drawn our attention to Achan’s stealing and lying in Joshua 7:11. Jericho ...) (top)
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