If I struggle with depression, I may see myself as a worthless blob of cells. Or if I have an inflated opinion of myself, I may think that I’m God’s gift to the world. What is the truth about me? What does Christ think?
Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
Sermons on The Grace of Christ
The year 2020 lies ahead of us like a fresh blanket of untrampled snow. But are we already spoiling its beauty by dragging along the rotting corpse of past resentment?
The story of Christ’s conception and birth becomes familiar even in the Sunday school nursery. But as we mature, we wonder why Jesus was born.
God’s grace is a beautiful gift, but some scriptures plainly suggest that Christians may renounce it or take it completely for granted.
Jesus tells us to deny ourselves and take up our cross. And if we accept his challenge, will we suffer for it?
It’s hard to turn on the TV on Sunday morning without hearing a preacher offer up the sinner’s prayer. But does saying a prayer of faith and repentance produce Christian conversion at that very moment?
Legalism is making up black-and-white rules to address matters of opinion. Daniel’s prayer for mercy points to a great antidote for this spiritual problem.
The popular new hymn “In Christ Alone” is a powerful and biblical proclamation of the all-sufficiency of Jesus. He isn’t just enough. He fills us to overflowing.
False teachers in Galatia were perverting the wonderful message of God’s grace. They were teaching that salvation depended on both Jesus and Moses. But Jesus is the only answer to our sin.
Most people drool a little bit at the thought of inheriting a huge sum of money. But the Bible promises a far more splendid inheritance (Tit. 3:3-8a). Jesus died on the cross – and he left us in his will.