1. Having Done All to Stand

    book
    07/14/22
    21 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    History is the painful realization that we aren’t the ones who can save the world but, rather, we’re the ones who get saved.
    Having Done All to Stand

  2. An Impossible Standard...Attained!

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    07/13/22
    10 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    In Jesus, the most totalizing summary of the law becomes the gospel of the one made perfect through obedience.
    An Impossible Standard...Attained!

  3. The Law Cannot Enter The Promised Land

    book
    07/07/22
    7 mins
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    By Daniel Emery Price
    Moses is no Jesus but he, like us, is saved by Him. The law cannot enter the promised land, and yet the true and greater promised land is occupied by nothing but lawbreakers.
    The Law Cannot Enter The Promised Land

  4. An Excerpt from Limping with God

    book
    07/01/22
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Following Jesus, we gimp our way down the dark and slippery paths of life. As we do, we discover, ironically, that the longer we follow him, the weaker we become, and the more we lean on our Lord.
    An Excerpt from Limping with God

  5. The Paradoxes of Faith

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    06/24/22
    11 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    It’s God’s power that we are dealing with here that is made perfect in weakness, not ours. God’s power is made perfect in the weakness of the cross.
    The Paradoxes of Faith

  6. Hope for These Bodies of Death: Understanding Romans 7

    book
    06/22/22
    32 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    There’s no possibility of understanding the grace of Romans 6 and the glory of Romans 8 unless you identify with the excruciating struggle of Romans 7.
    Hope for These Bodies of Death: Understanding Romans 7

  7. Demanding to Suffer Freedom

    book
    06/21/22
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The only solution to free will is the announcement from a preacher that the Father forgives us for Christ's sake.
    Demanding to Suffer Freedom

  8. Word and Water: A Baptism Conversation with FLAME

    book
    06/20/22
    16 mins
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    By Sarah Crowder
    FLAME uses Scripture and church history to argue that baptism is a gospel gift, not our work.
    Word and Water: A Baptism Conversation with FLAME

  9. Adopted

    book
    06/15/22
    32 mins
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    By Ron Hodel
    God has a plan for this world that he put into place from eternity, a plan that is carried out in Jesus Christ and promises unimaginably great blessings for believers.
    Adopted

  10. By Grace Or Karma

    book
    06/14/22
    23 mins
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    By Ron Hodel
    This week, we are grateful to publish a series of sermons from our beloved late Chaplain, Ron Hodel. This is the second installment of that series.
    By Grace Or Karma

  11. Flirting With The Law

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    06/09/22
    9 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    When the Law is viewed in its true light, when its "glory" is revealed, it is found to do nothing more than to kill man and sink him into condemnation.
    Flirting With The Law

  12. Malachi’s Message of the Maker’s Love

    book
    06/06/22
    20 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Our only hope in life and death is that God loves sinners, who fail and forget constantly, with a love that is just as constant.
    Malachi’s Message of the Maker’s Love
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