1. Preaching Predestination with Jim Nestingen

    book
    02/03/23
    14 mins
    read
    By John W. Hoyum
    Predestination, Jim knew, is no longer a frightening doctrine of mystery when you understand that God makes his choice about you in the simple word of God, given from one sinner to another.
    Preaching Predestination with Jim Nestingen

  2. Remembered and Redeemed

    book
    01/31/23
    25 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
    Remembered and Redeemed

  3. I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

    book
    01/27/23
    20 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
    I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

  4. In the Stars

    book
    01/06/23
    12 mins
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    By Steven A. Hein
    The usual acclamation when one becomes King is: “Long live the King!” But this King of kings, this son of David, has come to die.
    In the Stars

  5. More Blessed to Receive than to Give

    book
    12/15/22
    10 mins
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    By Steven A. Hein
    If Jesus shows up and you are a sinner, ‘tis more blessed to receive than to give
    More Blessed to Receive than to Give

  6. Malachi Prepares the Way for Jesus

    book
    12/13/22
    9 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    The lesson of Malachi reveals God’s love for his people. When the people ask for proof of God’s love, he reminds them of their election.
    Malachi Prepares the Way for Jesus

  7. As We Wait for Them

    book
    11/25/22
    10 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    While the world is full of horizons and endpoints, for Christians, there is always tomorrow, and there are people in that tomorrow waiting for us as we wait for them.
    As We Wait for Them

  8. I wanted you to be here too

    book
    11/23/22
    14 mins
    read
    By Laura Bauer
    We ache in eager anticipation as we see Christ in action and as we take in the snapshots of his life, death, and resurrection.
    I wanted you to be here too

  9. Refreshment for the Depressed Soul

    book
    11/21/22
    29 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    Help comes for those who cannot help themselves. When we bottom-out and come to the end of ourselves, that is where hope springs.
    Refreshment for the Depressed Soul

  10. Preaching in the Twilight of the Church Year

    book
    11/12/22
    32 mins
    read
    By John T. Pless
    That is the task of preaching in these last weeks of the Church Year, to enable the people given to our care, to praise God from the perspective of the end when our Lord will return in glory bringing us into His Kingdom of glory.
    Preaching in the Twilight of the Church Year

  11. How to Define Christian Community

    book
    10/25/22
    10 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    There is no true life and meaningful community apart from forgiveness.
    How to Define Christian Community

  12. The Book that Brings Deliverance

    book
    10/24/22
    24 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.
    The Book that Brings Deliverance
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