A Review of
By Amy Mantravadi
05/21/25
10mins

A Review of "Raised in Splendor: The Hope of Glorification for a Secular Age by Jason B. Alligood

Alligood is at pains to stress that glorification is not the result of our own efforts any more than sanctification or justification.
Gone Fishin'
Aaron Boerst
Aaron Boerst
05/20/25

Gone Fishin'

Forgiveness from Jesus is always surprising to us.
On Pornography, Hunger, and Holy Rescue
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/19/25

On Pornography, Hunger, and Holy Rescue

The Christ who rescues does not wait for you to be clean. He comes to clean you. He does not need your strength. He brings his own.

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Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/02/20

Old Testament: Job 38:4-18 (Pentecost 10: Series A)

It is important to see how the LORD does NOT answer the questions Job and his friends have been wrestling with.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
08/02/20

Epistle: Romans 10:5-17 (Pentecost 10: Series A)

Here we have the other major theme within Romans: God will have mercy on whom He has mercy, and He will have compassion on whom He has compassion
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/02/20

Gospel: Matthew 14:22-33 (Pentecost 10: Series A)

If the feeding of the 5000 invited an emphasis on Jesus’ COMPASSION, this week’s miracle invites a sermon focused on Jesus’ AUTHORITY.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
07/31/20

Acceptable Prayers

Your prayers are not what make you acceptable in his sight. You have already been made acceptable through the blood of Christ.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/29/20

The Most Unexpected Gospel

The Gospels function like literary essays, composed with a specific thesis and purpose in mind. Each account of Jesus’s life acts as a treatise to show us something about the person and work of the Savior.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/28/20

If Only...

In Christ Jesus, through faith, we’ve received everything we need for our bodies and lives, and life eternal.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
07/27/20

Comfort When You Don't Feel Like Praising God

These words not only rescue and defend; they also attack.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
07/27/20

What If I Am Not Saved?

I rededicated my life as many times as I could when the guilt was unbearable. I would read my Bible more and pray more, yet I still struggled. I knew deep down, I was breaking God’s heart with my failure at being his child.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
07/26/20

Gospel: Matthew 14:14-21 (Pentecost 9: Series A)

Jesus’ miracle in this sermon, then, is a type of the compassion He has for your hearers. While they certainly have many physical needs, your hearers also (more fundamentally) need Jesus’ mercy and forgiveness.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/26/20

Epistle: Romans 9:1-5 (6-13) (Pentecost 9: Series A)

The lifeblood of Christ is the treasury that defines personal worth – your worth, my worth. Preach that; the price tag on your soul.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
07/26/20

Old Testament: Isaiah 55:1-5 (Pentecost 9: Series A)

This food, already purchased and freely given in our pericope, is a foretaste of the feast to come as well; the marriage feast of the Lamb in His Kingdom which has no end.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
07/23/20

Gods of the Garden

There is no comfort in naked sovereignty. A bully may be said to be “sovereign” over the elementary school playground, but that doesn’t bring much comfort nor does it promise security. We need something more than a God who is in control.
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