We are not reconciled to a holy and just God by our ethnicity, family, or good works. But, by God’s grace we believe in the divinely-chosen Servant, the soul-pleasing Beloved, the multi-national justice Preacher, the unbroken bruised Reed, the quenchless smoldering Wick, the justice-delivering Victor, our Savior, Jesus Christ the Lord.
Category Archives: The Gospel of Matthew
The Reward of Christ
Consider the reality of this: The gospel is not something left on the pages or your bible or confined to the preacher’s pulpit. It is the reward of Christ carried with every single man, woman, and child who is in Christ! The hope that we share is that the reward of receiving the gospel of Christ is Christ Himself.
The Purpose of Parables
Therefore, the purpose of Jesus’ parables is less in the story told but of whom the story tells. He is the central theme of every parable, a truth understood only by receiving the gift of saving knowledge in Him.
The Peace of Christ
How certain can we be that this heavenly peace is ours forever? Such certainty is rooted in the sovereign grace of God who foreordained our salvation effectually calling us, justifying us, and one day glorifying us for eternity (Rom. 8:29-30).
The Greatest Sign
Every Lord’s Day, on the first day of the week, we acknowledge the greatest of signs, worshiping our risen Savior. For everyone looking for a sign, here it is: He is risen; He is risen indeed! Every Lord’s Day we gather to worship Christ through the signs and wonders of His ordinary means of grace: The reading, singing, and preaching of the holy Scriptures; the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s Supper; and, the prayers of the saints assembled.
The Great Physician
The Christian life then is a life lived out in full confidence in our Great Physician. Though you may not always feel healthy and whole, though you may see evidence of the disease of sin, trust in the Keeper and Perfecter of your soul.
The Family of Christ
Being a family of faithfulness involves you to stir up your brother and sister to love and also good works.
Shepherd of the Kingdom
How is this kingdom mission accomplished? Jesus says that it begins first not by praying for the harvest but for the laborers into the harvest. As our Lord is the Lord of the harvest, we are to pray to Him that the gospel of the heavenly kingdom be advanced to every inch of the earthly kingdom.
Self-help Salvation (and other lies demons love)
As much as the demons love the lie of self-help salvation, they hate the gospel truth that “by grace you have been saved through faith.
Sabbath Rest
Do not miss the gospel of Sunday worship: We do not work six days for God, to earn our seventh day rest; Christ worked for us, securing our rest on the first day, that we might rest obediently in Him forever.
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