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COMPLAINING OR PRAISING? By Pastor Scott Henry
“Do all things without complaining or disputing; that you may prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world…” (Philippians 2:14-15). If we...
CONTROL YOUR TONGUE By Pastor Scott Henry
“Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit” (Psalm 34:13). Most, if not all, of our problems relate to our tongue … our speech is one of the easiest ways to sin. We cannot do just anything we want, but we sure can say just about anything. Do you...
WALKING IN SUBMISSION By Pastor Scott Henry
“…be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility…” (1 Peter 5:5). The word humility in Scripture means “humbleness of mind.” It’s a character quality that can best be summarized by Romans 12:3: “…not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think,...
IDOLATRY: THE DESIRE TO BE LORD OF WHAT ONE WORSHIPS By J. I. Packer
“Paul’s words here endorse the consistent biblical testimony that idolatry is inexcusable. Scripture never condones idolatry on the grounds that men knew no better, but condemns it on the assumption that they did, and that irrespective of whether they had encountered...
JESUS IS OUR SANCTIFICATION By Dr. Sinclair Ferguson
“In the New Testament, Jesus is presented as the ‘author,’ ‘captain’ or ‘pioneer’ of salvation (Acts 3:15; 5:31; Hebrews 2:10; 12:2). The word archegos (author) is notoriously difficult to translate into English. In the case of Jesus (especially in the context of...
DATING A NON-VIRGIN By Dr. Rick Phillips
Since the PCRT theme this year was Holiness and Honor: A Reformed View of Sex and Marriage, most of the Q & A was devoted to this theme. Here is another question we did not get to, but which I will address now: What should I do if I'm dating someone who didn't...
HOW DO I KNOW I’M A CHRISTIAN? By Pastor Kevin DeYoung
Whenever counseling Christians looking for assurance of salvation, I take them to 1 John. This brief epistle is full of help for determining whether we are in the faith or not. In particular, there are three signs in 1 John given to us so we can answer the question...
THE SHEPHERD AND HIS SHEEP By Pastor Scott Henry
“For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’” (Hebrews 13:5). Jesus is with His people at all times, in all places, and under all circumstances. He is “Immanuel, God with us” (Matthew 1:23). Jesus is with every believer to comfort us in the...
GOD’S AMAZING LOVE By Pastor Scott Henry
“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him” (1 John 3:1). God the Father loves all those whom He gave to His Son (John 6:37) with the same love...
FRESH STARTS By Paul David Tripp
We’re going to pick up in the third chapter, but today I only want to focus on the first verse: “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time.” (Jonah 3:1, ESV) A second time. A second chance. The core message of the gospel is a fresh start. Sinners, who...