There was nothing at all on the programme about biblical church, or the biblical God or his Christ. This was church-as-social-entity, church-as-religion, church-as-ancient-and-utterly-irrelevant-ritual.
Read moreJoy in Jesus; Philippians 3
Here is my Sunday morning message on Finding Joy in Jesus, preached at Rock Baptist Church Cambridge
REST! Heb 3&4
Rest is nothing trivial. It is far more than a pleasant day off. It is the promise of security, relief, beauty, joy, marriage, inheritance and abundant goodness in intimate fellowship with God. It is surpassingly attractive. It ought to elicit a great big sigh of contentment at the very thought.
Read moreDisobedience Equals Unbelief; Heb 4:1-5
Every time I disobey God, what it reveals is that I don't believe as I should. There is something faulty in my believing. In the case of the people in the desert that continued to grow and grow until it resulted in full-blown rejection of God and utter disbelief and lack of trust in him. The challenge in Hebrews 4 is to fear that slippery slope. Every time I sin it should be leading me to throw myself on God, fearing that I might fall into obdurate unbelief
Read moreThe Joy of the Lord
Delight, Spirit-empowered character, appetite, hunger, desire for God, rejoicing in the righteousness of Christ. When the Psalmist cries “I am consumed with longing for you” and our hearts leap, that’s it!That’s the joy of the Lord I am talking about.
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