Article: Never Obligated To Redeem
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
More On Parenting
To see the page, please click on the URL listed below
http://www.albertmohler.com/2009/10/14/parents-obey-your-children/
Being Members of One Another In Christ and Genuine Love: Rejoicing and Weeping (Romans 12:5, 9, 15)
On October 18 when I preached from Romans 12 on a Biblical understanding of church membership, the sermon was not exhaustive when I spoke about letting love be genuine in our body of Christ relationships. Being members of one another “in Christ” with Christ as our very life, we are called to love, too, by rejoicing and weeping with one another. Being in Christ together, we feel genuine joy or sorrow when our brothers and sisters are rejoicing or weeping. Jesus in us moves us to celebration and weeping by His Spirit.
God has blessed us at Rocky to weep with our church family in recent weeks. Yes, it is a blessing because the love of Christ has been shown to be very real and comforting. Two RBBC couples have experienced the death of a child. Richard and Theresa Pate’s daughter, Kelli, died unexpectedly after 40 years on earth. Greg and Lauren Tomaschko’s son, Jonathan, died expectedly, at age 40 minutes. And we wept with both families because we love them in Christ. Both families are looking to the Lord for His strength and comfort, resting in the truth of His Word. Please continue to pray for and love them. Also, please be aware of the Tomaschko family’s blog where you may share in their experiences with their precious son, Jonathan--
www.jonathansbabyjournal.blogspot.com. Their testimony resounds to the glory of God and is one to pass on to others!
This week the Rocky family has another opportunity to weep with those who weep. Jon and Julie Baum have been foster-parenting two wonderful children, Edgard and Nicole, whose mother, Anna Marie Benjamin, died last week. A memorial service for Anna, with Jon leading it, will be on Friday afternoon, October 23, at 4:00 P.M. in Genesis Hall. Please pray for all the Baum family, including Edgard and Nicole.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
A Parents' Prayer
Blog: Pure Church
Post: "Lord, Please Reveal Sin."
Link: http://purechurch.blogspot.com/2009/10/lord-please-reveal-sin.html
THE DEEP, DEEP LOVE OF JESUS
This great hymn, written by S. Trevor Francis in 1875, came to my mind as I prepared to preach on “John 3:16 Evangelism” last week. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). What unspeakable love of the Father and the Son!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness over me!
Underneath me, all around, me, is the current of Thy love
Leading onward, leading homeward to Thy glorious rest above!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, spread His praise from shore to shore!
How He loveth, ever loveth, changeth nevermore!
How He watches o’er His loved ones, died to call them all His own;
How for them He intercedeth, watcheth o’er them from the throne!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, love of every love the best!
‘Tis an ocean full of blessing, ‘tis a haven giving rest!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, ‘tis a heaven of heavens to me;
And it lifts me up to glory, for it lifts me up to Thee!
Friday, October 9, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Evangelism Moved by Love
Having begun praying and preparing for October 11th’s sermon on evangelism from John 3:16, here are two quotes to share with you.
As we ponder the depths of “the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God”, knowing that His judgments are unsearchable and his ways are inscrutable (Romans 11:33), here is a quote from evangelist D.L. Moody (it is found with various wordings) : “Written on the outside of the gate of heaven are the words, ‘Whosoever will may come.’ and on the other side of the gate, which you can read from the inside, is written: ‘Chosen before the foundation of the world.’”
And being deeply affected by the greatness of the love of God that moved Him to give and send His Son, I am challenged to love lost people as Christ did and does. “Love: ‘The steady directing of the human will toward the eternal well-being of another.’”
“For God so LOVED the world, that He GAVE His only Son, that whoever BELIEVES in Him should not PERISH but HAVE eternal life” John 3:16.
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