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Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter. From the way you talk about your faith, do people get the impression that Jesus is great, or that you are? @jaredcwilson The first part of a good work is will; the other, a strong effort to accomplish it; the author of both is God. Therefore we are robbing the Lord if we claim for ourselves anything either in will or in accomplishment. (John Calvin) Under the shepherding care of Jesus, failing to get what we want most is not a roadblock but the way to freedom. @JeffPierce76 Believers are God’s children—freed from sin, given power to do what is right, and adopted into God’s family. #thegospelprojectkids for the sermon cannot do any good unless there is a savor of Christ in it. (Charles Spurgeon) via @jaredcwilson The power for salvation and the sa...

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter. “For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” - Colossians 3:3 @jaredcwilson Multiplication is not a strategy, it is a posture. Multiplication comes naturally when you are in the right posture. Multiplication is about making much of Jesus.  (Andy Owen) #hesstonmb When it comes to knowing God and Jesus Christ, there is no such thing as a spectator sport. We are not justified to sit; we are justified to run. That’s why He gives us his Spirit to keep us running the race. He also gives us each other, (Jack Miller) The religious relate to worship like it earns favour because they have no use for grace. The rebellious relate to worship as optional, because they have yet to understand grace. The repentant relate to worship like oxyge...

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter. When your heart is abiding in Jesus, you want to worship him. @pauldunk And once you get alone with God, you begin to discover that being with God – that knowing him and his love for you – is the best and most beautiful thing in the world. (Jack Miller) It's possible to be drawn to the Bible, theological study and discourse, and even to teaching, preaching, serving, and church -- yet be disconnected relationally from Jesus. If we are seeking "his kingdom" but not seeking HIM, then we are missing the point entirely. @scottsauls Without the words, “for you,” the good news, the Gospel, does not exist, only more rules. Without these words Christianity becomes meaningless. Jesus died for you. It is finished for you. The words “for you” are the m...

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter. Grace is an inward power that enables us to do what we would not ordinarily want to do. Paul emphasizes inward Grace to show us it’s not about just about what we do; it’s about who we are. If you get the “you” straight, then the doing will come straight too. (Jack Miller) The Father planned your redemption, the Son accomplished it and the Spirit is now applying it. It is finished. @pauldunk Someone will always have better coffee, better music, better facilities, better speaking, better marketing. Showcase Christ and his gospel. Nobody can improve on that. @jaredcwilson I’m not the guru. I’m just a pointer, pointing to the One who, by his very presence, is himself the freedom he gives to his own. @DrSteveWBrown Energy to serve God and love our neigh...

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter. God’s story tells us who we are and who God is, and it tells us of the new identity, “the children of God”, that he gives everyone who believes in him. @PaulTripp Similarly, what great occasion he gives us to contemplate his mercy when he often pursues miserable sinners with unwearied kindness, until he shatters their wickedness by imparting benefits and by recalling them to him with more than fatherly kindness! (John Calvin) New Year's is the annual festival of we're -Not Good Enough -Not Skinny Enough -Not Nice Enough -Not Smart Enough It is the unholy day of the Little Law that always accuses us. Today, and every day, hear this: Christ is our Enough In him we are 100% pleasing to God. @birdchadlouis  God's resolution for His children ... ...

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter.  Jesus as an example is law. Jesus living, dying, rising for us & saving sinners is gospel. @WhiteHorseInn The babe in the manger is a stark reminder that in Christian faith, we don't meet God half way - He came all the way. Grace. Alone. #Advent @pauldunk Hope in the here and now and hope in the great forever that is to come rests on one set of shoulders. It rests on the Almighty shoulders of Jesus, who is for you today the Way, the Truth, and the Life. @PaulTripp How is grace tied to obedience? Only people who are confident in God's love and acceptance of them are willing to unreservedly pray, "Thy will be done." Grace makes us trust. Trust helps us obey. @ElyseFitz Jesus' name meant "God with us". His last words...

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter.  The questions "who am I?" and "why am I here?" are not meant to be answered outside of what God says and what God does. @JeffVanderstelt "Law does not sanctify. Only the Gospel sanctifies. If you want sanctity preach the Gospel." @RScottClark Are you living your life as a lifelong celebration or a lifelong audition? @pauldunk Any measure of OUR faithfulness before God will only condemn us because it can not save us. Faith must be in Christ alone not our works. @robinyawn Putting our faith in Christ is not about trying harder; it means transferring our trust away from ourselves and resting in him. @DailyKeller The more you soak yourself in the good news of the gospel, the more you will delight in good deeds simply becaus...

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter.  The good news is that while I see more & more of my own sinfulness each new day,I also see more & more of God's grace. @elysefitz Beholding his glory not only makes our souls happy, but it is the best and surest way to make our souls holy. @JMellinger "For it is God who works in you..." Philippians 2:12a. God is at work in you and me now. Today. @feastonChrist The Gospel is substitution. The false gospel is contribution. #galatians @pauldunk Grace is a pool where elephants can swim and children can play. Grace isn't just a doctrine; it's a 24-7 context for living. @DrSteveWBrown No matter what grade we'd give ourselves at the end of this day, in Christ, we're 100% beloved, forgiven, righteous, loved and His @Sco...

Introduction : Generosity, Money, Giving.   This is one topic that congregations do not enjoy hearing about AND one of the topics that pastors do not like to preach or teach on.   This is an area that I personally struggle with.   But before you stop listening, let me share a secret about my feelings on this topic.   As a pastor, I am not a fan of the way giving, generosity, money has been taught in the church.   Much (not all) of the curriculum or teaching I have discovered focuses too much on guilt and shame to get results.   Today’s passage shows us how generosity is good news not bad news.   Give (Vs. 14-18) ·          Vs. 14-Good to share in my troubles o    The Greek word translated “share” emphasizes that participation. Same root word used in Philippians 1:7. The basic translation, “fellowship,” means a deep partnership of two going the same direction . [1] o    Paul had...

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter.  Our standing before God is not about what we have done or not done, what we will do or not do, but rather on what Jesus has done for us in his life, death, and resurrection. @WillWalker The core of Christianity is what Christ has DONE not what we are doing. @pauldunk Antinomianism & legalism are two sides of the same coin. Both think little of their sin & little of the need for grace in all of life. @MichaelHorton_ Fully known and fully loved. The one essential thing every human being really wants can only be found in God. @jaredcwilson Moralism hands starving people a cookbook. @MattSmethurst Legalism is simply separating the law of God from the person of God. @DrSFerguson "Many Christians attempt to gain through performance what...

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter.  religious heart-"I'll change myself", rebellious heart-"I don't need to change", repentant heart-"change me God by your grace" @pauldunk The Gospel alone creates the security that the human heart needs to live freely and to live totally with joy. @byronyawn "Love God and love others" is not a summation of the gospel. That's how Jesus summed up the Law. @Alex_Early We are worried about what others think because we are not convinced that God delights in us. (Psalm 149:4) @WillWalker #journeytothecross "Looking to Jesus" is our way of saying consider who he is & what he is done, let it sink in & stir your affections. @WillWalker "The gospel..transforms us from the inside out, n...

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter.  Confidence in the gospel produces self-forgetfulness. Hope is only found when people forget about themselves. @bradjoegray The essence of the Christian message is not "Behave!" but "Behold!" @jaredcwilson The Father's lavish love makes us His kids. The Son's sacrificial love makes us holy. The Spirit's pursuing love makes us remember. @Thejesslou Why act like you're a grace graduate when every single day, you continue to depend on God's patience, forgiveness, wisdom and power? @PaulTripp If you don't get justification, you will always run from God rather than toward Him. God justifies sinners. @MattChandler74 We are saved by our Redeemer, not our reform. We trust in Christ's perfection, not our progres...

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter.  Jesus doesn’t just save us at conversion and then say “good luck” to our sanctification. @JustinHolcomb the reason grace is powerful for godliness is bc there is a chemistry of the heart that is greater than the math of the mind. @BryanChapell From both pulpits & dinner tables, we can rest in, enjoy & explore how the gospel comes to bear on every area of our lives. God's grace saves, teaches and sustains. @pauldunk "Many confess justification by righteousness of Christ but seem to think they are sanctified by a holiness they acquire themselves" Bavinck via @Byronyawn Instead of sanctification being man-centered, remember you never get over needing Christ for your sanctification. @theocast_org There are not just two ways to resp...

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter.  God is not passive aggressive with his forgiveness of our sins. He holds no grudges because his wrath was satisfied in the cross. @julianbrooks16 Religion was no substitute for the Savior, & religious devotion was no substitute for deliverance from idols. I needed Grace. @ScottyWardSmith "Beware of turning Christ into Moses, as if He had nothing more for us than precept and example, like other saints." (Luther) @TheEscoMo God's grace does not produce math in our mind, calculating how to get away with things, but chemistry in our heart to want different things. @pauldunk At creation, mankind was hardwired to live both an upward & outward life...but sin turns us in on ourselves. @PaulTripp #graceuntamed

This is a now a regular feature on the blog.  Usually on Mondays, I get caught up on my favorite podcasts and this usually results in a lot of tweeting on that day.  However, if you are at work and not checking Twitter during that time, you might miss some of the great truth being shared by others.  So, I am sharing some of best tweets from the previous week which include great wisdom and truth. If you tell people that they are beloved children of God, they will raise their eyes off themselves to behold him. That's how that works. @SarahTaras My job is not to keep you from sinning. It is to remind you who you are in Christ so you don't want to sin. @ShaunShahan Proverbs 31 is the personification of wisdom. Ladies, you don't have to run an estate, raise kids, do community service, etc. You're free. @BenjiMagness Paul's prayers for Ephesus reveal spiritual growth doesn't begin with being intentional about behaving but a heart reformed by beholding. @pauld...

This is a new feature on the blog.  Usually on Mondays, I get caught up on my favorite podcasts.  This usually results in a lot of tweeting on that day.  However, if you are at work and not checking Twitter during that time, you might miss some of the great truth being shared by others.  So, I am sharing some of best tweets from the previous week which include great wisdom and truth. " We will know them by their fruit.." looks less like your fruit of your moralistic effort..and more like the fruit of the Spirit...@ShaunShahan  When we read the Bible, observe the faithfulness of God toward sinners instead of finding tips to help our feeble attempts at faithfulness. @jonmoffitt  We can go to God in prayer because it's a throne of grace not a throne of good works, because His character is good not because ours is. @Thejesslou Grace "alone" is good news. You didn't contribute to God's 1st act of creating you or His 2nd act of recreating you. He has...

This is a new feature on the blog.  Usually on Mondays, I get caught up on my favorite podcasts.  This usually results in a lot of tweeting on that day.  However, if you are at work and not checking Twitter during that time, you might miss some of the great truth being shared by others.  So, I am sharing some of best tweets from the previous week which include great wisdom and truth. Gratitude & joy drove them to do good works before the thought that they had to do them even crossed their mind.” –Herman Bavinck via @JustinHolcomb The centerpiece of the Christian life is faith not your faithfulness--trust in Christ's faithfulness not your own. @Byronyawn I affirm the call to sanctification. I just believe it flows not from an imperative to "be loving" but the indicative that we "are beloved." @MattPopovits Transformation happens by beholding Jesus. @simplegospelpod in both the OT & NT the way in which God saves sinners is always the same: by gra...

This is a new feature on the blog.  Usually on Mondays, I get caught up on my favorite podcasts.  This usually results in a lot of tweeting on that day.  However, if you are at work and not checking Twitter during that time, you might miss some of the great truth being shared by others.  So, I am sharing some of best tweets from the previous week which include great wisdom and truth. We want the Lamb to be beheld, so we must hold him up high and long. We proclaim not helpful hints but eternal visions. @jaredcwilson  The empty tomb is the "Amen" of the Father to the "It is Finished" of His Son. @pauldunk  the way to engage the will, the path to a willing spirit, is not effort but prayer. @mockingbirdnyc  As soon as juice ran down Adam's chin, the Snake said, "You're finished!" As soon as juice ran down Jesus' chin, He cried, "It is finished!" @benjimagness  the Christian story reveals a God who sacrifices for His creation out...

This is a new feature on the blog.  Usually on Mondays, I get caught up on my favorite podcasts.  This usually results in a lot of tweeting on that day.  However, if you are at work and not checking Twitter during that time, you might miss some of the great truth being shared by others.  So, I am sharing some of best tweets from the previous week which include great wisdom and truth.   "Christianity consists primarily not in what we do for God but in what God does for us..."  @brennanmanning The Christian faith spreads best not through force but through fascination. @shaneclaiborne  What will we have to say before the bar of God’s judgment? Only one thing. Christ died in my place. -Alistair Begg via @Gospel_project  The irony of legalism is that it doesn't actually make people want to work harder, it makes them want to give up. @BuckParsons  My job is to preach Christ every week not wean you off of Christ to something else...

This is a new feature on the blog.  Usually on Mondays, I get caught up on my favorite podcasts.  This usually results in a lot of tweeting on that day.  However, if you are at work and not checking Twitter during that time, you might miss some of the great truth being shared by others.  So, I am sharing some of best tweets from the previous week which include great wisdom and truth.           "The law cannot do any more in sanctification than it did in justification." ~John Murray via @JustinHolcomb          The gospel is a shocking transfer. Without it, Sundays wouldn't be celebrations, they'd be performance evaluations followed by pep talks- Paul Dunk via @Trent_Stutzman People who believe in the glory story put their faith in whatever happens to be this week's 6 steps (or 7 habits) to success. In doing so, they intrinsically put faith in themselves as p...