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For the rest of 2018, I will be sharing books I recommend because they are some of my favorites.  New Book Friday will resume in January. Enjoy!

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 enemy is real and he speaks. Whose voice over you will you choose to agree with? God’s? Let’s be # mightywarriors who believe that God can transform us & our lives. @SDCMBYouth @usmb_youth #sdyc18   We need the eyes of our heart opened if we are going to understand what the Father of glory is doing. (Jack Miller) Behind every sin is a lie...Not many people thinks of themselves as someone who believes lies. But every time we don’t trust God’s word we’re believing something else, and that something is always a lie. @timchestercouk It is far better to be known and loved than it is to be followed, tweeted, and applauded. @scottsauls Do you approach the Bible with the expectation that the same Spirit who inspired these words once, long a...

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. Who we are produces what we do.  It’s not the other way around. But God... changes everything. Jesus did it all! @jaredmenard3 Because God's kingdom is invisible, and our entrance into that kingdom is by faith alone, we should never dare to think we can quantify it according to earthly metrics. We should not seek to *show* people what and where it is, we must pray that the see it instead. @DanielBalcombe Satan hates the thought that we might live in freedom. When you resist the enemy, he turns and runs. Sometimes we need to be reminded on the front lines, in our weakness, Jesus is our greatest strength. @Rebekahlyons That is the new heartbeat of the Christian: the Holy Spirit opens our eyes to the glory and beauty of Christ that we might share...

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. Daily you have to see the glory of Christ. Daily you have to let the cross grip you right where you are as a sinner. When you go to Christ daily you are liberated, then you will know where others need liberation and the river of living water will flow from you to others. (Jack Miller) No sin, no matter how powerful and dark, lurks beyond the defeating, delivering, forgiving and enabling power of God’s grace. @PaulTripp Jesus doesn’t say you can be or may be or will be free. He says you are free. Therefore, we must declare—we must confess—truths like the following: Romans 8:17; Romans 8:38-39; Galatians 5:1 @rebekahlyons   We would argue that life for the believer is fueled by a constant flow of good news. “God is good with you child” is our ulti...

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. There is nothing more dangerous than grieving for your sins without faith in Christ. Good grief for one’s sins is believing grief – believing in the love of the Father, the saving grace of his Son, and the power of the Holy Spirit. (Jack Miller) What is Jesus doing at the right hand of God? He is seated. “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God” (Col. 3:1). It’s a visual picture of Jesus’s words “It is finished” (John 19:30). @WilbourneWisdom The key to mortifying fleshly lusts is to eliminate the emptiness within me and replace it with fullness; and I accomplish this by feasting on the Gospel. @MiltonVincent When you understand God‘s love for you, then you have t...

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 cleanses us from both the penalty and the power of our sins - he is the double cure. He not only declares us holy, but he also empowers us to be holy. Union with Christ means Christ is in you. @WilbourneWisdom The gospel also reminds me that my righteous standing with God always holds firm regardless of my performance, because my standing is based solely on the work of Jesus and not mine.  @MiltonVincent #agospelprimer As Savior, Jesus seeks sinners. He paid the ultimate price—His own life—to save people from sin. #thegospelprojectkids We miss the message of the Bible when we read it as though we’re doing our algebra homework, so we can get a good grade from God for the day. @ElyseFitz Galatians 3:3. The gospel is for Christians too. @ja...

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. Commands to be more joyful as a Christian only push us to focus inward. True, lasting joy comes from outside of us. @WhiteHorseInn Jesus was the perfect sacrifice. He died on the cross to free us from sin and empower us to say no to temptation. #thegospelprojectkids Sanctification is about daily putting off idols, our God – substitutes, and putting on Jesus Christ and his love. (Jack Miller) You might feel burdened and weighed down by all the things you feel you ought to do for God, or by all of your repeated sins, but remember, God is your Savior. When Jesus died on the cross, your day of wrath was over – it is finished. (Jack Miller)   But I don’t have to fix anything or anyone. That is God’s business. When I let him be God, I’m in...

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 a God who weeps over things gone wrong in his world. He is a tender God who takes no pleasure in sorrow, suffering, or death. He is a God who comes alongside and assures us that he is here and that we are never alone. @scottsauls What is repentance? Repentance is returning to God as the center. If repentance is coming to God as the center, praise is lifting up God as the center. (Jack Miller in Saving Grace) Union with Christ is irreducibly mysterious. Since it's enchanted, we can't contain it, control it, or explain it, And this is fantastically hard for a solution-focused, technique-oriented, productivity-minded people like ourselves to accept. @WilbourneWisdom True spiritual fruit comes from getting swept up in intimate, loving encounte...

Here is a list of my favorite authors of 2017: Rankin Wilbourne  Steve Brown Jared C Wilson Elyse Fitzpatrick  Scott Sauls Sinclair Ferguson Paul Tripp Michael Horton Jeff Vanderstelt  Jessica Thompson

If you are regular reader of the blog, on Fridays I have shared new books, favorite books, and most recently kid books.  Now, I am going to share discipleship resources that I would recommend each Friday.  The book below I will be using during our Adult Go Deeper Hour.  It is one of the best books on the subject of union with Christ.  I am excited to use this resource in discipleship this Fall.

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. and the heart of the Gospel is not what we do for God, but what God has done for us in Jesus Christ. @mockingbirdnyc When we gather (for worship), are we gathering as watchers or as beholders? @jaredcwilson Law and Gospel must be kept apart not only in sermons, but above all they must be distinguished within a person's own heart. #Lect3 @CFW_Quotes When the work of Christ for us becomes extracted from the person of Christ w/in us, is it any wonder there is a chasm between our heads & hearts? @WilbourneWisdom  

I recently read this book as part of a blog tour, but now it has become one of my favorite books.  Check it out!

Here are my notes from my message today at Hesston MB.  Preaching Backwards-- Philippians 2:1-4 Introduction : What if you read the final chapter of a book instead of starting at the beginning?   Would it ruin the book or allow you to enjoy the characters & situations because you know how it ends? Or read Return of the King before reading The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings? What if you watched Return of the Jedi without watching Star Wars or The Empire Strikes Back?   This morning, we are going to start in verse 4 and move backwards through the passage.   Often in sermons, we want to know what we need to “do” so this morning we will start with what we do and work our way back to verse one to see how and why. Review-Therefore -Greek work “oun” translated so (AMP, ESV, RSV) or therefore (New NIV, NKJV, NASB)-Pastor Brad preached two weeks ago about suffering of Paul & Philippians.   Stand firm together, strive together (have each other’s back-fight...

I received a free copy of Union With Christ by Rankin Wilbourne to be part of a blog tour for an honest review.  Below you will find my review which will also be posted at Amazon. Wilbourne writes, "One of the major arguments of this book is that union with Christ was once considered to be at the very heart of why the gospel is good news. Nothing is more basic or more central to the Christian life than union with Christ." I would highly recommend this book because of the topic as well as a thorough treatment of the subject. The book is divided into four parts: Union with Christ: What is it and why do we need it; Union with Christ: Where did it come from? Where did it go?; Union with Christ: What problems does it solve?; and Union with Christ day by day. Rankin Wilbourne does an excellent job explaining what union with Christ is and why it is important.  His definition is union with Christ means you are in Christ and Christ is in you.  For the rest of part...

I am part of a blog tour for Rankin Wilbourne's book, Union With Christ. I will post a book review on Sunday, October 16th.  Today, I am posting several quotes from the book.  If you are wondering what union with Christ is or looking for a good book on the subject, Wilbourne's book is for you. Nothing is more basic or more central to the Christian life than union with Christ. We may know what God has saved us from, but have we lost sight of what God has saved us for? Our neglect of union with Christ explains the gaps between our faith and our lives. When the work of Christ for us becomes abstracted from the person of Christ within us, is it any wonder there is a chasm between our heads and our hearts or between our beliefs and our experiences? faith means finding your identity in Christ. Christ dwelling in us by His Spirit is a guarantee that we can and will change. the faithfulness of God is not dependent on the strength of your faith...Our faith is indeed fickle...