How did Jesus handle pressure – pressure that was intense that “his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground” (Luke 22:44)? In Gethsemane, which means “oil press,” the Lord Jesus Christ prayed while His disciples slept (Matt. 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46; John 18:1-2). Mark described Jesus as being [...]
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Jesus Under Pressure
Posted in Bible, Christian life, Jesus Christ, prayer, Sermons, submission, the will of God on January 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Verse of the Moment
Posted in my life, sovereignty of God, the will of God, Verse of the Moment on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.” (Prov. 16:9) Saturday proved this verse (of course it didn’t need proving – maybe confirmation is a better word). I had my day planned because there were several things I needed to accomplish including my sermon for the next day. Nothing [...]
22 Words
Posted in Blogging, Christian life, the will of God on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Abraham Piper has a very interesting blog called 22 Words. He tries to express all of his thoughts in no more than twenty-two words, not including the title. Try it! It isn’t easy to take an idea or thought and condense it into so few words. Here’s the title of a recent post: When you [...]
Not Your Best Life Now
Posted in Christian life, Dark Providence, faithfulness, Jesus Christ, Job, obedience, providence, the will of God on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Will a man serve God for nothing?” Satan asked that question of God in Job 1:9 (the NIV reads, “Does Job fear God for nothing”), and it’s a good one. I don’t want to give him credit for anything, but this question is the theme of the entire book of Job. It was, of [...]
Coram Deo Approved
Posted in guidance, music, the will of God, worship music on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are two recommended articles for your perusal. The first is an interview with Keith and Kristyn Getty called “Singable Doctrine.” They wrote “In Christ Alone” with Stuart Townsend, which is one of my favorites. You can read it here. The second is a post by Mark Dever on Together For the Gospel’s site called [...]
