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No Further Than Our Fathers

Posted by MK | Filed under Church, Current Events

Great reminder here from Jared Wilson as we, who are in church leadership, seem to continually look to the new. The better. Do we really think we now have it all figured out? That there’s really something new under the sun? Don’t think so: And now, O sons, listen to me,and do not depart from [...]

Secret Church: Teaching Segment 4

Posted by MK | Filed under Church, Current Events, Ministry

Marathon session here. I looked down at my listening guide and saw we were only on page 89… out of 143. Appropriate, I suppose, that we now come to sanctification. And then election, the “theological deep end”, according to David, “where none of us can swim.” In particular for the doctrine, David acknowledged the difficulty [...]

Secret Church: Teaching Segment 3

Posted by MK | Filed under Church, Current Events, Ministry

Up until this point, we’ve been through what leads up to the point of salvation – being born again. This session moved us into what flows from that moment. God declaring us justified, our adoption, and the believer’s union with Christ. The progression in Scripture here is astounding. We stand condemned and He says not [...]

Secret Church: Teaching Segment 2

Posted by MK | Filed under Church, Current Events, Ministry

We launched this segment into the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, and once again, were confronted with the “God-centeredness” of all things. Again, there is a wealth of information and Scripture in the listening guide, but “grace” held the dominant place here. God is at the center of all things. God is the starting point. [...]

Secret Church: Teaching Segment 1

Posted by MK | Filed under Church, Current Events, Ministry

In the first teaching segment, Dr. Platt moved us through some very heavy material. As he himself acknowledged, “Entertainment is not the goal; equipping is the goal.” If you’re following along, you’ll have plenty to digest through the listening guide and the wealth of Scripture there. Before coming to the specific points of the crucifixion, [...]

Secret Church: Opening Blog

Posted by MK | Filed under Church, Current Events, Ministry

We are now less than one hour from joining together for Secret Church – a night of prayer, worship, and study of God’s word. This series of blogs won’t only be here at this address, but reposted on the Secret Church site. Perhaps even now you’re making final preparations for the event, working through technology, [...]

Radical Sacrifice in the Elephant Room

Posted by MK | Filed under Church, Current Events

Last week there was an online event called “The Elephant Room” designed to bring evangelical voices together to discuss difficult issues. In one encounter, James MacDonald debated with David Platt concerning sacrifice and generosity; specifically, how we should view money and possessions. TWax breaks down the issue well: David Platt made the case that wealth [...]

Finally – A Good Commercial for Church

Posted by MK | Filed under Church, Videos

I would go here: (HT: TWax)

Dads, Read This and Tremble

Posted by MK | Filed under Church, Parenting

How important is it for a father to go to church and take his family with him? It’s very, very important according to this article: Here’s a summary: In short, if a father does not go to church, no matter how faithful his wife’s devotions, only one child in 50 will become a regular worshipper. [...]

Good Preaching = Good Songs

Posted by MK | Filed under Church

From Jared Wilson: The argument goes like this: The hymns are outdated. Nobody talks like that any more, nobody knows what these archaic words refer to, nobody sings melodies like that any more; therefore, the solution is to ditch the hymns and sing only contemporary songs. But I don’t think the reason hymns fell out [...]

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