This is the sermon that David Platt gave at T4G '12 (Together for the Gospel) in louisville, KY . Both John Piper and Ligon Duncan, who spoke at the conference as well said that it was the best and most powerful sermons on missions that they have ever heard, and I couldn't agree more. To me, it is one of the top 5 sermons I ever heard. So powerful and so convicting! For those who have a desire for mission, you "MUST" listen to this. Just take an hour out of your day to listen to it! It's that good!
Divine Sovereignty: The Fuel of Death-Defying Missions : Together for the Gospel
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Nothing That My Hands Can Do
A Hymn by Horatius Bonar
VERSE 1
There’s nothing that my hands can do
To save my guilty soul
I cannot cleanse my filthy stains
Or make my spirit whole
For nothing but the blood of Christ
Can all my sins erase
I dare not claim my righteousness
But hide within His grace
‘Tis Christ who saved me from the depths
God’s pardon I’ve received
I’m washed within His precious blood
My heart is sprinkled clean
VERSE 2
I’ll praise the God of holiness
Of justice, truth, and might
Who guides me by His mighty hand
To walk within His light
While Satan weaves his shallow lies
God speaks to me in love
Reminding me His only Son
Has bought me with His blood
And Christ dispels my every doubt
Through Him I am redeemed
I love because He loved me first
I live because He lives
VERSE 3
My life is but a fleeting sigh
A tear within the sea
But You are everlasting, Lord
And You’ve predestined me
To leave this fading world behind
Not fearing death will come
For then I’ll look on Jesus Christ
And to His arms I’ll run
And when I see Him face to face
What glory that will be
To look upon my Savior’s scars
And know they were for me
VERSE 1
There’s nothing that my hands can do
To save my guilty soul
I cannot cleanse my filthy stains
Or make my spirit whole
For nothing but the blood of Christ
Can all my sins erase
I dare not claim my righteousness
But hide within His grace
‘Tis Christ who saved me from the depths
God’s pardon I’ve received
I’m washed within His precious blood
My heart is sprinkled clean
VERSE 2
I’ll praise the God of holiness
Of justice, truth, and might
Who guides me by His mighty hand
To walk within His light
While Satan weaves his shallow lies
God speaks to me in love
Reminding me His only Son
Has bought me with His blood
And Christ dispels my every doubt
Through Him I am redeemed
I love because He loved me first
I live because He lives
VERSE 3
My life is but a fleeting sigh
A tear within the sea
But You are everlasting, Lord
And You’ve predestined me
To leave this fading world behind
Not fearing death will come
For then I’ll look on Jesus Christ
And to His arms I’ll run
And when I see Him face to face
What glory that will be
To look upon my Savior’s scars
And know they were for me
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Growing Book List
Earlier this week, Tues through Thurs I was down in Louisville, KY for a conference called Together for the Gospel. It's a biennial conference focused on.....the Gospel. Big name pastors and such spoke, like John Piper, C.J. Mahaney, David Platt, Mark Dever, Matt Chandler, and more. You can listen to the audios or watch the videos of all 9 main sessions here: http://t4g.org/
One of the sweet things about the conference was a lot of free books! Now there were 2 bookstores at the conference. The Zero dollar bookstore was where you would get your free books at, and at the other bookstore you of course had to buy the books. Now you would think I would be content with all the free books I recieved, but....no I did buy some. So for those who asked here are all the ones I got, the free ones and the one's I bought:
The Gospel for Muslims by Thabiti Anyabwile
Health, Wealth, & Happiness (Has the Prosperity Gospel Overshadowed the Gospel of Christ) by David W. Jones & Russel S. Woodbridge
The Cross and Christian Ministry by D.A. Carson
The Church (The Gospel Made Visible) by Mark Dever
What is the Mission of the Church? by Kevin DeYoung & Greg Glibert
The Pleasures of God by John Piper
How the Gospel Brings Us All the Way Home by Derek W.H Thomas
Fellowship with God by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Hudson Taylor (Gospel Pioneer to China) by Vance Christie
Turning to God by David F. Wells
Reformation: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow by Carl Trueman
Church Membership by Jonathan Leeman
Preaching & Preachers by Martyn Llyod-Jones
The Cross of Christ by John Stott
Then there are ones that I got before the conference that I either am currently reading or have yet to read:
The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler w/ Jared Wilson
In My Place Condemned He Stood by J. I. Packer & Mark Dever
To the Golden Shore (The Life of Adoniram Judson) by Courtney Anderson
The Attributes of God by A.W. Pink
A God-Sized Vision by Collin Hansen & John Woodbridge
Reckless Adandon by David Sitton
Think by John Piper
The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
The Kingdom of God by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Justification and Regeneration by Charles Leiter
The Transforming Power of the Gospel by Jerry Bridges
George Whitefield by Arnold A. Dallimore
The Gospel Commission by Michael Horton
I'm pretty sure I won't be buying anymore books this year. Yea, I'm set! Yet, I'm aiming to keep getting into the Sciptures. For all these other books are like appetizers, while God's Word is like the main course, more so, it's like a feast!
One of the sweet things about the conference was a lot of free books! Now there were 2 bookstores at the conference. The Zero dollar bookstore was where you would get your free books at, and at the other bookstore you of course had to buy the books. Now you would think I would be content with all the free books I recieved, but....no I did buy some. So for those who asked here are all the ones I got, the free ones and the one's I bought:
The Gospel for Muslims by Thabiti Anyabwile
Health, Wealth, & Happiness (Has the Prosperity Gospel Overshadowed the Gospel of Christ) by David W. Jones & Russel S. Woodbridge
The Cross and Christian Ministry by D.A. Carson
The Church (The Gospel Made Visible) by Mark Dever
What is the Mission of the Church? by Kevin DeYoung & Greg Glibert
The Pleasures of God by John Piper
How the Gospel Brings Us All the Way Home by Derek W.H Thomas
Fellowship with God by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Hudson Taylor (Gospel Pioneer to China) by Vance Christie
Turning to God by David F. Wells
Reformation: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow by Carl Trueman
Church Membership by Jonathan Leeman
Preaching & Preachers by Martyn Llyod-Jones
The Cross of Christ by John Stott
Then there are ones that I got before the conference that I either am currently reading or have yet to read:
The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler w/ Jared Wilson
In My Place Condemned He Stood by J. I. Packer & Mark Dever
To the Golden Shore (The Life of Adoniram Judson) by Courtney Anderson
The Attributes of God by A.W. Pink
A God-Sized Vision by Collin Hansen & John Woodbridge
Reckless Adandon by David Sitton
Think by John Piper
The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
The Kingdom of God by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Justification and Regeneration by Charles Leiter
The Transforming Power of the Gospel by Jerry Bridges
George Whitefield by Arnold A. Dallimore
The Gospel Commission by Michael Horton
I'm pretty sure I won't be buying anymore books this year. Yea, I'm set! Yet, I'm aiming to keep getting into the Sciptures. For all these other books are like appetizers, while God's Word is like the main course, more so, it's like a feast!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
God Did Work
If someone were to ask me what happened when me and 2 friends were in Florida this past week, I'd respond: God did work, all for His glory!
It was sometime last fall when the idea for the trip came about. I was with one of my best friends, Austin, just hanging out when I brought up the idea of going on a trip sometime with some of the other guys we knew. So from then on we brainstormed and prayed about the trip; of where we would go and what we would do. I would say that a couple months past when we finally had it all roughly planned out. Leaving Saturday morning we would arrive in Birmingham, AL, after church on Sunday (which was at the Church at Brook Hill...David Platt) we would continue on down to Pensecola, Fl to our first camping spot, then Thurs morning we would head over to Niceville, Fl to another camping spot for the remainder of our time there. Our primary focus was to do as much as witnessing as possible!
Me, Austin, and Andrew (a friend of ours) were all set to go with just a week away. We bathed the trip in prayer before, and told other saints so that they could be praying as well. Yet, we were not aware of what the Lord had in the works for us!
He Worked Through Us
The places He lead us to for witnessing were: a mall in Birmingham, a beach in Pensecola, a mall in Pensecola, Pensecola State College, an outlet mall in Alabama.....I believe, and Panama City Beach. I know before the trip, one thing we prayed for was for the Lord to open door, and he definitely did! It may be safe for me to say that we've had around 100 gospel convos (that may be an exaggeration). The crazy thing is that The Lord led us into a lot really good convos where we saw Him working on the hearts of those we shared with! With those who professed Christ we still gave them law then Gospel, reminding them that it's not our works that save us (since we're not good enough), but its by repenting and trusting in Jesus who is good enough. We would then encourage them to read the book of 1 John whenever they had a chance to examine themselves to see if they're really in the faith. Then for those who didn't profess Christ, but were still open to talk and hear what we had to share (namely the Gospel), we would give them the law and then the Gospel.
Here's the crazy thing though! Of the three of us, only me and Austin had the most experience of doing contact evangelism (Andrew was still getting a hang of it), but we saw more fruit during our witnessing on the trip then when we first started doing contact evangelism a couple years ago. There were a lot people, as it seemed to us, who after talking with them seemed genuinely concerned about their eternal state, and were legitimate about getting into reading 1 John or John. Never in our years of doing contact evagelism have we seen so much fruit! It truly amazed us! Of course only time will tell what seeds we sown in the hearts of those who've heard the gospel will bear fruit! All we knew to do is to preach and pray, and let God do the rest!
Tyler was a guys we got to talk to (both me and Andrew). He professed Christ, and was really attentive to hearing what we had to share. I honestly can't remember all that we shared, and all that he shared, but I can say this that it was one of the best gospel convos I've had with someone! The day after we got back, me and Austin got a text from Andrew letting us know to be praying for Tyler who apparently called Andrew to talk and let him know that he read 1 John. Praise be to God! Be praying for him!
Overall I thank God not only letting me a part of that weekend of labor for advancing the Gospel and His Kingdom, but for using me a redeemed sinner, a weak, frail, finite being to make Him known in a lost and dying world, to be His ambassador (2 Cor 5:20). It's such a privilege, honor, and so humbling that He calls me to be His servant, His ambassador, a herald of the Gospel!
He Worked In Us
Months before the trip, I just felt like I was lukewarm. Meaning that I was lacking in zeal, passion, and joy for Christ and the Gospel. I did pray again and again for Him to reignite that passion within me, but nothing happened for the longest time. Was He delaying? No, He never delays; He answers in His timing. I've once heard it said that the 3 hardest words in American culture are: "Wait for Him". I couldn't agree any more! I wasn't expecting the Lord to wreck me on the trip, but I'm sure thankful He did!
So how did He do it? Well I wanna say He used a number of things, including the result of the gospel convos we had, but I would say it was mainly from a sermon we listened to while on the road. It was a sermon by a godly man who is a missionary in Uganda, in which he preached from Hebrews 12:1-2. Yes, these passages are ones that we've read before and are familiar with, but I love it when I hear a sermon on a familiar passage that the speaker will give new light to. Whether they say something about the passage that I never thought about or saw before, or helps me to understand the passage clearly that I never fully understood. Shannon Hurley, the guy who gave the sermon we listened to made this strong exhortation: "Don't be content in running the race at a slow and steady pace, you must run HARD!" At least it went something along those lines. I can't just look at others to see that their not running as hard as me. No! I must focus on running HARDER, "laying aside every weight, and sin that so easily entangles..." and "looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith". I don't want to be content in running at slow and steady pace! I want to run HARD for HIim! Taking this life seriously, knowing that we're in the middle of a war! "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places." (Eph 6:12).What that means to me is to cast aside all the things that were hindering me from running HARD, and setting my mind on the things above (Col 3:2), seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matt 6:33), knowing as a soldier, that I shouldn't be caught up in civilian pursuits, since it's my aim to please Him (2 Tim 2:4)! I want to have my mind set on Christ, on pleasing Him! To, everyday give all I have and am for the advancement of the Gospel, the advancement of the kingdom, the building of the church, all to His glory! So you can pretty much say that it was a slap in the face, with the Lord knocking sense into me, bringing me back to where I should be! I'm so thankful that He used this trip to reignite the passion in my heart for Him, the Gospel, and His kingdom! To Him be the glory!
So yes, the trip was AWESOME! It was such a great testimony of His grace, mercy, goodness, faithfulness, and power! Yes! God did work!
It was sometime last fall when the idea for the trip came about. I was with one of my best friends, Austin, just hanging out when I brought up the idea of going on a trip sometime with some of the other guys we knew. So from then on we brainstormed and prayed about the trip; of where we would go and what we would do. I would say that a couple months past when we finally had it all roughly planned out. Leaving Saturday morning we would arrive in Birmingham, AL, after church on Sunday (which was at the Church at Brook Hill...David Platt) we would continue on down to Pensecola, Fl to our first camping spot, then Thurs morning we would head over to Niceville, Fl to another camping spot for the remainder of our time there. Our primary focus was to do as much as witnessing as possible!
Me, Austin, and Andrew (a friend of ours) were all set to go with just a week away. We bathed the trip in prayer before, and told other saints so that they could be praying as well. Yet, we were not aware of what the Lord had in the works for us!
He Worked Through Us
The places He lead us to for witnessing were: a mall in Birmingham, a beach in Pensecola, a mall in Pensecola, Pensecola State College, an outlet mall in Alabama.....I believe, and Panama City Beach. I know before the trip, one thing we prayed for was for the Lord to open door, and he definitely did! It may be safe for me to say that we've had around 100 gospel convos (that may be an exaggeration). The crazy thing is that The Lord led us into a lot really good convos where we saw Him working on the hearts of those we shared with! With those who professed Christ we still gave them law then Gospel, reminding them that it's not our works that save us (since we're not good enough), but its by repenting and trusting in Jesus who is good enough. We would then encourage them to read the book of 1 John whenever they had a chance to examine themselves to see if they're really in the faith. Then for those who didn't profess Christ, but were still open to talk and hear what we had to share (namely the Gospel), we would give them the law and then the Gospel.
Here's the crazy thing though! Of the three of us, only me and Austin had the most experience of doing contact evangelism (Andrew was still getting a hang of it), but we saw more fruit during our witnessing on the trip then when we first started doing contact evangelism a couple years ago. There were a lot people, as it seemed to us, who after talking with them seemed genuinely concerned about their eternal state, and were legitimate about getting into reading 1 John or John. Never in our years of doing contact evagelism have we seen so much fruit! It truly amazed us! Of course only time will tell what seeds we sown in the hearts of those who've heard the gospel will bear fruit! All we knew to do is to preach and pray, and let God do the rest!
Tyler was a guys we got to talk to (both me and Andrew). He professed Christ, and was really attentive to hearing what we had to share. I honestly can't remember all that we shared, and all that he shared, but I can say this that it was one of the best gospel convos I've had with someone! The day after we got back, me and Austin got a text from Andrew letting us know to be praying for Tyler who apparently called Andrew to talk and let him know that he read 1 John. Praise be to God! Be praying for him!
Overall I thank God not only letting me a part of that weekend of labor for advancing the Gospel and His Kingdom, but for using me a redeemed sinner, a weak, frail, finite being to make Him known in a lost and dying world, to be His ambassador (2 Cor 5:20). It's such a privilege, honor, and so humbling that He calls me to be His servant, His ambassador, a herald of the Gospel!
He Worked In Us
Months before the trip, I just felt like I was lukewarm. Meaning that I was lacking in zeal, passion, and joy for Christ and the Gospel. I did pray again and again for Him to reignite that passion within me, but nothing happened for the longest time. Was He delaying? No, He never delays; He answers in His timing. I've once heard it said that the 3 hardest words in American culture are: "Wait for Him". I couldn't agree any more! I wasn't expecting the Lord to wreck me on the trip, but I'm sure thankful He did!
So how did He do it? Well I wanna say He used a number of things, including the result of the gospel convos we had, but I would say it was mainly from a sermon we listened to while on the road. It was a sermon by a godly man who is a missionary in Uganda, in which he preached from Hebrews 12:1-2. Yes, these passages are ones that we've read before and are familiar with, but I love it when I hear a sermon on a familiar passage that the speaker will give new light to. Whether they say something about the passage that I never thought about or saw before, or helps me to understand the passage clearly that I never fully understood. Shannon Hurley, the guy who gave the sermon we listened to made this strong exhortation: "Don't be content in running the race at a slow and steady pace, you must run HARD!" At least it went something along those lines. I can't just look at others to see that their not running as hard as me. No! I must focus on running HARDER, "laying aside every weight, and sin that so easily entangles..." and "looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith". I don't want to be content in running at slow and steady pace! I want to run HARD for HIim! Taking this life seriously, knowing that we're in the middle of a war! "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places." (Eph 6:12).What that means to me is to cast aside all the things that were hindering me from running HARD, and setting my mind on the things above (Col 3:2), seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matt 6:33), knowing as a soldier, that I shouldn't be caught up in civilian pursuits, since it's my aim to please Him (2 Tim 2:4)! I want to have my mind set on Christ, on pleasing Him! To, everyday give all I have and am for the advancement of the Gospel, the advancement of the kingdom, the building of the church, all to His glory! So you can pretty much say that it was a slap in the face, with the Lord knocking sense into me, bringing me back to where I should be! I'm so thankful that He used this trip to reignite the passion in my heart for Him, the Gospel, and His kingdom! To Him be the glory!
So yes, the trip was AWESOME! It was such a great testimony of His grace, mercy, goodness, faithfulness, and power! Yes! God did work!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Encouraged by Scripture (1 Timothy 1:15)
The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.- 1 Timothy 1:15
Oh how I've grown to love the Gospel of Jesus Christ! It's just about the most beautiful thing I've ever encountered! For it truly is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes (Romans 1:16). Oh, yes I believe! For its by grace through faith that I've been saved; not of any effort on my part! That is why I not only see it as important to be preaching the Gospel to myself daily, but I love doing it! I enjoy and delight in meditating on, reading about, talking about, writing about, and even....praying the Gospel! It just fills me with joy, gratitude, and thanksgiving, that results in a passion and desire to know God more and fall deeper in love with Him! The Gospel basically defines my life!
Recently though there has been a verse that just has me marveling at the riches of God's grace in the Gospel. It has been 1 Timothy 1:15, which pretty much sums up the Gospel. Yet it's interesting what Paul adds at the end on the verse- "of whom I am the foremost." . Instead of "foremost" the NIV has "worst". The point being Paul is stating that in his own perspective he is the worst sinner that he knows., because only he knows all the wretched sins that he has committed against an infinitely holy God.
The same goes for myself. I am the most horrible wretched sinner I know. I know of the wickedness that I've committed, because according to my perspective I am the Michael Jordan of sinners.
Yet I thank God for the love & grace that I received from Him at Calvary. That I have been forgiven, redeemed, reconciled, and adopted by the blood of His Son, who was crushed and slain in my place!
So yes! Ooooh YES! I thank God for the Gospel of my salvation! I thank Him for sending His Beloved Son to save sinner of whom I am the worst!
Oh how I've grown to love the Gospel of Jesus Christ! It's just about the most beautiful thing I've ever encountered! For it truly is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes (Romans 1:16). Oh, yes I believe! For its by grace through faith that I've been saved; not of any effort on my part! That is why I not only see it as important to be preaching the Gospel to myself daily, but I love doing it! I enjoy and delight in meditating on, reading about, talking about, writing about, and even....praying the Gospel! It just fills me with joy, gratitude, and thanksgiving, that results in a passion and desire to know God more and fall deeper in love with Him! The Gospel basically defines my life!
Recently though there has been a verse that just has me marveling at the riches of God's grace in the Gospel. It has been 1 Timothy 1:15, which pretty much sums up the Gospel. Yet it's interesting what Paul adds at the end on the verse- "of whom I am the foremost." . Instead of "foremost" the NIV has "worst". The point being Paul is stating that in his own perspective he is the worst sinner that he knows., because only he knows all the wretched sins that he has committed against an infinitely holy God.
The same goes for myself. I am the most horrible wretched sinner I know. I know of the wickedness that I've committed, because according to my perspective I am the Michael Jordan of sinners.
Yet I thank God for the love & grace that I received from Him at Calvary. That I have been forgiven, redeemed, reconciled, and adopted by the blood of His Son, who was crushed and slain in my place!
So yes! Ooooh YES! I thank God for the Gospel of my salvation! I thank Him for sending His Beloved Son to save sinner of whom I am the worst!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
2012 Reading List
Here is the list of the books I'll be plowing through this year. There are some that I've already started, and then some I haven't started, of course.
Walt Whitman- selected poems
Growing Your Faith- Jerry Bridges
Knowing God- J.I Packer
The Attributes of God- A.W. Pink
Gospel (Rediscovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary)- J.D. Greear
Fellowship of the Burning Heart- A collection of sermons by A.W. Tozer
The Cost of Discipleship- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Scandalous- D.A. Carson
When I don't Desire God- John Piper
Gospel Wakefulness- Jared Wilson
A Holy Ambition- John Piper
Desiring God- John Piper
In My Place Condemned He Stood- J.I Packer & Mark Dever
To the Golden Shore (The Life of Adoniram Judson)- Courtney Anderson
The Gospel Comission- Michael Horton
The Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon- Selected Books, Sermons, and other writings
So...um....yea I'm pretty loaded.
Walt Whitman- selected poems
Growing Your Faith- Jerry Bridges
Knowing God- J.I Packer
The Attributes of God- A.W. Pink
Gospel (Rediscovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary)- J.D. Greear
Fellowship of the Burning Heart- A collection of sermons by A.W. Tozer
The Cost of Discipleship- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Scandalous- D.A. Carson
When I don't Desire God- John Piper
Gospel Wakefulness- Jared Wilson
A Holy Ambition- John Piper
Desiring God- John Piper
In My Place Condemned He Stood- J.I Packer & Mark Dever
To the Golden Shore (The Life of Adoniram Judson)- Courtney Anderson
The Gospel Comission- Michael Horton
The Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon- Selected Books, Sermons, and other writings
So...um....yea I'm pretty loaded.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Two Truths That Never Grow Old
As I look back over this year, I can easily share so much that has happened, and all that God has taught me. Yes, I could share all the joys, excitement, smiles, and such things. I could also share the pain, suffering, and tears that I've endured. All to say that God was in it all; every step and every second of it. Yet I'm not going to do that. Instead I'd like to share two bells that rung so loud at the beginning of the year, and ring ever so loud now as 2011 come to a close. Two truths that never grow old, and I pray that would always be in the forefront of my mind.
The two truths are: 1.) I'm a wretched sinner 2.) I have a scandalously merciful Savior
The two truths are: 1.) I'm a wretched sinner 2.) I have a scandalously merciful Savior
These 2 truths together create the Gospel! It's without a doubt that God reminded me of these two truths, in different degrees, daily throughout 2011. It was through the rough and hard circumstances and even the joyous and exciting moments that I found myself humbled yet also filled with joy in light of the Cross of my Savior, in which gazing upon, I see these two truths collide. The Gospel is what my life is all about! If I were to summarized to some one, whether they be a genuine follower of Christ or one who is still dead in their sins, I would share the Gospel. Why would I does this? Here's why:
For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all , that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised- 2 Cor 5:14-15
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.- Gal 2:20
"The gospel is just not the diving board off of which we jump into the pool of Christianity; it is the pool itself."- J.D. Greear
"Hallelujah! All I have is Christ! Hallelujah! Jesus is my life!"- Jordan Kauflin
So it is the truth that I'm a wretched sinner, yet Christ died for me, that defines who I am. More so it defines my life. So it is these two truths- I'm a wretched sinner and I have a scandalously merciful Savior- that I need to be remind of daily, and I pray would continue, as I step into 2012, to consumed my mind & heart, being the very driving force of my life!
For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all , that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised- 2 Cor 5:14-15
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.- Gal 2:20
"The gospel is just not the diving board off of which we jump into the pool of Christianity; it is the pool itself."- J.D. Greear
"Hallelujah! All I have is Christ! Hallelujah! Jesus is my life!"- Jordan Kauflin
So it is the truth that I'm a wretched sinner, yet Christ died for me, that defines who I am. More so it defines my life. So it is these two truths- I'm a wretched sinner and I have a scandalously merciful Savior- that I need to be remind of daily, and I pray would continue, as I step into 2012, to consumed my mind & heart, being the very driving force of my life!
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