I pass along this illustration from Ray Ortlund Jr's guidebook on modern revival, When God Comes to Church,
with the ambition of provoking all who will read it to seek to apprehend
more of Christ. Or, as the Apostle Paul said...
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In an inexplicable way, God's incomprehensible truth "makes sense" to the Christian. This is not to suggest that anyone, other than God, fully grasps His revelation.
Think, for one example, of the fact that every Christian "understands" and believes in the Trinity!?!
Before labelling me a heretic for the post's title, reckon with...
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God the Father commanded all of the angels to direct their worship toward Jesus during His incarnation. That's the sum of Hebrews 1:6, and it has profound implications for our understanding of Jesus, and it must inform our response to Him. Are you a worshipper of Jesus Christ?
I believe that God created man to join the angels in the ceaseless worship of Jesus. If you belong to Christ, you will one day soon be welcomed into that very experience, the glories of which will never end.
The gospel is inexhaustible. We are saved by Jesus and instantaneously granted the ability to appropriately worship the Triune and only God forever.
That's a snapshot of where we're headed on Sunday.
The best means I can think of to prepare your soul for being under God's Word with the people of Grace this Sunday is to worship Jesus now.
See you Sunday, Lord willing, Phil. 3:3 (look it up)
Jordan
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Tracy and I are registered and ready. Hope you can make it, too.
Registration Deadline: This Thursday, February 4!
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Jubilee is the next church set to spawn from the TCT vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church. You can click here to listen, read, or watch John Piper and John Erickson (Pastor, Jubilee) tagteam to explain the vision. In his segment, Piper includes a brief history of Bethlehem's 185 years of church planting, including Grace Church.
Pray for Jubilee. Pray for many more churches to emerge in the days ahead!
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"If God were your Father, you would love Me." ~ Jesus Christ (John 8:42).
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Services at Grace have been cancelled for tomorrow due to icy conditions. Since most services are cancelled for tomorrow we would encourage you to consider a few options.
Eph. 4:2-3
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Be praying for our guest preacher, Bro. Steve Smith, and all who will attend Grace this coming Sunday. Steve is my father-in-law, and to the little people who live under my roof, he's better known as "Pawpaw."
Steve wouldn't want me to publish this, but he doesn't even know how to turn on the internet, so I'm safe :).
Steve is the most godly man I know. I've watched him for the past 17 years...
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Tomorrow another Christian event will happen. What will be the effect 100 years from now? A revived people of God? I pray so.
In our day of churchy program-driven fluff, I found the Tennessee Baptist Convention's e-invitation for "Heart-Cry for Revival" very refreshing!
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Sunday I preached on the theme that He Who is Christ's Father is
also the Father of all who come to Him through Christ. Astonishing
reality! Oh to live more in its light!
In clear connection, a dear sister in our congregation sent Spurgeon's entry from today's Morning & Evening as a further application of this truth. Amen! I couldn't help but post it here for you all. Enjoy!
Morning, January 26
Matthew 6:26 - "Your heavenly Father"
God's people are doubly His children, they are His offspring by creation, and they are His sons by adoption in Christ. Hence they are privileged to call Him, "Our Father which art in heaven." Father! Oh, what precious...
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