Discipleship
Why We Produced the Church Questions Series
By Sam Emadi | 04.09.2020The church isn’t just one aspect of the Christian life, it’s the context of our Christian life—it shapes all the other aspects of our Christian obedience.
Discipling and Developing Leaders Through a Sermon Application Team
By Mark Vroegop | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020I can’t think of a better venue for discipleship and leadership development than a weekly Sermon Application Team. And after five years, I can’t imagine writing a sermon without them.
Why Mature Christians Need Gospel-Centered Preaching
By Jeramie Rinne | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.30.2020In my experience, mature believers not only need gospel-centered preaching, but in fact savor it. Here’s four things this type of preaching does for those grown-up in their faith.
Some Reflections Growing Out Of The Recent Epidemic Of Influenza That Afflicted Our City
By Francis Grimke | 03.27.2020Francis Grimke delivered this sermon on Sunday, November 3, 1918 at the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Washington, D. C. after the outbreak of the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.
An Open Letter to a New Christian
By Sam Emadi | 03.26.2020Obedience is costly and the road of perseverance is long. But God, in his kindness, does not want you to walk this road alone.
Book Review: Untangling Emotions, by J. Alasdair Groves and Winston T. Smith
Review by Rachel Ware | 03.19.2020Untangling Emotions is a valuable resource for any believer who desires to navigate their emotional life for God’s glory and compassionately guide others who are struggling to understand their deepest feelings.
25 Hymns to Sing in Troubled Times
By Matt Merker | 03.15.2020In a time of uncertainty, what should we sing?
Does the Book of Acts Teach Spontaneous Baptisms?
By Caleb Morell | 03.10.2020The claim that Acts demonstrates a uniform pattern of spontaneous baptisms is overstated.
A Theological Framework for Buildings and Renovations
By John Henderson | 03.06.2020The Lord uses our unity, Christ-centered lives, and proclamation of the gospel to bear witness to the world. It helps when we have a place where people can walk in from the street and actually witness our unity, Christ-centered lives, and gospel proclamation.
Defining the Stuff We Do On Sunday Mornings: A Congregational Worship Glossary
By N. Hendrix, P. Abdallah | 02.07.2020This guide is designed to be a tool for you and your family as you gather corporately with the body, as well as in your own times of family or personal worship.
Book Review: Remember Death, by Matt McCullough
Review by Josh Manley | 02.06.2020Jesus doesn’t promise to give us more of what death will only steal anyway. He wants to give us what death can’t touch.
The State of the Immigrant Church
By John Lee | 02.03.2020It seems many immigrant churches are in the midst of a divorce. Why?
5 Reasons You Should Preach through Philippians
By Paul Tautges | 01.31.2020In Philippians, the apostle demonstrates how the fullness of the believer’s joy is rooted in his relationship to Christ—in the event of justification and in the progress of sanctification.
Book Review: Hearers and Doers, by Kevin Vanhoozer
Review by David Schrock | 01.16.2020In a world where churches chase the latest ministry fads, Hearers and Doers is a refreshing contrast.
