At the Deacon Ordination Ceremony—a call for all Christians to embody and dramatize the extravagant mercies of Christ.
It has not been an unusual occurrence for someone in my congregation to wonder if that sermon illustration or that pointed warning was directed as a frontal assault on them.
A little over two years ago (maybe three), we found ourselves on a liturgical trajectory, moving to a more defined order of service, not because
A Call to the table of Christ, to his body and blood that paid the ultimate price.
Although I had limited exposure to Tim’s ministry, what I did see and learn, particularly about Gospel-centered preaching, greatly influenced my own sermons. Tim possessed
Sometimes we forget that apart from Jesus, we can do nothing (John 15:5). The term “nothing” used in that verse is a powerful negative conjunction.