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It Will Be Worth It: Overcoming Obstacles to World Missions

It Will Be Worth It: Overcoming Obstacles to World Missions

It Will Be Worth It

Overcoming Obstacles to World Missions

When it comes to missions, reasons abound to stay rather than to go. But for every apparent obstacle, countless promises say, “It will be worth it.”

Ordinary Elders, Part 2: Governing as Men Who Teach

Ordinary Elders, Part 2: Governing as Men Who Teach

Ordinary Elders, Part 2

Governing as Men Who Teach

Pastors are first and foremost teachers, but they are not only teachers. They feed the sheep and lead the sheep — and they lead by feeding.

Popular Collections: Classic Messages; Conference Messages; Bethlehem Sermons; Biographies; Seminars

Popular References: Romans 8; Hebrews 10; Philippians 1; John 3; Isaiah 55

Popular Topics: Christian Hedonism; World Missions; Pastoral Ministry; The Gospel; Suffering

Popular Series: Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written; The Gospel of John; Hebrews; Acts: What Jesus Did After the Beginning; 1 Peter: Grow in the Grace & Knowledge of Christ

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Ordinary Elders, Part 1: Working for the Joy of Others

Ordinary Elders, Part 1

Working for the Joy of Others

The pastors we all want are men who want to pastor, who want to see God move in them and through them for the joy of others.

Is Jesus an Egomaniac? Overcoming a Major Obstacle to Christian Faith

Is Jesus an Egomaniac?

Overcoming a Major Obstacle to Christian Faith

What do we call an obsessively self-centered person? An egomaniac. Then what should we call God, who demands all our praise? We call him gracious.

The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year

The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good

All of Psalm 16 for a New Year

When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.

Prince of What Peace? How Christmas Overcomes Our Conflicts

Prince of What Peace?

How Christmas Overcomes Our Conflicts

At the root of all conflict is man’s conflict with God. At Christmas, we celebrate that God took the initiative to establish true peace.

How Majestic Is Our Lord?

How Majestic Is Our Lord?

When speaking of God, we grope for fresh language to name the greatness of God. Might we learn to reach more often for the word “majesty”?

The Joy of the Puritans

The Joy of the Puritans

The Puritans took joy seriously because they read the Bible carefully. They saw that delight in God is at the heart of all true obedience.

Ten Looks at Jesus, Part 2

Ten Looks at Jesus, Part 2

“For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ.” How happy might we be if we heeded Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s counsel?

Ten Looks at Jesus, Part 1

Ten Looks at Jesus, Part 1

“For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ.” How happy might we be if we heeded Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s famous counsel?

He Delighted to Crush His Son: The Pleasure of God in the Gospel

He Delighted to Crush His Son

The Pleasure of God in the Gospel

The Father not only planned for his Son to die, but was pleased to crush him. And for those in Christ, this can be as comforting as it is astonishing.

The Purposes of God in the Pain of the World

The Purposes of God in the Pain of the World

Before he created the earth, God knew pain would plague this world. And not only knew, but planned. And not only planned — but purposed.

How Can a Holy God Have Pleasure in Sinners?

How Can a Holy God Have Pleasure in Sinners?

You will not be perfect in this life, but you can be pleasing to God. You can become a real ingredient in the divine happiness.

God Made the World for Worship: His Glory in Individuals and Gatherings

God Made the World for Worship

His Glory in Individuals and Gatherings

The individual soul’s affection for God is essential to the corporate, eternal reality of the worshiping church.

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