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Water from the Rock for Undeserving People

Water from the Rock for Undeserving People

Scripture: Exodus 17:1–7

Seventy Years Without Shipwreck: Five Reasons That Some Fall Away

Seventy Years Without Shipwreck

Five Reasons That Some Fall Away

The Uncommon Virtue of Humility

The Uncommon Virtue of Humility

Scripture: Isaiah 2:8–22

The Gospel in All Caps: Glorified Scars in the Body of Christ

The Gospel in All Caps

Glorified Scars in the Body of Christ

Scripture: Galatians 6:11–18

What Is ‘Freedom in Christ’?

What Is ‘Freedom in Christ’?

Scripture: Galatians 5:1–6

Christ Died to Make Us Holy: And Why Some Preachers Avoid It

Christ Died to Make Us Holy

And Why Some Preachers Avoid It

We Rejoice to Suffer for You: Pastoral Pain and the People’s Joy

We Rejoice to Suffer for You

Pastoral Pain and the People’s Joy

Scripture: Colossians 1:24–29

Brother Ass: Stewarding the Body as Christian Hedonists

Brother Ass

Stewarding the Body as Christian Hedonists

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:13–20

Behind the Times: Survival in a Day of Suffocating News

Behind the Times

Survival in a Day of Suffocating News

Scripture: Acts 17:21

The Supremacy of Christ in Everything

The Supremacy of Christ in Everything

Scripture: Colossians 1:13–20

‘The Joy of the Lord Is Your Stronghold’

‘The Joy of the Lord Is Your Stronghold’

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:10

Bible Reading Has Been My Life: Personal Reflections for Christian Fathers

Bible Reading Has Been My Life

Personal Reflections for Christian Fathers

How to Meet with God for a Lifetime

How to Meet with God for a Lifetime

Harnessing the Lightning: Tesla’s 3,000-Year Backstory

Harnessing the Lightning

Tesla’s 3,000-Year Backstory

Scripture: Job 36:24–37:15

The Humbled Win the World

The Humbled Win the World

Scripture: Philippians 2:3–8

The Missionary Miracle: Christ’s Call to Cross a Culture

The Missionary Miracle

Christ’s Call to Cross a Culture

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9

23 Tips from 23 Years of Book Reading

23 Tips from 23 Years of Book Reading

Prayer Vocalizes Our Abiding in Christ

Prayer Vocalizes Our Abiding in Christ

Scripture: John 15:1–11

Show Us Your Glory: Prayer That Sparks Reformation

Show Us Your Glory

Prayer That Sparks Reformation

Scripture: Exodus 33

The Fearlessness of Christmas Joy: Six Wonders of Christ’s Lordship

The Fearlessness of Christmas Joy

Six Wonders of Christ’s Lordship

Scripture: Luke 2:1–14

The Global Glorification of the Merciful God

The Global Glorification of the Merciful God

Scripture: Romans 15:8–13

The Pleasures of God’s Faithfulness: Reflections on Bethlehem’s 150 Years

The Pleasures of God’s Faithfulness

Reflections on Bethlehem’s 150 Years

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:40–41

Conference Message

Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ to Christian Leaders

Workers for Your Joy

The Call of Christ to Christian Leaders

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1–5

Conference Message

We Win the World with Singing

We Win the World with Singing

Scripture: Psalm 96:2–4

Conference Message

Who Are the Nations? Discovering God’s Global Mission

Who Are the Nations?

Discovering God’s Global Mission

Scripture: Matthew 28:19–20