Showcase: Assorted Treats

  • Praying to the Trinity: The Holy Spirit +

    The following is a modified version of a prayer by John Stott, Read More
  • Divine Connection +

    Scripture Jeremiah 29:11 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” Read More
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jaredwilson1Oh, the gravity of Romans 8:31-39!

If none of what's listed — and everything is listed! — can separate us from him, Christ must be the master of all it.

He must be Lord over life and death and heaven and hell, sovereign Lord over all planets and molecules, galaxies and atoms, universes and particles.

This means:
When distressed by sickness, despair, depression, the painful words of friends, the hurtful words of a spouse or a child or a parent, when threatened by instability at work or in your home, when afraid of the future, when stressed out and anxious, when unsure and hyper-cautious, when laid low and beaten down, when nervous and frightened, when gossiped about and lied about and stabbed in the back, when feeling unforgiven and feeling hated and feeling used and thrown aside and pushed to the margins, when feeling taken advantage of or ignored or misunderstood or squashed, when tormented by your past and the sins you can't shake, when dealing with addictions and destructive behaviors, when tempted by cheap pretenders to God's throne, when lured away from the path, when you've fallen and when you've struggled and when you're in too deep, in the midst of violence, persecution, oppression, feeling stranded and lonely, in a flood or a fire or a zombie apocalypse, your God reigns, and he reigns in you!

You can know and say that nothing can condemn you so long as you are in Christ Jesus — that in fact, if you are in Christ, you are as secure as Christ is.

So even when the accuser comes and throws your sins at you, they should flame up and fizzle out like crumbly meteors entering the atmosphere of Christ's righteousness, and you can curse that devil and remind him that you are in tight with the boss of his existence, with the boss of very existence itself.

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/gospeldrivenchurch/2013/06/25/in-tight-with-the-boss-of-existence/

 

Reflections to Consider

  • Warfare Spirituality

    The Trinity function as farmers of our souls, actively caring for God’s creation: an ongoing, radical reclamation of His creation. Read More
  • You are free

    The Jesus who calmed a sea of deadly, stormy waves, whose arrival sent thousands of demons cringing and cowering to Read More
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Publications

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Music

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Audio & Video

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Favorites

  • Praise Adonai by Paul Baloche +

    Who is like Him The Lion and the Lamb Seated on the throne Mountains bow down Every ocean roars To the Lord of hosts  Read More
  • An Interview with Paul Washer by Tim Challies +

    You probably know Paul Washer as the man who preached the infamous "Shocking Youth Message," a sermon that has tallied Read More
  • Glorious by Paul Baloche +

    Look inside the mysterySee the empty crossSee the risen SaviorVictorious and strong Read More
  • Paul's Prayers +

    How do we pray? What should we pray for? Yes, there is the Lord's prayer--Jesus teaching his disciples, and us, Read More
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Hidden Blessings

  • Witnesses for Jesus by Tim Keller (Mark 15) +

    Tim Keller discusses the significance of the women and men who saw Jesus die, buried, and resurrected.  Read More
  • Prayer-bringing light into darkness by NT Wright +

    NT Wright discusses the importance of prayer in maintaining a relationship with Jesus. Read More
  • After darkness, light-the reformation by Michael Reeves +

    Michael Reeves discusses the transformative power of bringing Jesus to the world at the heart of the Reformation. Read More
  • The Esther Option-Living in a fallen world by Mike Cosper +

    The following is an excerpt from an article on The Gospel Coalition website. Read More
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