SNEAK PEEK: Future Grace DVD Study Guide by John Piper
Freedom from Sin Through the Promises of God
Click here to download chapter one of the Future Grace DVD Study Guide.
This study guide companion to the DVD version of Future Gracethe foundational book by John Piper on the expansive reach of Gods gracewill help individuals and groups understand that victory over sin comes not from a herculean effort to avoid worldly pleasures, but through fixing ones focus on the reality that God is far more desirable than even life itself. Delighting in the bounty of God’s promises frees us from sinful patterns, to the glory of Christ!
The DVD and this guide create an ideal package for adult and youth Sunday school classes, small groups, retreats, classrooms, families, [ … ]
Walking a New Path
Where he was, who he was with, and the circumstances of the request all combined to help determine the path Jesus would take. Do we expect any less of Christ today? How open are you to surprises? Are you willing to take paths that Jesus is blazing and follow him as he hacks a way in the wilderness?
The Spirit of Christ walked a new path with Paul and brought the Gentiles into the body of Christ.
The Spirit of Christ walked a new path with Saint Francis and brought all of creation into the body of Christ.
The Spirit of Christ walked a new path with Martin Luther and turned the altar toward the people, who are the body of Christ.
The Spirit of Christ walked a new path with John Wesley and strolled out into the streets and [ … ]
Pleasure in Jesus
Imagine being able to enjoy what is most enjoyable with unbounded energy and passion forever. This is not now our experience. Three things stand in the way of our complete satisfaction in this world. One is that nothing has a personal worth great enough to meet the deepest longings of our hearts. Another is that we lack the strength to savor the best treasures to their maximum worth. And the third obstacle to complete satisfaction is that our joys here come to an end. Nothing lasts.
But if the aim of Jesus in John 17:26 comes true, all this will change. If God’s pleasure in the Son becomes our pleasure, then the object of our pleasure, Jesus, will be inexhaustible in personal worth. He will never become boring or disappointing or frustrating. No greater treasure can be conceived than the [ … ]
SNEAK PEEK: Greater DVD Participant’s Guide by Steven Furtick
Are you ready to open your imagination to the possibility that God has a vision for your life that is greater?
Click here to download the first chapter of Greater DVD Participant’s Guide now.
In the Greater DVD, Pastor Steven Furtick draws on the biblical story of Elisha to empower you to:
Take a God-given dream from idea to reality
Stretch your limited resources and abilities in ways you never thought possible
Replace the images of yourself that keep you feeling stuck in the past
Make a significant impact with your life starting today, rather than making endless plans for tomorrow that you never get around to
SNEAK PEEK: Future Grace, Revised Edition by John Piper
Explore the stunning quality of Gods grace: It never ends!
Click here to download chapter one of Future Grace.
In this revision of a foundational work, John Piper reveals how grace is not only Gods undeserved gift to us in the past, but also Gods power to make good happen for us today, tomorrow, and forever.
True life for the follower of Jesus really is a moment-by-moment trust that God is dependable and fulfills his promises. This is living by faith in future grace, which provides God’s mercy, provision, and wisdomeverything we needto accomplish his good plans for us.
Click here to download chapter one of Future Grace.
Climbing Mount God
Sohow do you scale something as majestic as Mount God? How do you get to know someone as big as Him?
Answer: a little at a time.
We don’t wake up one day to discover that we are really “tight” with God just because we want to be. Knowing Godlike going up the Matterhornrequires that we pay a price. And that we take a lot of small steps every day.
But the main thing is to take the first step. In the little book of James we find the promise, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” God has already made the first move, inviting you through His Son Jesus Christ to come as close as you want. But you have to respond, telling (and showing) God that you want to be His friend.
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Theater Shooting in Aurora, Colorado
12 dead and 38 injured in what is being called the #theatershooting in Aurora (which is very close to our office in Colorado Springs). Driving into the office and listening to the radio, I wondered, “How should I respond to this?” – Anger? Gun control? Concealed carry? I arrived at work and went to chapter four in Randy Alcorn’s book, If God Is Good (download it here)
[ … ]A Cycle of Grace
… thinking about something, making a commitment to change, failing in the commitment, making a new commitment to change, failing again … On and on the cycle goes. Fortunately for all of us, God is very, very patient. He will continue calling to us, He will shout when He must, and He will always welcome us back with loving, nonjudgmental arms.
Excerpted from To Heaven and Back by Mary C. Neal, MD
Daily Reflection:
How have you experienced the cycle of God’s grace and unending love?