Making and Maturing

Disciples of Jesus

Category: faith

  • What I Value in Preaching

    An expositional sermon is one in which the main idea of a text of Scripture is the primary point of the sermon, and ideally the sermon would show the congregation how.

  • Because I Belong

    I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.

  • 5 Key Commitments for Any Time of Year

    Resolved, To be strictly and firmly faithful to my trust, so that, in Prov. 20:6. ‘A faithful man, who can find?’ may not be partly fulfilled in me. -Jonathan Edwards, Resolution #32, 1722 (written at age 19) I’m not much for new year’s resolutions, mostly because they tend to be short sighted and short lived.…

  • Christmas Is About God’s Glory

    Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people he favors! -Luke 2:14, Christian Standard Bible The glory of God is the ultimate end of redemption, and therefore Christmas. I must confess that sentence is a tough one for me to believe. I readily affirm its truthfulness, but man, it’s hard…