The Gospel is oxygen, and proclaiming the Gospel is exhaling. It’s just a matter of breathing it in and breathing it out. Peter Mead and Mike Chalmers run a podcast to help and encourage preachers. The episode today (which I listed to on my 5am-8am shift) was about how to get and keep a goodContinue reading “Preaching with God”
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Letter of James – Help!
I firmly believe that James has been and continues to be one of the most misunderstood Letters in the Bible. There are many reasons for this. It is one of the earliest letters written in the New Testament. Its exact audience remains a mystery to honest scholarship. And it is filled with passages we oftenContinue reading “Letter of James – Help!”
The Spirit Changes Everything
This sermon was preached on February 15, 2023. Outline of points made in the sermon… You can find more sermons from StandingBeforeGod by clicking here for our sermons page.
The Heart and The Tongue
James 3:1-12 What does James have to say about our tongues, and what they tell us about our hearts? That’s what this sermon is about. I preached it October 12, 2022. I pray it is an encouragement to you, by God’s grace through His Word. I’ve included the link to the video and the manuscriptContinue reading “The Heart and The Tongue”
The God Who Saves
The advent of the Son of God was when the “goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared.” It was in Christ that God saved us from continuing in hostile rebellion against Him. Paul writes in Romans 5 that for those who believe in Christ were reconciled to Him when they were enemies of God. You see, He saved us, not because of anything we did, do, or could do. No, “For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly …God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Christ Jesus is the mercy of God! The mercy of God isn’t just God restraining His anger. It’s more than passive. It is active. His mercy is when He draws near to us, condescends to us, despite of all our helplessness and sin. As Paul makes so clear in Philippians, it is against the backdrop of our utter bankruptcy before God (Philippians 3:7-11), that Christ condescends to save us and purchase us as His own people (Philippians 2:5-11). Jesus coming into the world means God saves by mercy—not by works.
Standing Before God, This We Are and No More 