Believers are called to holy living. This is the clear teaching of the Bible. Throughout this next blog series, we want to consider the question: “How then does the believer cultivate holiness?” The first way is to know and love Scripture. Second, we should consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to Christ. Third, we should repent […]

Believers are called to holy living. This is the clear teaching of the Bible. Throughout this next blog series, we want to consider the question: “How then does the believer cultivate holiness?” The first way is to know and love Scripture. We should also consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to Christ. Today we will discuss […]

Believers are called to holy living. This is the clear teaching of the Bible. Throughout this next blog series, we want to consider the question: “How then does the believer cultivate holiness?” The first way is to know and love Scripture. Today we will discuss the second: Second, consider yourself dead to sin and alive in […]

Believers are called to holy living. This is the clear teaching of the Bible. Throughout this next blog series, we want to consider the question: “How then does the believer cultivate holiness?” We will look at seven different ways. Today we will discuss the first: First, know and love Scripture. Scripture is God’s primary road […]

The grace of God is as high as the heavens and as deep as the oceans. No one knew that better than John Newton, a man saved by the radical grace of God. A former slave owner, Newton became one of the leading voices and preachers of his day. Even today his works are still […]

Spiritual warfare is vitally important in the world of spiritual growth. With the increase of new age thinking, atheism, Satanism, and a growing interest in the occult worldwide, the need for Christians to understand what spiritual warfare is has never been greater. Moreover, spiritual warfare is becoming an increasingly confusing topic to study as Christians […]

In Matthew 4, Jesus is confronted by Satan in the desert. In this story, we learn how Jesus used Scripture in spiritual warfare against Satan. Today, I want us to look at Matthew 4:1-11. This temptation is an attempt by Satan to subvert God’s plan for human redemption by causing Jesus to fall into sin […]

Guest post by Dave Jenkins In my experience, many Christians struggle a great deal with prayer. Whether it’s struggling with feelings of guilt or shame, or just feeling apathetic, the struggle is often not how to make time to pray; rather, the struggle comes when answering the question: Why pray? In Hebrews 4:16 the author of […]

Guest post by Dave Jenkins Charles H. Spurgeon’s understanding of the connection between the Holy Spirit, prayer and preaching can be paradigm shifting. His understanding of the connection between preaching and the ministry of the Holy Spirit is not new, but it does need to be brought to the forefront for the modern reader. John […]

The Synoptic Gospels have little to say when considering the person and work of the Holy Spirit. In the Fourth Gospel, the Evangelist spends three chapters (John 14-16) teaching on the Holy Spirit’s role in the life of the believer. The Gospel of John may be criticized on its structure and genre, but it is […]