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Peter Scazzero • Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation
Paul honored the Christ-centrality of the entire Word. Paul preached about marital relationships, child rearing, qualifications for church officers, stewardship, handling anger, on-the-job conduct, regard for government authorities, and many other practical concerns, and at the same time he wrote, “But we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block
... See moreBryan Chapell • Christ-Centered Preaching
It is only in a church that we are members of Christ and of one another, moving forward together like a well-coordinated body (1 Cor. 12:12–27). It is together that we suffer and thrive. It is together that we worship and grow and serve, according to the Word of God. That’s what your church is—ground zero for the new kind of community Christ is
... See moreRaymond C. Ortlund Jr. • The Gospel
Should we switch things up? Try another tack? Measurable nonresults is one of the reasons so many churches tuck the gospel behind fog and lasers or adjust their teaching to the “7 Steps” busywork of moralistic therapeutic deism.