Posted in The 5 Solas, Sermons on Dec 21st, 2007 No Comments »
We’ve come to the end of this series on the 5 Reformation Affirmations with this grand pronouncement of Solo Christo, ‘Christ Alone.’ Martin Luther declares just how central Christ must be to the Christian life:
And here Christ and my conscience must become one body, so that nothing remain in my sight but Christ crucified, […]
Posted in The 5 Solas, Sermons on Dec 12th, 2007 No Comments »
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk […]
Posted in The 5 Solas, Sermons on Dec 5th, 2007 1 Comment »
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk […]
Posted in The 5 Solas, Sermons on Nov 27th, 2007 2 Comments »
If you were here last week, I hope you left understanding what grace is. To recap, grace is God’s initiating act of loving kindness to people who had no love for Him. God acts graciously towards us apart from our best of works or our worst of sins. Since God’s grace then […]
Posted in The 5 Solas, Sermons on Nov 20th, 2007 No Comments »
Most of these quotes come from a great website called Of First Importance. This is what this blog is about: “The gospel of Jesus Christ is “of first importance” (1 Cor 15:3), but we easily forget. Each day this blog will provide one quote to help you live in the good of the gospel.”
1. HUMILITY: […]
Posted in The 5 Solas, Sermons on Nov 20th, 2007 No Comments »
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Titus […]
Posted in The 5 Solas, Sermons on Nov 13th, 2007 2 Comments »
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God […]
Posted in The 5 Solas, Sermons on Nov 5th, 2007 No Comments »
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31
Last week, I spent some time answering the question, “How does God’s glory lead to our joy?” The answer to that question rests in this phrase, when God is glorified we are at our pinnacle of […]
Posted in The 5 Solas, Sermons on Oct 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Before I begin today’s message, I need to set the stage for the series we’re about to embark on called, “The 5 Solas: To God’s Glory for Our Joy.” You’re probably wondering, “What in the world is a sola?” Sola is the Latin word for “alone,” and it describes 5 principles that reformers […]
