Moralism is the attempt to obey or impose the ethical commands of the Bible abstracted from the gospel of Jesus Christ. Much preaching in Christian churches is simply a collection of legalistic moralisms. No
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. Genesis 3:15 And he said to them, “O
We've noticed something interesting. When people are buying "Church with Jesus as the Hero" from Amazon, they are often purchasing two additional books as well. "Preaching" by Tim Keller and "Onward" by Russell Moore. So
“I please all men in all things.”—1 Cor. 10:33. “If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.”—Gal. 1:10. Though both these kinds of action are expressed by one term, to
“It repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”—Gen. 6:6. “The Lord is not a man, that he should repent.”—1 Sam. 15:29. The seeming contradiction
The following post is by Todd Martin, Missionary to International Students at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church in Lexington, KY Sometimes the God who gave us the Great Commission also gives us a perfect set-up to
We are launching something new at Prince on Preaching that we are calling Andrew Fuller Fridays. I attempt to read some from Andrew Fuller’s (1754-1815) Complete Works each day and I am constantly amazed and
This year at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, we are reminding each other to be where your feet are. In other words, be a fully engaged follower of Christ in the life you actually have. Be
(adapted from Church with Jesus as the Hero, chapter 11. Written by Casey McCall) In counseling, listening is just as vital as speaking. It is generally assumed that a good counselor is one who is
Idolatry is often subtle. The subtlety comes because we tend to make idols of good things. We can fixate so much on a particular good thing that it becomes an ultimate thing. Anytime we think