Preaching the Gospel to ourselves is something of a novelty. It is helpful. But it is not enough. Reminding ourselves of the greatness of Christ and his salvation is faith-building. But it is not enough. There are more ways to remind ourselves of the Gospel that are more effective. Let me explain, with a story. [...]
April 25, 2012 by Mark Lauterbach · Comments Off
Filed under: Gospel and Church, Gospel and practicalities, Uncategorized
Filed under: Gospel and Church, Gospel and practicalities, Uncategorized
I find myself needing reminders. One of the reminders I need is that worship for us is a verb, not a noun. For creatures, worship is what we do. We get this mixed up. We start to think of worship as a noun. Noun worship shows up in phrases like. “That was great worship.” Unpacking [...]
That’s not exactly how Judges 15.16 reads in the King James . . . but the point for my purposes is the same. There has been a great deal of attention of late to the subject of celebrity pastors. In conferences we celebrate their superior gifts and abilities. Ordinary pastors and Christian leaders are left [...]
March 11, 2012 by Mark Lauterbach · Comments Off
Filed under: Cherishing the Gospel, Gospel and Church, Gospel and practicalities, ethics and the Gospel
Filed under: Cherishing the Gospel, Gospel and Church, Gospel and practicalities, ethics and the Gospel
I am vulnerable. So are you. I am vulnerable because I am looking for help. I am looking for help because there are areas of my life that are messed up. It is messed up by suffering or weakness. It is messed up by my own moral failures. And I am vulnerable because I do [...]
February 27, 2012 by Mark Lauterbach · Comments Off
Filed under: Bible texts, Cherishing the Gospel, Uncategorized
Filed under: Bible texts, Cherishing the Gospel, Uncategorized
We live in an irreligious culture. Generally speaking, Americans are not searching for more rules to keep. If anything, we thinks of laws and rules as inhibiting. That presents a challenge for understanding the NT. The world of 2nd temple Judaism was attentive to law keeping. As noted, we are not. So what does it [...]
February 14, 2012 by Mark Lauterbach · Comments Off
Filed under: Gospel and practicalities, Liberty, The Gospel and the Therapeutic, Uncategorized, favorite quotes
Filed under: Gospel and practicalities, Liberty, The Gospel and the Therapeutic, Uncategorized, favorite quotes
The Gospel sets us free. My wife, who is also blogging about Galatians here, has been asking, freedom for what? What do you do with this freedom Christ has given? You see, what I find is that some Christians have turned Gospel-centrality into a new slavery. Yes, I mean it. People are told they have [...]
I dug this out of the files recently. It is such a simple description, in a sonnet, of the glory of Christ taking a bride. It was written by a friend and given to us for our wedding, 33+ year ago. Delight in the Lord through it.
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