Last week, I started reading How People Change by Paul Tripp and Timothy Lane. In the first chapter, they address what they have called “the gospel gap” in the “then-now-then” gospel. Here’s how they explain it: “The good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ is a ‘then-now-then’ gospel. First, there is the ‘then’ of [...]
Archive for August 2009
The Then-Now-Then Gospel
August 31, 2009Choosing Thomas
August 30, 2009Could not think of a better way to spend your next ten minutes than watching this.
Gospel Transformation Series via Bob Thune
August 30, 2009Bob Thune, lead pastor of Coram Deo Church in Omaha, NE, spoke at a college retreat a few years back on the subject of gospel transformation. In the five messages, Bob shows “why the gospel is not just the means of entry into God’s kingdom, but also the key to ongoing spiritual transformation.” I encourage [...]
You Might NOT be Gospel-Centered if . . .
August 29, 2009you are Ignatius and your ministry looks something like this.
The Devastating Effects of Assuming the Gospel
August 29, 2009The GCR Task Force Luncheon Audio & Video
August 28, 2009This past week, the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force held an open luncheon in Rogers, AR. The videos of the luncheon are embedded below, but you can also download the audio of the luncheon by clicking here. Part 1 of the video of the GCR luncheon held on August 26, 2009. This luncheon was for [...]
The DNA of a Gospel-Centered Church
August 28, 2009Bob Thune, lead pastor of Coram Deo Church in Omaha, Nebraska has put together a very helpful explanation of what it means to be a gospel-centered church. He argues: Churches often obscure the glory of the gospel by reducing it to something less than it is. Some understand the gospel only as doctrinal content to [...]
A Gospel-Centered Reader
August 27, 2009One of the things I learned to do while in seminary is create “readers” for myself on research topics. Basically, a “reader” is a compilation of shorter works (articles, essays, sermons) that is put together in a Table of Contents and bound together. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working on a Reader [...]
What Does It Mean to Be Gospel-Centered?
August 26, 2009In the coming days, I am going to post some thoughts on the subject of living gospel-centered lives. This past Sunday, I began teaching the nine-week study “The Gospel Centered Life” by Thune and Walker at Grace. My co-teacher and I had a great discussion in our preparations about what it means to be gospel-centered. [...]
Podcast with Acts 29/SBC Church Planters
August 26, 2009This is a blogpost originally posted on February 21, 2009. In light of the recent discussion about Acts 29 church planters in Southern Baptist life, I felt this podcast would be a constructive resource to know more about some of the A29 churches planters, what they believe, and their practices. The Insight Podcast is hosted [...]
Acts 29 Responds to Baptist Press and SBCToday
August 25, 2009Scott Thomas, director of Acts 29, has taken the time to respond at length to the accusations and charges against Acts 29 from the guys at SBCToday and Baptist Press. It is not fair to imply everyone at Baptist Press is carrying the anti-Acts 29 agenda, so perhaps it is best to limit the sphere [...]
Baptist Press Continues Anti-Acts 29 Agenda, Publishes Errors of SBCToday
August 24, 2009Baptist Press has continued to spread the anti-Acts 29 agenda by publishing the errors of SBCToday in the recent “first person” article entitled “Covenant or Confession” authored by Tim Rogers. Just last week, I showed how Baptist Press has degenerated into an anti-Mark Driscoll/anti-Acts 29 campaign under the leadership and vision of Will Hall, their [...]
Check Out Rethink Mission
August 23, 2009A great new website was launched last week geared towards inspiring gospel-centered, missional churches by Jonathan McIntosh called Rethink Mission. If you don’t know Jonathan, you need to, and if you haven’t bookmarked Rethink Mission, you’ll want to. For a good introduction to what this site is all about, be sure to read Jonathan’s answers [...]
The Gospel According to Mark Driscoll
August 22, 2009All a Matter of Timing: Baptist Press and Mark Driscoll
August 20, 2009Yes, it’s all a matter of timing. Over the course of the past six months, Baptist Press has come out with three articles besmirching Mark Driscoll and Acts 29. But have you paid attention to the timing of their pieces and what Baptist Press is attempting to do? I have, and here are my thoughts.
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