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Category: Sanctification

Quotes: How Does Sanctification Work? by Powlison

Posted on: June 21, 2018 Last updated on: June 21, 2018 Written by: Chris
I highly recommend David Powlison’s How Does Sanctification Work?, especially to pastors and counselors. How does sanctification work? is one of the more profound books I have read in recent years. In a short amount of space, Powlison provides a nuanced…
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Leading our Emotions I – Depression

Posted on: December 14, 2017 Last updated on: December 14, 2017 Written by: Chris
Depression is such an awful battle. Be assured, in Christ, you can experience mega-joy. — Last week I preached the first sermon in our new series, Leading Our Emotions Through the Holidays. You can listen or read the below summary. How do we battle…
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Sanctification: Selected Passages and Quotes

Posted on: February 23, 2017 Last updated on: February 23, 2017 Written by: Chris
Sunday (D.V.), I am preaching on 2 Corinthians 3:12-18, and the pattern of sanctification. Below are some of my favorite passages on sanctification as well as key quotes that summarize what we believe about how Christians are sanctified or increasingly…
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Murray on the Lack of Exultant Joy Amongst Many Christians

Posted on: February 22, 2017 Last updated on: February 22, 2017 Written by: Chris
The great theologian John Murray explained that an unwillingness to preach judgment inevitably leads to a lack of biblical joy.  Many Christians would agree with the assessment that there is a lack of joy amongst Christians. But fewer would agree…
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Plugging Into God’s Power

Posted on: February 17, 2017 Last updated on: February 17, 2017 Written by: Chris
In Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines David Mathis helps Christians understand how they can grow by God’s grace rather than wearing out in their own strength. The key to growing as a Christians is to understand how…
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Recommended: Habits of Grace by David Mathis

Posted on: April 17, 2016 Last updated on: April 17, 2016 Written by: Chris
This morning, as we conclude our time in 2 Peter by considering Peter’s admonition to grow in grace, I am recommending to our flock that they consider reading the book, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines. I…
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The System I Use for Long Term Scripture Memorization

Posted on: November 5, 2015 Last updated on: November 6, 2015 Written by: Chris
Easily, my most important educational choice was deciding 25 years ago to systematically memorize Scripture. Here is a brief summary of the system I use for memorizing Scripture. I originally learned this approach from Jim Jeffery in the Fall of…
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John Murray: The Pattern of Sanctification

Posted on: July 9, 2015 Last updated on: July 9, 2015 Written by: Chris
“Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of…
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To Behold the Glory of Christ in the Gospel is a Discipline

Posted on: May 1, 2014 Last updated on: May 1, 2014 Written by: Chris
More from Jerry Bridges: As I have said, one of the first 5 books I would recommend any believer read is The Discipline of Grace: God’s Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness. This book shows how grace…
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Grace and Effort Are Not Opposed

Posted on: May 1, 2014 Last updated on: May 1, 2014 Written by: Chris
One of the first 5 books I would recommend any believer read is The Discipline of Grace: God’s Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness. This book shows how grace and personal effort go hand in hand: Grace…
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