Down through the centuries countless Christians who have been used by God in remarkable ways have been particularly devoted to prayer. Yet ordinary Christians like you and me often feel guilty at the mere mention of the word ..read more

Jesus was our obedience substitute during his life, our punishment substitute in his death, and our rebirth substitute in his resurrection. When we become united with Jesus, his life of obedience, his painful death, and his resurrection into glorious power are all credited to us. When someone becomes a Christian, a spiritually dead person is united with a life-giving one. His resurrection produces a resurrection in us. We are connected to the same power that raised Christ from the dead ..read more

Jesus contradicts and rebukes modern Western Culture.  Are his followers today counter cultural enough? 1. Follow your heart → Jesus said, “Follow me”(John 8:12). When Jesus tells us to follow him he doesn’t mean to subscribe to his updates on social media.  He commands us to follow only him. MORE 2. Look after your self ..read more

Don't let your theology trump the Bible. Arminians and Calvinists have a lot to offer each other. I think they are both wrong on some things but helpful on others. We must accept one another as brothers and sisters who reflect part of God’s glory that we ourselves can’t ..read more

Jesus requires an obedience that is not merely external but comes from a transformed heart. He is at work within us causing us to obey him ..read more

The response to my series on divorce and Dave Bish’s sermon have been hugely encouraging.  We thought it might be interesting to have a podcast style conversation about it.  I hope this will be helpful for you if you are going through divorce right now, if you did so years ago, or if you would ..read more

If we have died with him, we will also live with him. 2 TIMOTHY 2:11 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him ..read more

Is a Biblical divorce and remarriage ever possible? Churches must learn how to demonstrate love and grace to everyone who has been hurt by divorce and may wish to remarry ..read more

The Bible allows (but does not require) divorce in the case of adultery or desertion, and it also allows remarriage to another person in such cases. Remarriage in these cases is not sin in God’s sight ..read more

John MacArthur believes divorce should only ever happen after sexual immorality or desertion by an unbeliever (or someone labelled as such during church discipline ..read more