by ccpwebteam | Jan 11, 2013 | Spiritual Life
Here’s some help from Sinclair Ferguson on our battle with sin. Paul writes to us that we should “mortify” sin (literally, put it to death). Ferguson asks the question, what are the actual, practical steps someone can take to do that? He continues:...
by ccpwebteam | Jan 8, 2013 | Spiritual Life
A new year is always a great time to take stock of how the Lord might lead us to grow in our personal habits of bible reading and prayer. Last year around this time I posted a bunch of thoughts and helps for planning and growing in these areas. (In fact, you can...
by ccpwebteam | Dec 13, 2012 | Music Recommendations, Spiritual Life
So those of you who were there told me Josh Garrels was great on Saturday night. Here’s a video of him talking about...
by ccpwebteam | Nov 8, 2012 | Bible Study, Resources, Spiritual Life
I made this chart for a class I’m teaching on the book of Revelation. It shows the seven letters to the churches in Revelation 2 and 3, broken down into their common sections, so you can read vertically to see what Jesus says to each individual church, or...
by ccpwebteam | Nov 7, 2012 | Spiritual Life
On Monday night I quoted this passage from Herman Ridderbos’ commentary on John 3:5-8. Here’s the passage: 5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born...
by ccpwebteam | Nov 5, 2012 | Spiritual Life
Saw this today…What does it mean in the Psalms when you see the word “meditate”? “It should be noted that neither of the Hebrew words translated as ‘meditate’ or ‘meditation’ refers to silent activities. “The verb in Psalm 1:2, hāgâ, also...
