Posts by John Stasse (Page 5)

Six Considerations of the Evil of Sin Matthew Henry’s A Way to Pray has a wonderful section instructing us how to pray biblically-informed prayers, specifically, how to plead with the Holy Spirit to convict us of sin’s cancerous nature, and the constant havoc it works in our lives. Consider the sinfulness of sin. Meditate on Romans 7:13; 1 John 3:4; Luke…

“Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her who bore you rejoice.” (Proverbs 23:25) ON MOTHERHOOD Motherhood is evidence of God’s mercy. The Bible teaches that God made mankind to be his image bearers. He gave Adam and Eve the royal task of filling the earth with more image bearers of the one, true King. When our first parents disobeyed God in the garden of…

The truth of the believer’s union with Christ is in the pages of Scripture for our encouragement, to answer life’s big questions, to propel us into worship, and to equip us for mission.

“Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.” – 1 Peter 4:19

The Gospel Is An Exclamation Point! Jared Wilson writes about a minor editorial change that J.I. Packer made to a paragraph composed by Wilson for a study guide [Romans: A 12-Week Study]. And how the change makes all the difference:

As one reads this sublime chapter of the Bible, John 17, we see something of the driving purpose of the Lord Jesus Christ in His life, His public ministry and He in His particular ministry.

John 17 records what perhaps should really be called The Lord’s Prayer. The prayer given in Matt 6:9-13 which is usually given that title by Christians over the centuries is really a prayer for Jesus’ disciples, while John 17 records Jesus’ own prayer.

I found this observation by Ravi Zacharias on the nature of worship and its connection to the whole of life, a life lived consciously as it should be before God, very helpful. May the Lord bless it to you individually as us as the church collectively as we approach 2016: