Author Archives: Matt Jury
The Fuel of Our Praise
We gather as the church to proclaim the truth. We gather to declare — to ourselves, to each other, and to God — what we know to be eternal reality. There is one God, who is sovereign over the universe and every detail of our lives. We have rebelled against Him. He sent His Son to die in our place for our sins. And through Jesus Christ we have our forgiveness and peace with God.
There are many things we can proclaim during and after a time of corporate worship. God’s glory is unending, and His perfections are infinite. But the fuel of our praise will always be the Gospel of Christ who has redeemed us and brought us to God.
A Very Small God
If a human being and his opinions are worth more than almighty God’s will, you have a very small god.
Stewart Custer, former Chairman of Division of Bible, Bob Jones University
Delegation Is a Part of Discipleship
Since appropriate delegation multiplies leadership potential, the good leader leads best by reproducing himself.
Walter, Trudy, and Gilbert Fremont, Forming a New Generation, p. 150
One Reason Why Church Membership Is Important
Only if you are part of a community of believers seeking to resemble, serve, and love Jesus will you ever get to know Him and grow into His likeness.
Three Stages in God’s Work
I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done.
Born Idolaters
Why are fallen sinful beings born idolaters? The reason is simple — we must worship, we will worship. Even as nature abhors a vacuum, so does the human soul. The human soul will find an object of worship, either on the shelf, on the altar, in the mirror, or in heaven. We are born idolaters.
True Love
We are not Christians unless the supreme motive of our lives be the love of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Alexander MacLaren in Kenneth F. Dodson, The Prize of the Up-calling, p. 94
The Privilege of Evangelism
It is a great privilege to be a soul winner. It is a privilege that angels covet. I believe the angels would be glad to leave their high estate and come down into this old sin and woe… if they might have the privilege of winning souls.
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