Author Archives: Matt Jury
The Rarest Grace of All
Of all garments, none is so graceful, none wears so well, and none is so rare as humility.
The Essential Quality of Spiritual Leadership
The first and essential quality of a herald of the Gospel is ever a thorough broken and contrite heart for it is only after having obtained mercy as guilty criminals, that we are in a position to ‘strengthen the brethren.’
Thou Who Wast Rich Beyond All Splendour
This is without a doubt one of my most favorite Christmas hymns.
Self-Righteousness
Whatsoever it be that makes you pleased with yourself, that is not true grace.
Why Do You Love Christ?
Selfish religion loves Christ for His benefits, but not for Himself.
Preaching Is Worship
Preaching does not come after worship in the order of the service. Preaching is worship.
Biblical Separation
True (biblical) separation is to imitate God, whose central command to us in this respect runs right through the Bible: ‘Be holy, for I am holy.’ It is unfortunately easy for us to distort the scriptural ideal of separation by developing a life-style which simply sets out to contradict whatever is current in society around us…. The heart of the matter is this: the saint’s separation is not a mere reaction against but a response to; not a mere determination to be different from the world but a whole-hearted determination to be like God by obeying His word.
Truth Divides People
The truth divides people. The more fundamental the truth, the deeper and wider the division. The goal of Christian preaching — the goal of presenting the Gospel, the goal of the church — is not just to open the door so wide that we suck everybody in and make them feel comfortable. The goal is to preach the truth to as many people as possible, so that we can sort out the true from the false.
Candlelight Carol
Life Is Worship 