Jonathan Edwards – 5 Ways to Know if you are really Christian
Posted July 24th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Examining one’s faith is one of the most important disciplines a follower of Jesus will undertake. Way too many people wander through life believing church attendance, spiritual commitments, or a religious experience will cause them to find themselves in God’s eternal family. Sadly, the Bible teaches that some of these people will find themselves hearing […]
Posted in General, Theological issues | Tags: Assurance of Salvation, Jonathan Edward, The Resurgence
Marks of a healthy church
Posted July 12th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
The sermon yesterday dealt with the issue of denominations and the question as to why there are so many groups and churches. The answer to this is a deep and complicated issue, but the core idea is that God is building his church, and in the end He has one people even though they meet […]
Posted in Church Life and Issues, Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Ecclesiology, Mark Dever, Mark Driscoll, Wayne Grudem
7 Counterfeits to Repentance blog by Mark Driscoll
Posted July 7th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Thought this was a very good explanation on the nature of true repentance and some of the ways we miss the point, and encourage you to read. Martin Luther opened the 95 thesis that started the reformation with the statement that all of life is repentance. We need to learn how to live in the […]
Posted in Living the Gospel, Theological issues | Tags: Mark Driscoll, Repentance
The Christocentric Lense – Is the Bible about Me or about Jesus?
Posted July 6th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
In John 5, Jesus challenges the Jewish leaders view of the Scriptures. While they knew the Bible backwards and forward, they missed the key to the Scriptures. Jesus told them that they searched the Scriptures believing that in them they would find eternal life, but, “It is they that bear witness about me.” (John 5:39) […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: The Bible, Tim Keller
What is God’s Covenant?
Posted May 20th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
This past Sunday we talked about the covenants God makes with his people. In part of his series of blogs coming from his new book Doctrine, Mark Driscoll wrote this blog on the idea of covenants from God on the Resurgence website. A covenant is a divinely initiated agreement whereby he stipulates the condition of […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues