“If Tebow wins the superbowl, I’m gonna convert!” As a Christian man and a Broncos fan, I have been hearing this line from unbelievers lately. What response should this evoke from you if you are like me? I heard this statement at work this morning the day after the Broncos beat the Steelers in overtime last night. I replied, “I’m holding you to that.” Then I said with a confidence that Tebow follows Jesus as taught in the scriptures and not an imaginary one, “But whatever happens, Tim Tebow’s God is God!” I would have loved to go into a gospel presentation right there on the spot but I have been told in the past by one of my superiors that I can’t talk about Jesus anymore at work; so my words must be carefully measured. We still must proclaim Jesus to the best of our ability. When Peter and John were taken into custody and Israeli rulers commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus anymore, what was their response? “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” Acts 4:19-20  (continue reading…)

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The Kingdom Notes: My Better Half

Children, and their parents, crave stability. When their world is rocked by change, they are comforted by that which remains the same. I have been reminding my children of late that the loss of their mother, for all the pain, doesn’t mean that everything has changed. Indeed when I put my littles to bed each night I, as I have always done, remind them of these bedrock truths, “Daddy loves you. Mommy loves you. Daddy and Mommy love each other. And Jesus loves you.” These are the unchanging truths they can always count on, the solid ground on which they walk. We that are left behind are still together. And I am still me. (continue reading…)

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Ask RC: What Now?

During my Denise’s battle we were all needy enough that we asked for and welcomed prayers for all of us. The grave issue, the underlying problem, was of course her illness. I too prayed for strength for me, for peace for the children. I prayed that God would use the beauty of Denise’s character to draw in the elect. Most of all, however, I prayed that Denise would be made well, that the cancer would be beaten, that she would be blessed with health, comfort and joy. It is rare indeed when we can see such specific prayers answered so clearly and powerfully.

For nine months I have awakened each morning knowing my wife was weak, fragile, fearful, weary and in pain. She was in danger of sinking deeper into illness. I knew it likely that when I would visit her she would at some point cry in sorrow, and that I couldn’t fix it. I prayed against the weakness, the fear and fragility, the weariness and the pain. I prayed against the tears and the sorrow. And now my prayers have been heard. What we wanted for her she has received, and more. We, His children, all together asked for bread for her. He didn’t give her a stone. He didn’t give her bread. He gave her Jesus. She who awoke pity in the hearts of thousands now has awakened with Him, with more health, more comfort, more joy than all of us combined. Eye hath not seen nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the mind of man all that she has already been blessed with (1 Corinthians 2:9).  (continue reading…)

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A Childlike Dependence [ 9:56 ] Download

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 Matthew 18:1-4 says, “At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Reading this passage of scripture this morning it struck me how the disciples were asking who is the greatest in the kingdom. I typically think to myself, “I’d just be grateful to be able to sweep the floors somewhere in perhaps a far off corner from the throne!” I know a few of my Christian friends feel the same way. (continue reading…)

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Sermon on Romans 3:19-4:12 by Pastor Russ Sukhia. Preached on Sunday October 30, 2011 at Liberty Church, PCA.

A crisis arose when Martin Luther, a German monk began to study Romans and Galatians. After pondering day and night the verse in Romans 1:17 that says, “…the just shall live by faith”, by God’s providence he realized that the justice of God is that righteousness by which through grace and sheer mercy, God justifies us through faith. This was a faith changing epiphany for Luther. Now with Luther’s regeneration and proper understanding of this verse he began to see the contrast between what the bible taught and what the church was teaching. This led to the epic turning point that would forever transform the Christian church. On October 31st 1517, the evening before All Saints Day when relics were to be honored and indulgences granted, Luther marched up to the castle door of the Wittenberg church and nail there his 95 thesis in Latin for scholarly debate about the corruptions that he found amongst the clergy. This was the spark that set ablaze the purifying fire of the protestant reformation out of which was conceived the five sound bites of the reformation known to us today as the five solas!



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