Earning God’s Approval: Good Luck With That! – 12/15/2025

Posted by Todd Linn, PhD on December 8, 2025 James says: “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all” (James 2:10). Given the examples provided in these verses, it seems clear that James has in mind what we often describe as the “moral law” in the Old Testament. Much … More Earning God’s Approval: Good Luck With That! – 12/15/2025

Devotional – “The Exclusivity of the Gospel” – 10/21/2025

October 16, 2025 by Steve The Exclusivity of the Gospel Charles Spurgeon, et al. The message of the gospel stands as a divine declaration of absolute truth in a world that hates absolutes. In an age intoxicated with pluralism and compromise, few doctrines are more offensive to human pride than the exclusivity of the gospel. Yet Scripture is crystal … More Devotional – “The Exclusivity of the Gospel” – 10/21/2025

Devotional – “The Church’s Great Need” – 10/11/2025

The title of today’s devotional at first had me thinking only one? Surely churches have many needs, but after reading it I realized that applied to the main mandate of “the Church” being “make disciples of all nations” given by Christ to his disciples following his death and resurrection (Matt. 28:16–20; Mark 16:15–18; Luke 24:46–49; John 20:21–23; Acts 1:8), … More Devotional – “The Church’s Great Need” – 10/11/2025

Friday’s Feature Quote – “Lay Hold of and Receive the Gospel” – 08/30/2025

Yes, I know it is Saturday, but I don’t control the internet, and it was out again yesterday. To lay hold of and receive the gospel by a true and saving faith is an act of the soul that has been made a new creature, which is the workmanship of God. Whoever receives the grace … More Friday’s Feature Quote – “Lay Hold of and Receive the Gospel” – 08/30/2025

Expository Preaching and Evangelistic Opportunities – 08/13/2024

Preaching ought to reflect our conviction that God’s Word is infallible and inerrant. If we believe that “all Scripture is inspired by God” and inerrant, must we not be equally committed to the reality that it is “profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be … More Expository Preaching and Evangelistic Opportunities – 08/13/2024

Pray for the Persecuted Church – March 2024

PRAY FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING CHURCHES AND PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS MARCH 2024 – Prayer Focus Update is a monthly information bulletin with up-to-date news on the persecuted Church to help Christians pray for their suffering brothers and sisters. You can use this for prayer groups, your own information, and for inclusion in church magazines. It is … More Pray for the Persecuted Church – March 2024

Devotional Thought – “Born Again” – 03/06/2024

In our main text for today, we have Jesus following up on His response to Nicodemus in v.3. I can imagine Nicodemus looking at Jesus, remember he had just acknowledged/exalted Him as a great teacher (Rabbi), with a confused (human) intellect. Jesus completely disregards Nicodemus’s salutation and immediately addresses the “heart” of the matter. Nicodemus … More Devotional Thought – “Born Again” – 03/06/2024

FRIDAY’S FEATURE QUOTE and Devotional – “Preaching as Worship”- 02/02/2024

. “Preaching is that ordinance of God, sanctified for the begetting of faith, for the opening of the understanding, and for the drawing of the will and affections {worship} to Christ.” – – Richard Sibbes https://www.gracegems.org/pas.htm DEVOTIONAL Preaching as an Act of Worship Eric Dodson When considering how to preach, we often think about certain … More FRIDAY’S FEATURE QUOTE and Devotional – “Preaching as Worship”- 02/02/2024