Category Archives: PASSION Resources

Christ Working Through Us

We serve the ascended and reigning Christ.  The world may mock our King.  We may disdain his rule by our own sinful rebellion – but the fact is, he reigns.  And we can participate in the spread of his kingdom … Continue reading

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A Compelling Life

What defines a compelling life?  Someone who is available to God and regularly experiences God’s fellowship, presence, and empowerment.  There are no substitutes, no shortcuts.  We are not compelling; on the contrary, we are sinful, often poor imitations of our … Continue reading

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A Pastor’s Longing

One of the great longings of my life is that we at Bethlehem [Baptist Church] would be the sending base of ever-increasing numbers of missionaries to the unreached peoples and that we would send them with ever-increasing effectiveness and ever-increasing faithfulness … Continue reading

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Book Look: A Holy Ambition

A Holy Ambition is a collection of sermons by John Piper (and one article by David Mathis) on the topic of missions.  After a sermon and the article introducing missions, the book is divided into three parts: a Biblical theology of … Continue reading

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Missions and Worship

Missions is about the worship of Jesus.  The goal of missions is the global worship of Jesus by his redeemed people from every tribe, tongue, and nation.  The outcome of missions is all peoples delighting to praise Jesus.  And the … Continue reading

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Book Look: A God Entranced Vision Of All Things

As I continue to read about Jonathan Edwards, I enjoyed the collection of essays found in the book, A God Entranced Vision of All Things edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor.  The essays are based on several addresses from … Continue reading

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Book Look: Humility and Humility

I have been sharing quotes from two books on humility for the last few weeks.  Both are excellent books that I want to commend to you. Humility: The Forgotten Virtue is by Wayne A. Mack (with Joshua Mack).  The Macks … Continue reading

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