Dear Redeeming Grace, In his book "The Cross of Christ", preacher and theologian John Stott makes this statement: "It was by his death that he wished above all else to be remembered. There is then, it is safe to say, no Christianity without the cross. If the cross is not central to our religion, ours is not the religion of Jesus." (John Stott, The Cross of Christ) Indee...
Keep ReadingDear Redeeming Grace, In our newsletter this week and next, we want to reflect on Palm Sunday and Good Friday. Between these two dates, the gospels tell of Jesus's last week on earth. The days that see shouts of hosanna, lessons at a final meal, anguish and betrayal in a garden, cries of crucify, and a silent tomb. But it all begins with the royal, exuberant and humble pr...
Keep ReadingDear Redeeming Grace, As the Westminster Catechism states, the chief end of man is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. And in our memory verse for this month, we see that God is glorified when there is thanksgiving for grace. It's as if grace sparks the fire of gratitude and thanksgiving radiates like heat. The final verse of our scripture memory for this month end...
Keep ReadingDear Redeeming Grace, One of the virtues we seek to be known by as a church is joy. In fact, joy is one of seven shaping virtues that all Sovereign Grace Churches seek to display, along with humility, gratitude, encouragement, generosity, servanthood, and godliness. In his introduction on these virtues in the Sovereign Grace Journal, Mickey Connolly, pastor at Crossway C...
Keep ReadingDear Redeeming Grace, This month our memory verse helps us meditate on extending the grace of God in Christ. Among the ways we extend grace to others is to verbally share what we believe. Sometimes this takes the form of sharing your testimony, the story of God's saving work in your life, with a friend, neighbor or someone the Lord gives you opportunity to talk with. ...
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