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Sunday’s Sermon

Sunday’s message was part 40 in our series through Hebrews. It is entitled “Faith That Overcomes” and is based on Hebrews 11:29-40. You can listen to or download it HERE. Beginning this Sunday we will take a break from Hebrews.…

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Answering Digital Idolatry with God’s Word

Dave Garner has written a helpful article entitled Rescuing the Church from the Arms of Digital Deity – Returning to the Authority of Scripture. I love this paragraph: In the twentieth century, liberal Protestants put the Bible on trial and…

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Answers for Church Members

There is a new feature on the IX Marks webpage called “Answsers for Church Members.” Here’s a sample: According to Scripture, why should every Christian join a church? Read Answer »What are some other reasons to join a church? Read…

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Losing our religion?

I have been preaching through Hebrews which is known, in part for its warning passages. Some take those warning passages to mean that it is possible for genuine converts to Christ to lose their salvation. I certainly agree that it…

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Whatever Happened to Manhood?

It is not a secret. Men are buffoons. Men are morons. Men are inept. Men are predators. These are messages that saturate our culture. From sitcoms to the classroom men are out. In her timely and disturbing book The War…

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The Reformation of Hip Hop

Justin Taylor has posted an interview he did with Trip Lee, one of the bright lights in a growing phenomena – Doctrinally thick hip hop. Like Shai Linne, Tripp Lee is right here (in Philadelphia, that is). He is a…

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What is God like?

Thanks for Andy Naselli for linking to D.A. Carson’s message from the NEXT Conference. Excellent! The messages from the Next 2010 Conference (May 28–31, 2010) are available as MP3s. Don Carson’s assignment was to preach on God, and his sermon…

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The Lure and Power of Pornography

Donald Hilton Jr. has written a very helpful article in Slavo on the addictive properties of pornography. This in no way diminishes personal reponsibility or the reality that indulging in porn is sinful. However, to deny the power of porn…

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Sunday’s Sermon

Last Sunday’s message was part 39 in our series through Hebrews. It is entitled “Faith Treasuring God” is based on Hebrews 11:23-29. You can listen to or download it HERE.