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#WCSK Episode 2.9b: Sanctification (The Christian Walk)
Picking up from last week … Sanctification is active not passive I mentioned previously that sanctification is cooperative, meaning that neither does God do all the work while we sit back and watch nor do we labor while The Lord supervises. The cooperative part of sanctification means that after God enables and empowers us to…
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#WCSK Episode 2.9a: Sanctification (The Christian Walk)
Introduction Tell me if this sounds familiar. You do something that you know is wrong and even tell yourself that you shouldn’t be doing it while you’re doing it. Yet, you do it anyway. When the event is over, you look at yourself and ask, “What’s wrong with me?” You then begin to wonder if,…
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#WCSK Episode Zero: What is the big story of the Bible?
What Christians Should Know (#WCSK): Volume Zero takes a step back and investigates basic ideas about God, the Bible, and the Christian faith. This series provides crucial answers to critical questions about belief. The Bible is a love story about a devoted God chasing after His creations. If that surprises you, then you have…
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#WCSK Episode 2.8: Evangelism & Discipleship
Introduction What is evangelism? Evangelism means proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel refers to the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, including all the things Jesus taught us during His earthly ministry. Evangelism does not proclaim ethical living, politics, or neighborliness. Evangelism exclusively declares a unique message that instructs and teaches others about…
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#WCSK Episode 2.7b: Repentance
What repentance looks like: Psalm 51 One of the best places to look to understand what repentance looks like is to analyze Psalm 51, where King David, a man after God’s own heart,[1] repents concerning his adultery with Bathsheba. Repentance relies on God’s mercy. The first thing David writes is, “Be gracious to me, O God,…