One Gospel

When the church sets aside every boast and embraces God’s ancient plan of grace, she sings with all her heart for God’s glory alone. 

Love moved Jesus to let Lazarus die. Why? Jesus wanted Lazarus, his family, and the watching crowd to taste his all-satisfying glory. 

Friends, there is something dark, threatening, and a little bit dire about the Gospel reading today, but through it, we see that death is not the final word. We’ve listened to the noise of the world for long enough, and now we need a new spiritual guide to lead us out of our c ...

Therefore, the Lord wants to convince us of the glory and power of the gospel (Rom. 1:16). The gospel message is sufficient not only to save but to usher the church into spiritual maturity and fervent love as she engages the nations in the most important and powerful gospel wi ...

Friends, the readings for this weekend are tough. Here is the principle behind them, one that is simple to state, but difficult to take in: in a world gone wrong, those who come to us speaking and embodying the truth are going to be opposed. In our first reading from Jeremiah ...

Friends, our Gospel this Sunday is taken from the tenth chapter of Mark, and it is high-octane spiritual business. Something pivotal is being laid out for us in this passage, and it has to do with power, suffering, and a willingness to go where Jesus goes.