True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 7 of 48Section II: The Cross and the Covenant Suffering does not automatically make a person spiritual. But when it is received beneath the faithful hand of God, it can become the place where endurance is formed, illusions are stripped away, and the life of Christ becomes more deeply rooted…
True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 6 of 48Section II: The Cross and the Covenant God does not lead His children to the throne by avoiding the cross, but by forming the life of the Lamb within them. Every disciple begins by following Christ, but few understand where He is leading. At first, we see His…
Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 10 Why We Must Suffer With Him to Reign With Him “If we suffer, we shall also reign with him…” — 2 Timothy 2:12 The Pattern of the Overcomer The pattern is unmistakable throughout Scripture. Before glory, there is suffering. Before the crown, there is the…
Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 1 “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.” — Psalm 107:29“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” — Job 23:10 Introduction Some storms pass quickly….
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 7 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you. — 1 Peter 4:12 Introduction No one walks the narrow way without encountering trials. They are not interruptions in the Christian life — they are part of it….