Calvary Baptist Joliet Discussion

This evening in small groups we will be taking a look at Don Whitney's Ten Questions to Ask Yourself at the Beginning of a New Year.  Deepak Reju one of the pastors of Capitol Hills Baptist Church in D.C. gives us several more provoking questions to consider over at the Church Matters Blog. 11. What's the most important decision you need to ...

Dr. Owen begins this chapter forcefully arguing that a man must be a believer before he may pursue mortification.  He helps us see the importance of this truth with an analogy borrowed from Scripture: All attempts then, for mortification of any lust, without an interest in Christ, are vain. . . When the Spirit of Christ comes to this work ...

I was listening to Casting Crown’s song East To West and a specific line stood out to me. That line placed my mind on a trajectory I plan to follow in this post.   The song is about a Christian’s struggle with sin. Psalm 103:12, where the title comes from, is a song that David wrote describing the intense love and compassion that God shows ...

How well do you listen? You might say, ''pretty good.'' I would contend that each person is a great listener. The real question is, ''What are you listening to?''   Depending on how we define voices, we could come up with a number of them. You've got the media, preaching, tv shows, radio, God's Word, other people, yourself ... the list ...

Do you ever feel out of control? Let me speak a little clearer. Do you have something in your life that began as an escape from the hassles of life just to turn into its own troublesome thing? Something (you fill in the blank) that is taking over and you are left feeling like a slave. This something in your life is something you love but its ...

A study guide to go along with the notes on biblical confrontation

A brief study on biblical confrontation

Currently in my devotional reading I am walking through the book of Job.  What has struck me in this trek through Job's woes is how often that he tells his friends that they simply are not listening.  For instance: Doubtless you are the people, and wisdom will die with you! But I have a mind as well as you; I am not inferior ...