Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
We are not called to fame and fortune – and no one else is either. We are called to serve and worship Christ where we are right now and not wait until we get bigger, smarter, richer, or more influential.
8 Ways Expository Preaching Changed Our Church
People needed to hear from God. Our young church plant needed to hear from God. So, that’s what we did. And, expository preaching changed our church.
In Episode 443 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel Im and Ed Stetzer discuss the future of church planting in Canada.
Scripture and Neuroscience Agree: It Helps to Lament in Community
Through song, liturgy, and communion, the body of Christ inhabits the suffering experienced by its weakest members.
Why Do Christians Need to Hear the Gospel Every Day?
Christians should meditate on the gospel every day in their personal Bible reading, and pastors should preach the gospel in every sermon.
We need to reclaim Sabbath rest. We need one day a week when we say “Stop” to our hurried life and busy schedule, and enjoy a day of rest freeing us — body and soul — to enjoy the worship of God.
My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: Discipleship for the Frazzled and Busy
We don’t necessarily need everyone to do great things. We need ordinary believers to take small, ordinary, consistent actions to pursue God over a long period of time.