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COMING SOON: Cruciform Life App

I've been carrying around 3x5 note cards in my wallet for a while now . . . various cards that help me stay focused on the Cruciform Life (for example: see the My Section of Tables Tool ). But since I bought my first iPhone in 2009 I've dreamed of creating a Cruciform Life App , one that would combine all of the 3x5 card tools (that I use to practice the concepts in my book) into one simple app that keeps it all together.

I mentioned the idea to my friend John (who just happens to make apps as part of his job) a few weeks ago and he jumped on the idea. In his spare time he's put together some cool stuff. We've still got some work to do, and both of us are using it now so that we can tweak it along the way. But, I'm so excited about this new tool, I just had to share some screen shots and let you know it's coming soon!

Please pray for us about this project. I want this app to be used to help me, my family, my students, and my friends to live as Sons and Servants of God through Jesus by the power of the Spirit. And if it will help you, too, then thanks be to God.

We will release a first version of the app (only for iPhone and iPad) in the next month or so to let folks start using it. Then we can all work on improving it together as we go.

Here's a slide show of various screen shots from the app. You may have to wait for the pictures to load . . . patience . . .

Update: Cruciform At Clarus 2012

My book is one of FOUR FREE BOOKS that will be given to every registered atendee at The Gospel Coalition's Regional Conference, Clarus 2012 , March 9-11 in Albuquerque, NM.

The conference organizers offer some info about and excerpts from my book on their blog.

I will be at the conference representing my publisher Cruciform Press. If you're going, please come say hello!

On Whose Righteousness Do You Daily Rely?

"Only a fraction of the present body of professing Christians are solidly appropriating the justifying work of Christ in their lives. Many have so light an apprehension of God's holiness and of the extent and guilt of their sin that consciously they see little need for justification, although below the surface of their lives they are deeply guilt-ridden and insecure. Many others have a theoretical commitment to this doctrine, but in their day-to-day existence they rely on their sanctification for justification, drawing their assurance of acceptance with God from their sincerity, their past experience of conversion, their recent religious performance or the relative infrequency of their conscious, willful disobedience . . .

Few [Christians] know enough to start each day with a thoroughgoing stand upon Luther's platform: you are accepted, looking outward in faith and claiming the wholly [external] righteousness of Christ, as the only ground of acceptance, relaxing in that quality of trust which will produce increasing sanctification [or transformation] as faith is active in love and gratitude."

Richard Lovelace, Dynamics of Spiritual Life (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1979, pg. 101) as quoted by Jerry Bridges in The Transforming Power of the Gospel (Navpress, 2012, Kindle Location 2752).

Saved By Grace For Glory

The 2nd sermon in our series on 1 Peter is now available online:

"Saved By Grace For Glory" (1 Peter 1:1-25)

Sermon Notes Handout (includes sermon text, quotes from others, etc.)

1 Peter 1 "Declarations and Exhortations Chart" Handout

Dust and Ashes

I am dust
I am ashes
I am full of life
I am full of passion

I am feeble
I am frail
I can't help but live behind this human veil

I am sin
Yet You show me
That You want to love me, want to know me
Just as I am, I am, I am . . . dust and ashes
I am only dust and I am ashes

I Am . . . dust
I Am . . . ashes
To fill me with His life and with His passion
He was feeble
He was frail
He was moved by love to wear this human veil

Became sin
Just to show me
That He would make me righteous for His glory
Just as I Am, I Am, I Am . . . in dust and ashes
A Treasure in this jar of dust and ashes

- Jimmy Davis, Ash Wednesday, 2012

Radio Interview Audio

Here's the audio for my interview with Donald James Parker about my book:

Radio Interview About "Cruciform"

I would appreciate your prayers as I will be interviewed live on Donald James Parker's internet radio broadcast "Wielding the Sword of the Spirit" this Sunday, February 19th, at 6pm EST (5pm Central).

Here's what Donald has to say about the interview: "I'll be chatting with Jimmy Davis, author of the unique little book, Cruciform, Living the Cross-Shaped Life . I've read a lot of books dealing with the gospel of Jesus Christ, but this one offers some interesting observations about living a life dedicated to our Lord."

Please join us live on Sunday by clicking on this link to listen: "Wielding the Sword of the Spirit"

The interview will be recorded for MP3 download, so if you miss it, I'll post a link to it on the website and Facebook on Monday.

Real Grace For Real Life

I've started a sermon series on the book of 1 Peter. These sermons will be sporadic since I don't preach weekly. But here's my introduction to 1 Peter and the topic of "Real Grace For Real Life" . . .

Real Grace For Real Life - Intro to 1 Pete r

Unwrapping the Gospel (Sermon Audio & Handouts)

The fifth and final sermon in the "Unwrapping the Gospel" series is now posted.

Unwrapping the Gospel - Part 5: A New Partnership

( Click here for the handout that accompanies Part Five.)

You can find the first four sermons from the "Unwrapping the Gospel" series here:

Unwrapping the Gospel - Part 1: A New People (handout)

Unwrapping the Gospel - Part 2: A New Purity (handout)

Unwrapping the Gospel - Part 3: A New Passion (handout)

Unwrapping the Gospel - Part 4: A New Power (handout)

For an overview of the five part series click here: UtG Overview Chart