Key Connections (June 29, 2017)

Why Didn’t God Send Jesus Right After Adam and Eve Sinned? (Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspective Ministries)

It’s an amazing and wonderful thing to realize that God devised His plan, created us, and is perfectly executing the plan, so that we could enjoy Him. He was infinitely satisfied within Himself, the Godhead, before creation. He didn’t create for Himself; rather, at His pleasure He created for us.

The Three Sins Behind Your Discontent (Colin Smith, Unlocking the Bible)

There are three sins that lie behind discontent—pride, rebellion and unbelief. These are the original sins of the devil and his angels. They are sins that come from hell itself, and they continue in hell forever.

The Word Became Fresh: How to Preach From Old Testament Narrative Texts (Dale Ralph Davis, Preachers & Preaching)

God has given his word as a revelation of himself; if then I use his word rightly, I will long to see him, and he will be the focus of my study. We must read Old Testament narrative with a theocentric focus.

A Spiritual Barometer Check (Jason Helopoulos, The Christward Collective)

If we claim to know Christ but do not love the people He died for, we are simply deluding ourselves.

Renew Your Mind (Tim Challies, Challies)

This is the third entry in the series “Run to Win!” in which we are considering how God calls men like you to live with the same discipline, dedication, and self-control that an Olympic athlete brings to the pursuit of the gold.

Lord, Keep Me Desperate (Jon Bloom, Desiring God)

We all keenly feel our proneness to wander from the God we love. And we all want this terrible proneness to decrease.

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