Key Connections (November 3, 2017)

The Pastor and Pathological Self Criticism (Jonathan Parnell, The Gospel Coalition)

The greatest victory ever known was accomplished by the greatest humiliation ever seen of the greatest man to ever live. Because that’s how God designed it.

Jesus Calling: How Well Are You Listening  (J.A. Medders, Desiring God)

Today, we can hear Jesus speak with our eyeballs. In the red letters? Yes — and in all the black ones, too. We hear and behold his glory from Genesis to Revelation by the power of the Holy Spirit.

4 Ways to Spot a Bitter Root (Erin Davis, Revive Our Hearts)

Bitterness isn’t one of those big, flashy sins that you can see growing above the surface of our hearts. It may not show off like anger or produce big ol’ hunks of rotten fruit like disobedience. Bitterness is a sleeper sin. It grows beneath the surface, down deep in the soil of our hearts.

The Single Minded Christian (John MacArthur, Grace to You)

Your view of money and material possessions is an effective barometer of your spirituality. Wealth is neither good nor bad in itself — corrupt people put it to evil use, Christians can use it for righteous ends. But what you do with the money God gives you is a reflection of your thinking. As Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:21).

Pray For Your Enemies (Denise Loock, Unlocking the Bible)

Though we were opposed to him and all his ways, Jesus died for us, removed the barrier of our sin, and brought us into relationship with God. Because his reconciling love now resides within us by his Spirit, we can extend that love to others. God no longer counts our sins against us, so we no longer hold other people’s sins against them (2 Corinthians 5:17-19).

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