July 27, 2018
by Rob Snyder
| Tags: Sin, enmity, God, Salvation
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ- by grace you have been saved” (Ephesians 2:3b-5)......and..... “But now in Christ Jesus you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” (Ephesians 2:13) ...
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July 18, 2018
by Geoff Meadows
| Tags: Studies, God, Trinity, Church, History, Word
Although I was initially apprehensive about going back to school, the depth of Bible teaching offered through Union has blessed me in the following three ways....
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July 13, 2018
by Rob Snyder
| Tags: deceived, Truth, light, God
We need to persevere in it trusting the sovereign Creator of the universe to act in his time. Just as he
spoke the universe into existence with his powerful words, he speaks into dark, deceived hearts as the gospel is proclaimed. If you're a Christian this is what he has done to you.
“'For God, who said, Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to gi...
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March 17, 2018
by Gavin Peacock
| Tags: God, Heart, parenting
God is sovereign over a person’s salvation, but he uses means and the Scriptures are clear that parents have a big responsibility here. So parenting is a wonderful but weighty task, which causes as much anxiety as joy. Therefore, here are a few wisdom principles for raising the next generation....
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March 31, 2017
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Life Application
| Tags: Preaching, God, life, Expositional Listening, Simeon
Christians spend hundreds and even thousands of hours of their lives listening to preaching. A believer who faithfully attends his local church and hears a forty-five minute message forty-five times a year will, over the course of forty years as a Christian, spend 1,350 hours hearing sermons. That’s more than fifty-six days of his life!
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March 3, 2017
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: opens, Preaching, speaking, God, explains, proclaims, applies the meaning of a passage of scripture
Expositional listening humbly, receptively, eagerly, and actively listens to, and seeks to be changed by, God speaking through preaching that opens, explains, proclaims, and applies the meaning of a passage of Scripture....
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January 13, 2017
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Theology
| Tags: Word, Preaching, God, Ambassadors, Earthen Vessel
To summarize, then, preaching is the Word of God only insofar as it rightly communicates the meaning and applications of the Scriptures, the Word of God written...
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February 24, 2012
by Jeff Jones
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Church Governance
| Tags: Church, structure, God, fellowship
Establishing and maintaining structure in a local church takes a ton of work, especially when, as with Calvary Grace, a church has started without any denominational or mother-church support. And we as elders are keenly aware that our efforts to establish and maintain structure in our church have not kept up with the growth of our fellowship, and that’s not good. ...
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February 9, 2012
by Jeff Jones
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Life Application
| Tags: God, human, Christ, truths
Human nature being what it is, we are all too prone to push good things past the point where they are useful. So we need to guard against the temptation to think that we can 'figure it all out.' Moreover, we need to resist the idea that 'figuring it all out' would be a good thing....
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January 7, 2012
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Life Application
| Tags: child, proverbs, God
Proverbs 22:6 is a well-known passage relating to child-rearing. It is, unfortunately, an oft-misunderstood one, as well. It’s fairly easy to find Christians who read or even teach this passage as a promise: if you train your child with all the correct methods and influences, God has promised that he or she will turn out a good and believing child. A darker twist on the ...
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December 30, 2011
by Jeff Jones
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Life Application
| Tags: resolutions, year, God, Promise
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, and with the dawn of the new year comes the annual making of New Year’s resolutions. Many will resolve to lose a certain number of pounds this year, or read a particular book, or save a particular amount of money, or spend more time doing this or that....
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December 21, 2011
by Jeff Jones
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The Gospel
| Tags: God, Christmas, Christ, Sin, life, incarnation, Hope
At Christmas, we celebrate the miracle of the Incarnation: the God of heaven and earth, the Lord of Hosts, Creator of all things, took on flesh. The Son of the Most High left behind the glories of heaven, leaving behind his exalted place with the Father, and descended to the earth to live among us....
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December 2, 2011
by Jeff Jones
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The Gospel
| Tags: God, nature, enemy, Sin, problem, Christ
Clint’s excellent sermon last week unpacked the question of Christian liberty versus the two “ditches” of legalism and license. In light of that theme, I can’t help looking at the column I read as something of a parable for sanctification. ...
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November 25, 2011
by Jeff Jones
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The Gospel
| Tags: God, Jesus, Father, Christ, Faith, believer
In this final installment in our series examining the Trinity and Oneness Pentecostalism, we look at how the mediatorial ministry of Christ in heaven is crucial for salvation, according to the book of Hebrews. By his eternal life, permitting him to intercede forever on our behalf, Jesus Christ can “save us to the uttermost.”...
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November 4, 2011
by Jeff Jones
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The Gospel
| Tags: Jesus, God, hebrews, Christ, nature, oneness, lord
Psalm 110 has tremendous implications for the doctrine of the Trinity, and especially for the doctrine of Christ as our Mediator with God. As it is quoted in Hebrews twice in establishing the superiority of Christ, it is a natural place to begin when looking at Christ’s role as our Mediator....
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October 27, 2011
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Theology
| Tags: God, oneness, modesty, Theology
Last week I wrote about the critical importance of the Trinity, especially in contrast to its distortion by “Oneness” Pentecostals. Behind the theological errors of this movement lie an even deeper logical and methodological error, and I thought it would be useful to explain that deeper error in some depth....
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October 20, 2011
by Jeff Jones
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Theology
| Tags: God, Trinity, oneness, Mediator
We need to be prepared to explain why the Trinity is so critical. May God grant us all the wisdom and knowledge to do so....
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October 7, 2011
by Jeff Jones
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Current Events
| Tags: steve jobs, Death, God, fear, Hope, life
On Wednesday night, the news broke that Steve Jobs, the founder and former CEO of Apple, had passed away from pancreatic cancer. ...
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September 30, 2011
by Jeff Jones
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Church History
| Tags: brainerd, God, Missions, Ministry
No North American missionary has been as famous as David Brainerd. What makes his example so remarkable is that he achieved such fame by a career on the mission field of only about five years, and that he died at the very young age of twenty-nine....
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September 17, 2011
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Bible Study
| Tags: Fire, God, biblical, Worship
Is it a bad thing to pray for God’s fire to fall, or to use the image of fire in our worship? ...
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August 20, 2011
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Life Application
| Tags: God, earth, adam, Heaven, paradise
When I was in Grade 7, my homeroom teacher, Mr. Scholtens, said something that fundamentally changed what I thought about God, heaven, and work. ...
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