Archives for June 2017

This post is based on Mack Stiles' sermon, Going Deeper,given on June 18, 2017. When reading the gospel narratives, it is natural to wonder what it must have been like to be one of the first disciples Jesus called to follow Him. When Jesus walked along a shoreline and boarded a certain boat, we can be confident that Peter had no idea how different his life would be afte...

This post is based on C.J. Mahaney's sermon, A Savior Like No Other, given on June 11, 2017. As Christians living in a world marked by sin, we may suffer at the hands of those in authority who seek to take advantage of us through their position. This can occur through circumstances at our work place or in dealing with the civil authorities. But the gospel gives us hope....

"How did ancient slavery differ from modern slavery? Or more specifically, what distinguished Greco-Roman slavery from New World slavery? In the first century, slaves were not distinguishable from free persons by race, by speech, by clothing; they were sometimes more highly educated than their owners and held responsible professional positions; some persons sold themselves...

This past Sunday was a bittersweet gathering for Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville as we said goodbye to the 2017 Sovereign Grace Pastors College students. These 11 men have become a part of our church family over the past 10 months and although we are excited to see how the Lord will use them for His glory, we are also saddened that they will be leaving Louisville. One...

"They carry another passport; they are on pilgrimage to the city of God." Edmund Clowney "Good deeds, even though they may be misrepresented and defamed for the moment, are still the best answer to the opposition of a hostile world." Robert Mounce "A Christian's obligation to obey the law does not depend upon the moral virtue of the leader." Robert Mounce "The first c...

"It is with cheerfulness that we dismiss our twelves, our twenties, our fifties, to form other churches. We encourage our members to leave us to found other churches. We even seek to persuade them to do it. We ask them to scatter throughout the land, to become goodly seed which God shall bless. I believe that so long as we do this, we shall prosper." Charles Spurgeon "Pau...