May 17, 2019
by SGCL Staff
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Category:
Miscellany
Dear Friends,This week Desiring God featured an excellent blog-post by our very own Bob Kauflin. Several years ago, the Lord sustained Bob through a very dark season. Check out his story of God's grace and consider sending it on to someone who may need this gospel-centered perspective and encouragement....
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November 29, 2018
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Category:
Miscellany
This morning, Desiring God posted an article by Carolyn Mahaney called "May She Be Beautiful and Strong". Mothers, we pray that this will encourage you as you faithfully mother your daughters according to God's word and for his glory!...
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October 2, 2018
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Category:
Miscellany
This morning, Desiring God posted an article by Nicole Whitacre called "What Will Make Our Children Happy". Parents, we pray that this will encourage you as you shepherd your children's hearts for the glory of God!...
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July 5, 2016
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Category:
Miscellany
| Tags: Pastor's College
"We came into the Pastors College as men wanting to serve God, and we leave the Pastors College as even morebuilt together as brothers in Christ, built more deeply into God's word, ready, willing and able to live out the calling that God has placed on our lives..." - Bill Berry
Click here to read the whole poston the 2015-16 Pastor's College class over at the Sovereign Gr...
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April 11, 2016
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Category:
Miscellany
| Tags: Prayer, Gospel, T4G
This week around 10,000 pastors and church leaders from around the world will gather in Louisville to celebrate the gospel and worship our Savior. Jason Briggs, one of our faithful community group leaders here at SGC Louisville, put together the following list of prayers that we can lift up on behalf of those attending, serving, and preaching at the event.
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March 26, 2016
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Category:
Miscellany
| Tags: Gospel, Christ, Scripture
This post is a selection from the prophet Isaiah poetically describing the depths of Christ's sacrifice many years before the events took place. Allow this to fuel gratitude for the suffering Servant, our Lord Jesus Christ. ...
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March 25, 2016
by Jeff Purswell
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Category:
Miscellany
| Tags: Jeff Purswell, Gospel, Resurrection, Cross
With all the preaching and writing about the atonement that we see in
evangelicalism, isn’t there a danger that the resurrection will get lost?
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March 24, 2016
by Jeff Purswell
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Category:
Miscellany
| Tags: Jeff Purswell, Gospel, Resurrection, Cross
In the book of Acts there seems to be a greater emphasis on Christ’s
resurrection than the cross. Shouldn’t we follow the early church’s example and
emphasize the resurrection over the cross? (Issue: Proportionality in biblical
interpretation)
Interpreters of the book of Acts have long recognized the centrality ...
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March 23, 2016
by Jeff Purswell
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Category:
Miscellany
| Tags: Jeff Purswell, Gospel, Resurrection, Cross
It’s through union with Christ’s resurrection that we have been raised
to walk in new spiritual life. If we talk about the cross so much, won’t we end up
focusing only on sin and ignoring this important aspect of the Christian life?
Doesn’t a focus on the resurrection lead us to a more holy, victorious Ch...
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March 22, 2016
by Jeff Purswell
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Category:
Miscellany
| Tags: Jeff Purswell, Gospel, Resurrection, Cross
Sovereign Grace churches and leaders often use the phrase “cross-centered.”
Doesn’t this phrase lead to an overemphasis on the cross and a neglect
of the resurrection? (Issue: neglecting the resurrection).
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