Tweets of the Week Part 10

No one, no thing, no time, no place, will be more glorious than seeing the face of Jesus Christ. @bkauflin


How Jesus forgives sin: Condemns it, carries it, cancels it, kills it, casts it, and clean forgets it. If we'll confess it. @jaredcwilson


For a guy to say he doesn't struggle with lust is a double-sin... Because he's lusting AND lying. #FIGHTHARD @WhiteFlagXP


If you're God's child you need to know that no dark thing in you is a surprise to the One lived, died and rose to be your Savior. @PaulTripp


Religion tells us to try to buy right-standing with God with good works. Gospel says God bought right-standing with us with His son's blood. @StephenMiller

Tweets of the Week Part 9

Beloved fellow-believer, wherever you are, wherever you dwell, God will be to you a constant place of refuge. @SPURGEONdotUS


The glory of God often shines brightest when we are in our darkest nights. @StephenMiller


Gospel irony: those freely forgiven of their sin make war against it while those enslaved to sin make peace treaties w/ it. @timmybrister


The gospel frees me to love the glory of Jesus Christ more than my own. That's very good news. @bkauflin


Though we'll desire more, even demand more, we won't need anythingn more than Jesus and what he chooses to give us today. @ScottyWardSmith

My New Favorite Hymn

When I first came across this ten verse Augustus Toplady hymn “Immovable Our Hope Remains,” I was significantly affected by the confident faith the lyrics expressed. I rearranged, rephrased, and trimmed down the hymn into four verses. Later on, my dad came across my lyrics on our piano and set them to a melody that tries to capture the triumph of the words. No matter how we feel, no matter how hopeless or unsure our future appears, no matter what lies Satan uses to weaken our hearts, our hope is immovable. Jesus is already in heaven, and we are in Christ! — Brittany Kauflin

This is from the CD "From Age to Age" by Sovereign Grace. 

lyrics

VERSE 1
Immovable our hope remains
Though shifting sands before us lie
The One who washed away our stains
Shall bear us safely to the skies
The floods may rise, the winds may beat
Torrential rains descend
Yet God His own will not forget
He’ll love and keep us till the end
You’ll love and keep us till the end   

VERSE 2
This is eternal life: to know
The living God and Christ, the Son
The Savior will not let us go
Until His saving work is done
Our debt was great, as was our need
But now the price is paid
Who can behold Immanuel bleed
And doubt His willingness to save?
We trust Your willingness to save

VERSE 3
The Lord acquits, who can condemn?
Though Satan’s accusations fly
His pow’r can never reach our names
To blot them from the Book of Life
The Son has surely made us free
His Word forever stands
And all our joy is knowing we
Are graven on His wounded hands
We’re graven on Your wounded hands

VERSE 4
Built into Christ, secure we stand
For with His Spirit we’ve been sealed
By grace we’ll see the promised land
Where every sorrow shall be healed
To God who gave His only Son
To Jesus Christ, our Lord
To God the Spirit, Three-in-one
Be songs of praise forevermore
We’ll sing Your praise forevermore

Tweets of the Week Part 8

Promises kept. King crowned. Sinners rescued. Rebels made sons.#GoodFriday @timmybrister


I'm the crowd who mocked, ridiculed, & screamed, "Crucify Him!" then stood by & let an innocent man die. @StephenMiller


Psalm 5 - prayer: might I walk through this day mindful that God hears, protects and provides for His children. @ZacSMartin


Jesus, on this Maundy Thursday, stun us with the full extent of your love for us that we might life more fully to your glory. @ScottyWardSmith


Whether today seems to go your way or not, it's always going God's way. He doesn't make mistakes. Trust Him. Proverbs 3:5-6 @Lecrae


God is not embarrassed of you. He really does delight in you. The cross is the biggest shout in the universe that. He. Wants. You. @JeffersonBethke

Tweets of the Week Part 7

If you love God, you hopefully abandon yourself to Him. If you love sin you hopelessly abandon yourself to sin. Jer. 2:25 Trevor M. 


The Christian life is a life in Christ, with Christ, and for Christ all because of Christ. Burk Parsons


God's grace is not for when we feel we most deserve it. It is for when we feel we least deserve it. Let grace be grace. Dane Ortlund


The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. That ain't gonna happen without the gospel. Scotty Smith


I reckon that grace has filled more buckets with saints' tears than law has. Erik Raymond

Book Review: Dark Star: Confessions of a Rock Idol

If there is one main point that was made clear to me after reading this book, it is the fact that NOBODY is beyond reach of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Creston Mapes skillfully writes the story of rocker Everett Lester, who, for most of his life was chasing after things that would promise him freedom, but ultimately enslaved him. One person in his life, however, saw the futility of Everett's enslavement to sin and began praying for him to surrender his life to Jesus Christ.

Although I can't identify with being a hugely popular rock star, I can identify with looking for things outside of Jesus Christ to satisfy me. This book makes you think. And you come to the conclusion that the high life is not getting everything you want, but rather being a servant of Jesus Christ.

On the other hand, reading about Karen Bayliss, the person who prayed for Everett Lester, was so encouraging. She was someone who greatly cared for Everett and believed in the power of prayer.

If you're a Christian I think you will greatly enjoy and learn from this book. If you are a non-Christian this book might be hard for you to read, however, I leave you with the question, why not see if Jesus can do the same to you as he did to Everett Lester?

Tweets of the Week Part 6

It's a massive lie to believe that the "good life" is a life where the world revolves around me & I get whatever I want. Stephen Miller


There is not even a distant second to compare to when it comes to the glory, beauty & supremacy of King Jesus. Stephen Miller


Let's be ravenous readers of the Bible. How else will we know what grace looks like in every situation & relationship? Scotty Smith


Comfort is not about a situation or location, but about the presence of a God of grace in every situation and each location. Paul Tripp


If you are united with Christ, you are as secure as he is.  Jared Wilson


Psalm 23 - believing the Lord is my shepherd means trusting He knows what I need and where I need to go.  Zac Martin