Two Marks of Christian Community

Two Ways Christians Witness to the World

This was the closing prayer poem from my sermon Lay Down Your Life: Two Traits of Christian Love. First Chinese Baptist Church, Walnut, California.

2 Traits of Christian Love

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Doing good deeds does not make a person good because sin is primarily an internal offense of the heart against a perfectly holy God, whose standard requires complete perfection.

Total Depravity is a doctrinal position within Calvinism that asserts the pervasive corruption of human nature due to original sin, affecting all aspects of an individual’s being.

How did we get the doctrines of grace? God shaped Reformation history through the hands of Martin Luther and John Calvin.

Thinking biblically about hard cultural questions requires: 1. Grounding your perspective in Scripture, 2. Precisely defining key terms, and 3. Critically unpacking ambiguous language while challenging vague assumptions.

Christ Delights in Work Well Done: Rejoicing at the Office / In Bustling Singapore, a Refuge for the Weary / Protecting Your Children from Bitterness Against the Church / The Subversive Gospel in a Polarized World / I’m a Pastor’s Wife. Here’s Our Rules for Marriage.

Ready to Preach is a gold standard text that has challenged me to approach preaching with greater intentionality. It has renewed my desire to preach the Word faithfully, to recognize the presence and activity of the Triune God in every passage, and to seek the transformational point that will help listeners become more like Christ.