So glad that someone created a clip of this. It is my favorite Matt Chandler moment. From his message “A shepherd and his unregenerate sheep” at the 2009 Desiring God Conference for Pastors.
“The minister got up and said we would talk about sex. He took a red rose, smelled it, and threw it out in the crowd and told them to smell the rose. He then began one of the worst, most horrific handlings of what sex is and isn’t that I ever sat through.”
(Via Adrian Warnock.)
I have had the book Desiring God by John Piper on my shelf for 6 years. I bought it for Nancy as a birthday gift 10 years ago when I barely knew Christ. It seemed like the thing to do at the time. I have picked it up to read it about three times over the last decade and never got very far.
This last week ChristianAudio announced that they were giving away the audiobook for free for the month of November. Get it get it get it! You can also read it online for free.
I have just finished listening to it. Oh my is it a gold mine. This particular piece nailed me to the floor. From chapter 7:
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We know that even in the Old Testament, people were justified before God by their faith, not adherence to the Law. (Though, those in the OT days who had faith desired to keep God’s law!)
I get asked occasionally, “What did faith look like in the Old Testament? If they didn’t have Christ, what did God want them to have faith in?”
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Yesterday, during the midst of announcement of all the shiny new Apple computers, a quote slid across my desk (via Twitter) that stopped me dead in my tracks. Tim Challies posted a quote from Tim Keller, and I don’t think the timing was accidental.
“Your money flows most effortlessly toward your heart’s greatest love.”
It is (I believe) a beautiful mediation on Matthew 6:21.
“…where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
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What is Hebrews 6 saying?
We are currently walking through the letter to the Hebrews at Stonebrook. This last Sunday, Brad spoke on Hebrews 6. Every week he publishes discussion questions for our small groups for further study and discussion. I thought this week’s questions would make a great study.
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