October 21st: “The Will of God Be Done” 1 Samuel 29 [Bulletin] We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. – Ephesians 2:10 October 14th: “Grieving the Holy Spirit of God” Ephesians 4:25–5:2 [Bulletin] For it is an inexpressibly delightful thought, that He…
September 30th: ORDINATION SERVICE OF JOHN MICHAEL KORTIE TO THE GOSPEL MINISTRY [Bulletin] September 23rd: “Hope in the Darkness” Colossians 4:10-11 [Bulletin] Error, preached as truth, has contributed to the delusion of multitudes who are lost. It is the oldest stratagem of Satan to disfigure the truth by misrepresentation. – Iain H. Murray September 16th: “When God…
God’s Wisdom by Timothy Keller – August 23 “Mockers stir up a city, but the wise turn away anger” (Prov. 29:8) “Internet Culture. We have learned a great deal about mockers, those who scoff at all truth claims and virtue. Here we see that their work not only harms personal relationships but can stir up…
August 26th: “God’s Purpose in Our Trials” 1 Samuel 26 [Bulletin] Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. – James 1:2-3 August 19th: “God of Grace and God of Wrath” 1 Samuel 25:32-44 [Bulletin] The essence of ungodliness is that we…
God’s Wisdom by Timothy Keller – May 21: “Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored” (Proverbs 13:18). “Correction. The irony is that pride, which hates correction, inevitably leads to public failures that bring shame, a translation of a Hebrew words that means to be taken lightly. So human…
Another outstanding book of brief daily readings by Timothy Keller is his God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life, brief commentaries on the wisdom God provides for us in His Word. From it the reading for February 20 is: “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do…
Update from November 2017 There are two new initiatives we are launching into… Panera Bread Doughnations – Can you believe it? We get to go to a Panera Bread store in downtown Atlanta two Friday nights a month at 10:00PM and pick up all the bread products they have left over from that day. And there is lots of it! We use some…
Cornerstone Family – Let me encourage you to enjoy this Christological reading of the Psalms. Luther had memorized most of the Psalms and understood, taught, and preached Christ as the Lord’s Anointed Who is praying these Psalms. Delight yourself with Timothy Keller as he highlights the gospel from these daily readings. Let’s encourage each other…
Kortie Update August 2017 Report From Tucson, Arizona Dear Friends and Family, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 We are still in a holding pattern as far as moving goes,…
From Charles Spurgeon’s “Christ’s Prayer for His People” Sermon No. 47, Delivered October 21, 1855 There was once a poor man in a small country town who had not all the sense people usually have, but he had sense enough to be a great drunkard and swearer as God would have it, he once listened to a poor woman, who was singing—…