Something Greater

Paul Tripp: Learn to Accept Reality From an article posted by Paul Trip: http://www.paultrippministries.org/survivalskill2 Have you ever been reading the Bible and suddenly you are shocked, embarrassed, or confused by something that you're reading? What shocks you as you read God's Word? I want to look with you at the most shocking place in the entire Bible. Paul Tripp writes about the most shocking place in the entire Bible. I needed this... I think YOU need to read this , so here are some extracts and teasers: God's Grace God's grace is bigger and more powerful than anything that we could ever face, than any of our brokenness and our failures. Modern Christianity tends to deal with brokeness and failure by blurring the memory or comparing ourselves with others. Affirmation without honest self-criticism is like aspirin for cancer. Building self-esteem without recognizing, and exulting in, the depths from which God has rescued us is like reuphols

Continuing in Prayer, Part 3: Speaking Clearly In asking for prayer, Paul describes his desire for clear communication, based upon wisdom and gracious speech . [Pray] that I may make it [the mystery of Christ] clear, which is how I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Colossians 4:4-6 (ESV) Clear: phaneroo ( rendered apparent ), from phaneros (shining, public, external), from phaino (lightened, shining, showing), from phao (to shine, especially by rays). We use words such as phosphor and photo, all relating to light and brightness. The goal of preaching (or Sunday School!) is to make hidden truth public and external, or easily seen. The preacher or teacher must experience God's supernatural enabling to understand the mystery, the hidden truth of God's Word. The preacher or teacher must then use human language