James Forbis, Author at Servants of Grace

Tim Chester- Truth We Can Touch: How Baptism and Communion Shape Our Lives

by Dave Jenkins | January 20, 2020 | Equipping You in Grace, Featured | 0 Comments

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Tim Chester talk about the purpose and nature of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, how Christian’s shared stories give them identity and shape the way they live, along with his new book, Truth We Can Touch: How Baptism and...

Monitor Your Motives

by James Forbis | January 20, 2020 | Featured, Philippians | 0 Comments

Philippians 1:15-18a, “Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former proclaim Christ out of rivalry, not sincerely but thinking to afflict...

Pastor, Don’t Quit—Learn to Lament

by Mark Vroegop | January 20, 2020 | Featured, Gospel Hope for the Discouraged Pastor | 0 Comments

When Ministry Wears You Out Years ago, I remember hearing a seasoned pastor say, “Ministry would be a cake-walk if it wasn’t for people.” His tongue-in-cheek statement revealed what people know: pastoral ministry is hard. It isn’t long until the passionate calling...

If Jesus Wept, We Can Too

by Brittany Allen | January 20, 2020 | Featured, Suffering and the Christian | 0 Comments

Quickly after becoming a Christian, I developed my theology of suffering. I had all the answers to the hard questions of life (or so I thought) and thought surely those answers would be all I needed to face any kind of suffering headed my way. With Romans 8:28 written...

The Reason You Are Married

by John Piper | January 17, 2020 | Featured, The Gospel and the Christian Life | 0 Comments

Marriage for God’s Glory The ultimate thing to see in the Bible about marriage is that it exists for God’s glory. Most foundationally, marriage is the doing of God. Most ultimately, marriage is the display of God. It is designed by God to display his glory in a way...