by Charlie Wolcott
One of the first things Jesus did to begin His ministry was to proclaim liberty to the captives. Very little can describe an addiction better than being a captive of that addiction. Let’s cut straight to the brass tacks here: every single one of us has addictions....
by Katie Erickson
It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself....
by Charlie Wolcott
While the Gospel is for the destitute, the Gospel is a call to the affluent as well. Not everyone in affluent positions got there by greed, power grabs, or corruption. Some got there simply because they worked hard and are reaping the rewards of their efforts. Not...
by Katie Erickson
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always...
by Charlie Wolcott
The Gospel does not merely reach the repentant sinner, though for one to be born again, he must repent of his own sin. The Gospel also reaches the destitute. The destitute are not those who have been broken and shattered over their sin; the destitute are those whom...
by Katie Erickson
Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves...
by Charlie Wolcott
Over the past few weeks, I have been explaining the major portions of the Gospel: God’s message to mankind on his malady of sin, the severity of it, and the solution, the way out. Now I want to get to the heart of what triggered this series: who does the Gospel reach...
by Katie Erickson
Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?...
by Charlie Wolcott
The Gospel is about God. It is about the Father who created the universe. It is about the fall of man, who was created in the image of God, and his defiance against God. It is about the love of God and the mercy of God who, while upholding His righteous judgment against...