Tag: Sin


THE GRACE OF GOD’S COMMANDS

Posted by Doug Ponder in God, Life, Mission. 1 Comment

22nd March

God’s commands are given in love to restrain evil, to convict of sin, and to teach us how to live.



THE DARK GUEST

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15th March

Sin is like a dark guest who will not leave. But the Spirit can put sin to death.


SEX AND THE CITY OF GOD (PART 2)

Posted by Doug Ponder in Culture, Family, God, Life. 1 Comment

14th February

The gospel is the key to the joys of sex and to the even greater joys of knowing God.



SEX AND THE CITY OF GOD (Part 1)

Posted by Doug Ponder in Culture, Family, God, Life. 1 Comment

18th January

Sex is a gift from God, but our sin has turned it into a source shame and emptiness.



3 KEYS TO A THRIVING MARRIAGE

Posted by Doug Ponder in Family, God. No Comments

7th December

Thriving marriages are those that practice confession, contrition, and change.



YOUR SINS AREN’T BIG ENOUGH

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15th November

God doesn’t save imaginary sinners. So let your sins be big, but let your trust in Christ be bigger.



PLAYING YOUR PART

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5th October

The world is God’s theater: life is the play, Jesus is the star, the Bible’s the script, and we’re called to play our parts.



STOP FRENCH KISSING YOUR ENEMIES

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21st September

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.



ONE STEP AT A TIME

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11th May

God frees us from slavery to sin through long obedience in the right direction.


WE NEED CORRECTION

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20th April

By downplaying our need for correction, we downplay our need for Jesus.



DENIAL (AIN’T JUST A RIVER IN EGYPT)

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9th March

Denying your sins is self-defeating, for you can’t receive help for a problem you deny you have.



DEATH BY COMPARISON

Posted by Jessica Ponder in Family, Life. No Comments

1st August

Comparison is the thief of joy. The solution is thanking God for what he has given us and others.