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The Anatomy of Holiness -Kevin Deyoung

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The Anatomy of Holiness -Kevin Deyoung

The Anatomy of Holiness – by Kevin Deyoung

What exactly does it mean to be holy? What does it look like?

Here’s one to think about it: consider growth in godliness as the sanctification of your body.

  • The mind is filled with the knowledge of God and fixed on what is good.
  • The eyes turn away from sensuality and shudder at the sight of evil.
  • The mouth tells the truth and refuses to gossip, slander, or speak what is coarse or obscene.
  • The spirit is ...
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Plant for the Gospel – Gospel Grace Church

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Plant for the Gospel – Gospel Grace Church

I am very excited about a new church planting initiative taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah. The team is made up of Jonathan and Sarah Albright, Lukus and Liesl Counterman, Will and Christy Galkin, and Jon and Beth Kopp. I am personal friends with a couple of these men and know well their passion for the gospel. Continue Reading →

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“You will think you have had enough”

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“You will think you have had enough”

“I know the vanity of your heart, and that you will feel mortified that your congregation is very small, in comparison with those of your brethren around you; but assure yourself on the word of an old man, that when you come to give an account of them to the Lord Christ, at His judgment-seat, you will think you have had enough.”

–John Brown of Haddington, in a letter of paternal counsel written to one of his ...

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Facebook Timeline

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Facebook Timeline

You may be aware that on Friday, March 30, Facebook is forcing an upgrade to “timeline.”  If you are not familiar with Timeline you can read about the personal version HERE, and the business version HERE.

Over the last week I’ve prepared several Facebook pages for the merge to timeline.  Here are a few examples of my work:

Tampa Bay ...

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The Gospel

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The Gospel

The Gospel. It’s not just for forgiveness. It doesn’t just cover the penalty of sin…it frees us from the sin! The Gospel is not just a story about the penalty and the problem of our sin… It’s even more than the invitation to know God’s very near presence, to be adopted as a son and a daughter of the King of Kings, and the commission He gives us to represent him…. As if it ...

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Pray for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani

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Pray for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani

Please take a moment to write the Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations and request the release of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Many of us have prayed for him over the last year. He has now received an execution sentence. What can we do about it? We can pray, and we can write a letter to the ambassador. Let’s do what we can. It is truly a life and death situation for Youcef.

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