In finishing up our series on the book of Jonah, this sermon allowed me (and our congregation) to consider God’s compassion toward us and the compassion that we should have for fellow sinners still facing His justice. May God be glorified in all of His mercy and justice, drawn together for us in Christ!
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“One Greater than Jonah” (Jonah 1)
Yesterday was my first time preaching a sermon from the book of Jonah. There’s a reason that we’ve decided to go through the book of Jonah at this particular time. Our church is now more than two years past our unification and new identity as GracePointe. We’ve come a long way since those first times of meeting and worshipping together. But I think all of our Elders sense a need for our “Passion Statement” to be more than just a slogan. It needs to truly represent our passion… Continue reading
Trevin Wax on Mission Birthed by Worship
Lack of mission is rarely a knowledge problem; it’s a worship problem. We don’t have any trouble talking about the things we love most.
Trevin Wax, Gospel-Centered Teaching (Page 103)
The Gospel Fuels the Great Commission
…the root cause of our lack of engagement in God’s mission is not a missions problem but a gospel problem. We demonstrate by our inaction that we no longer marvel at grace. We are unaffected by the beauty of what God has done for us in Christ.
Trevin Wax, Gospel-Centered Teaching (Page 35)