- Fri, Dec 30, 2011
- Christian Life
A New Year’s resolution from Philippians 3: “I want to know Christ”
There isn’t a better New Year’s resolution than what starts in the words of the Apostle Paul in Philippians 3:7-8.
There isn’t a better New Year’s resolution than what starts in the words of the Apostle Paul in Philippians 3:7-8.
In this 6-minute video, I share about Matthew 1:23, which tells us about Christmas. It says, “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel—which means “God with us”.
I love the Puritans for their emphasis on God's greatness and grace. Listen to this prayer of Thomas Reade.
In C. S. Lewis’s The Silver Chair, a young girl from earth, Jill Pole, is alone, lost, and very thirsty as she wanders through the foreign world of Narnia. Then she sees, for the first time, Aslan, the great and ferocious lion, standing by a stream of fresh water.
I love this article by Jonathan Parnell. It is especially good for parents of young children, but good for the rest of us as well. Though our life demands are different, we can all relate to what he is saying.
The audio in this video is from Tim Keller, www.timothykeller.com. It is so good, so true, and so needed. Please watch as you listen, and draw near to our Savior and King. I've also included the transcript.