'Gospel' Tagged Posts

'Gospel' Tagged Posts

“Counted Righteous in Christ: Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness?” by John Piper

Piper, John. Counted Righteous in Christ: Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness?  Wheaton: Crossway, 2002. In Counted Righteous in Christ, John Piper expresses his biblical understanding of justification and imputation. He begins his argument by laying out the practical reasons for the book. He wrote this book for the sake of churches reclaiming a heart for doctrine, (22-23) and for the sake of his family. (27-30) In practical terms he discusses why the doctrine of justification is important in regard to preparing weekly…

“According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible” by Graeme Goldsworthy

Goldsworthy, Graeme. According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible. Downers Grove:  IVP Academic, 1991. According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible is an edifying display of how to practice biblical hermeneutics (interpretation) and how to approach the Bible in the discipline called Biblical Theology.  Graeme Goldsworthy shows the wisdom, which he gained from his former experience a lecturer in Old Testament, Biblical Theology, and hermeneutics at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia.  Goldsworthy has also written…

“Paul the Missionary, Realities, Strategies and Methods” by Eckhard Schnabel

Schnabel, Eckhard J. Paul the Missionary: Realities, Strategies and Methods. Grand Rapids: IVP Academic, 2008. Hebrews 13:7 “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.” In light of this passage Paul the Missionary: Realities, Strategies and Methods is a great resource to consider how we might imitate Paul’s faith and his way of life in pursuing spread of God’s kingdom through the preaching of the gospel and starting churches.…

Why a New Church in Des Moines?

The Local Church The local church is God’s evangelism plan to reach the nations with the gospel (Matthew 28:18-20; John 13:35; 17:21; Ephesians 3:10), and there is a great need for the gospel to be preached in Des Moines. It’s not that there aren’t gospel believing and preaching churches here, it’s just that we desire to see even more worship of God and to see believers grow to maturity through another expositional ministry in Des Moines. Our love for Jesus Christ…