by Matthew Borgstrom | Nov 12, 2018 | Bible Study, Following Christ, Word of God
In Acts 17:11, Luke points out something different, namely about the listeners in Berea. They were more noble-minded or open-minded than the Thessalonians. Don’t think of our modern mantra of tolerance; being open-minded to every new-fangled idea that any spiritual...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Aug 13, 2018 | bible preaching, Bible Study, Biblical Fruit, Word of God
As we think about the fork in the road that was put forth to the people in Paul’s sermon in Acts 13, here’s a great question with which to direct our thoughts: When the message comes to us, what do we do with it? I’m not referring to a one-time acceptance of...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Aug 6, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Bible Study, Biblical Fruit, Expository Preaching, Faith, Faithfulness, Following Christ, Heart Motives, Humility, Obedience, Sanctification, Trust
It’s our sin, rather than God’s stinginess, that creates a blockade separating us from God’s promises. But we know that Christ has remedied our sin problem, removing the condemnation that we deserved and granting us the power that is necessary to meet God’s...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jul 30, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Bible Study, Church, Word of God
Even though you are armed with the teachings of Christ, do you feel deficient or ill-equipped in your witness for Christ in this world? Perhaps you might be tempted to think that you are in charge of carefully strategizing how to make the gospel relevant to someone. ...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jun 25, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Bible Study, Biblical Fruit, Equipping the Saints, Expository Preaching, Faithfulness, God's Glory, Obedience, Pleasing Christ, Word of God
These Christians in Acts 11:20 didn’t categorize people as churched or unchurched, meaning they didn’t treat mankind’s main problem as poor church attendance. Instead, it’s obvious that they classified everyone as either being reconciled to God through faith in...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jun 12, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Bible Study, Expository Preaching, Faith, Following Christ, God's Word, Obedience, Pleasing Christ, reformed Baptist, Reformed Theology, Sanctification, Word of God
There’s no doubt we experience the Spirit’s work, for instance the transforming power of the rebirth and ongoing sanctification. But is this merely a feeling or is it objective realities that can be measured by God’s word? Think about it this way—if someone just...
