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...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jun 5, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Expository Preaching, Pleasing Christ, Reformed Theology, Spiritual Gifts, Word of God
Prophecy was essential for the life of the early church, for if they despised prophecy, they despised God’s revelation and cut themselves off from any knowledge of the truth. However, the problem in our day is that our charismatic friends accuse us of blatantly...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Oct 2, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Biblical Fruit, Child-like Dependence, Dependence, Expository Preaching, Humility, Involvement, Obedience, Pleasing Christ, Resurrection, Servant Mindset, Spiritual Readiness, True Greatness
By the end of John 20, all of the disciples have believed in the Risen Christ and were thus fully assured that he had resurrected from the dead. But were they ready to carry on Jesus’ mission? In other words, could Acts 1 have followed John 20 instead of John...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Aug 6, 2017 | Atonement, Atonement of Christ, Following Christ, Pleasing Christ
With this unjust persecution coupled with the untenable death sentence, how could he not say anything back to the Sanhedrin in Mark 14:63-65? How could he not defend himself, knowing the level of injustice he was experiencing? Surely, it was because he knew he must...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jul 25, 2017 | Following Christ, Pleasing Christ, Suffering, Uncategorized
Now it’s definitely a godly trait to submit to mistreatment when it catches you off guard and/or overpowers you. We are called to respond with a faithful testimony in the midst of hostility as found in 1 Pet. and James. Typically, these types of things surprise and...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jun 30, 2017 | Obedience, Pleasing Christ, Unbelief
We can probably relate a little bit with Christ here in Mark 14 as the disciples dispute what he is telling them. Perhaps we have spoken with someone and shared our concerns about the trajectory of their life, but they haven’t taken us seriously, even if they weren’t...
