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 9, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Child-like Dependence, Dependence, Expository Preaching, Faith, Faithfulness, Following Christ, Obedience, reformed Baptist, Reformed Theology, Trust, Unbelief, Word of God
After seeing how God advanced the gospel through the removal of a king in Acts 12, we need to ask ourselves: In what area do you doubt the power of the gospel? It could be the conversion of someone who has remained hostile or even indifferent to the truth of Christ. ...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Sep 25, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Discipleship, Faith, Fear, Following Christ, Obedience, Resurrection, Trust, Unbelief
While John’s response in John 20 is better than seeing the empty tomb and disbelieving in Christ’s resurrection and even probably better than Mary’s assumption of foul play with Jesus’ body, yet it is not a true faith because if John’s faith is only able to operate...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Sep 11, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Expository Preaching, Faith, Fear, Obedience, Trust, Unbelief
What is the purpose of the abrupt ending of Mark 16? That is discovered by considering what the desired response would have been to the angel’s commands. The correct response would have been faith in the words taught by Christ regarding his death and resurrection and...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Sep 5, 2016 | Faith, Following Christ, Trust, Unbelief
Hardness Towards Truth Leads to Unbelief in Christ Mark 6:45-52 – 45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Aug 7, 2016 | Biblical Fruit, Dependence, Faith, Following Christ, Trust
Fear Conquering Faith Mark 5:21-43 — 21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his...
