by Matthew Borgstrom | Jun 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Upon sampling the key NT passages about relying on God’s strength (Php. 4, Eph. 6, 2 Cor. 12), we have seen that living in God’s strength involves contentment in every circumstance, fighting against spiritual temptation and being given hardships so that we must...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jun 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
In Rom. 12:3, Paul doesn’t just leave his instruction with the prohibited thinking, but also supplies the prescribed way of thinking. Instead of self-exaltation, all Christians are to think sensibly or perhaps with sanity. This is the word that is used to describe...
by Matthew Borgstrom | May 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
With regards to serving in the church, first, we just need to be asking the question: How can I be a blessing to someone? And then here’s what we need to understand: If you serve and meet a need in such a way that another is encouraged or edified and God received the...
by Matthew Borgstrom | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here is an except for Charles Spurgeon’s sermon on 1 Cor. 15:54-58, (found here) in which he personifies the Grave in order to demonstrate the victory of Christ over it: From its hollow depths the Grave says, “Ask me where is my victory! Why, O foolish son of...
by Matthew Borgstrom | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
We can know we struggle with keeping a record of wrongs, as Paul prohibits in 1 Cor. 13:5, when we can recall the long list of offenses pretty quickly when the opportunity for bringing it to light presents itself—“I can’t believe you did this again. You always do...
