The gospel confronts us with the hopelessness of our sinful condition. But we don't like what we see of ourselves in the gospel, so we shrink back from it.

Do you realize the weight of the one who has invited us to follow him? He is worthy of more than church attendance and casual association; he is worthy of total abandonment and supreme adoration.

We go wherever God leads whenever God moves us...because we love His glory more than we love our lives.

And this is why Jesus came: to endure the holy wrath of God due us.

Surrounded by the self -sufficiency of American culture, we can convince ourselves that we have what it takes to achieve something great.

Instead of trying to conquer sin by working hard to change our actions, we can conquer sin by trusting Christ to change our affections.

Forgiveness is God's greatest gift because it meets our greatest need.