March 18, 2022
by Brad Evangelista
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The Gospel
Dear CrossPointe,
We're going to get back into John this Sunday, specifically John 10:110. This is a glorious chapter full of familiar verses. It's about Jesus the Good Shepherd and how he loves, calls, feeds, and protects his sheep. I'm so eager to work through this chapter together and think deeply about how Jesus leads and loves us.
I also want to encour...
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August 20, 2010
by Brad Evangelista
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Category:
The Gospel
Read this quote today from D.A. Carson. Very convicting.
"I would like to buy about three dollars worth of gospel, please. Not too muchjust enough to make me happy, but not so much that I get addicted. I don't want so much gospel that I learn to really hate covetousness and lust. I certainly don't want so much that I start to love my enemies, cherish self-denial, and cont...
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February 2, 2010
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The Gospel
As we are working through Colossians I have been thinking deeply and slowly about what Paul is saying. I have been chewing on his words in v.6 about how the Gospel has come to the Colossians and is now bearing fruit in them, indeed in the whole world.
And a thought came to me about the two tracks that people and churches get on when it comes to the Gospel:
Track 1: The G...
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November 20, 2009
by Brad Evangelista
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Category:
The Gospel
"There is no inconsistency between believing that God has a special sovereign love before the foundation of the world that is efficacious and brings in all the Body of Christandthat there is too love for all men, and that no man knows to which of those loves he has been brought until he is converted. In other words, it is the love of God in Christ that is proclaimed. And t...
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November 12, 2009
by Brad Evangelista
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Category:
The Gospel
Can a person come to a saving knowledge of God without hearing about or believing in Jesus?
It's a common question, and a very important one. Mike Bullmore, a pastor in Wisconsin and member of The Gospel Coalition gives a very good response to the question.
Mike's clear and correct answer is no, a person cannot be saved outside of hearing and believing in Jesus. Of cours...
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November 12, 2009
by Brad Evangelista
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Category:
The Gospel
RECOVERING THE GOSPEL
Below is a powerful statement by Ray Ortlund, Jr. that he wrote in the afterword of his book A Passion for God. Prayers and Meditations from the Book of Romans. I found it on the First Things blog in a post by Jared Wilson.
Ray's words below are powerful and very important. Take a moment to read it.
An Earnest Call For Evangelical Leaders To Re...
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August 20, 2009
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Category:
The Gospel
A beautiful example of what happens when the Gospel breaks through racial sub-cultures. My hope and prayer is that CrossPointe be full of stories like this.
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June 18, 2009
by Brad Evangelista
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Category:
The Gospel
Tim Keller gives us the best description of the centrality of the Gospel I've read. This article is something we should print out, read slowly, digest, ponder, and read again often. Click here to read it.
For more resources from Kellerclick here.
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May 11, 2009
by Brad Evangelista
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Category:
The Gospel
Here's a very helpful and simple explanation of the heart of the Gospel by Mark Dever. Dever is a pastor in Washington, D.C. and the author of several books. In particular, I recommend his book The Gospel and Personal Evangelism for help with how to share your faith....
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