From the Pastors at Joy

What is the Church supposed to be about? I thought this summary from University Reformed Church in Michigan gave a very helpful, concise description. ...

How does faith in Christ lead us to kill the sin of anger, especially that common form of anger we call "Road Rage"? ...

Discussion Questions for Sunday's sermon, based on Luke 7:1-10. I hope these are useful not only for Life Groups, but for families to discuss the Scriptures and the sermon together....

Because I don't usually write my sermon until Saturday, it's tough sometimes to coordinate music that will help us respond in worship to what we have considered in the Word. If I was to pick a closing song for tomorrow's gathering, I think I would go with this one:...

In his book You Can Change, Tim Chester highlights four life-changing truths which underlie all our struggles with sin: 1. God is great...so I don't have to be in control. 2. God is glorious...so I don't have to fear others. ...

Paul Tripp: God's care for you is only reliable in those places where he rules and since he rules all things everywhere, his care is always reliable. ...

For around three years I've been fascinated by Twitter. It may be the journalist in me, but there's something intriguing to me about trying to say something meaningful and memorable in 140 characters. When I read these words from John Piper awhile back, they really resonated with me: The sovereign Lord of the earth and sky Puts camels through a needle's eye. And if ...

John Piper, commenting on Romans 8:32: "Through the cross God purchased and secured every possible blessing that could ever be needed to make us happy forever. 'He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?' The answer to that question is not uncertain. God will -- signed in blood -- give us ...

My friend Jason Tyrell preached an excellent message yesterday morning from Luke 6 on loving our enemies. Those who want to think through in more depth on how to love our enemies, and how to see relationships heal that have been fractured, may be helped by this article from Tim Keller. ...

I'm currently reading Mark Dever's new book called The Church: The Gospel Made Visible. Here's the publisher's description:...