March 13, 2026
JUSTICE VS. GRACE
A meditation on human guilt and the gospel surprise: in Christ, grace—not justice—was served at the cross. As you take Communion, remember what Jesus bore for us and consider who needs that message this week.
Articles for tag: Sin
January 19, 2026
THE ANTIDOTE TO “SAD”-NESS
Doug Redford contrasts Seasonal Affective Disorder with “Sin’s Affective Disorder,” tracing darkness back to Eden and pointing to Jesus as the Light. Communion each Lord’s Day restores spiritual order and hope in Christ’s victory.
January 1, 2026
Preach the Real Gospel
Discernment isn’t knowing the difference between right and wrong; it’s knowing the difference between right and almost right. Almost right will never be enough when it comes to someone’s eternal destiny.
December 15, 2025
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
Here at the Communion table, we gather as wanderers who have come home and are part of God’s forever family: his church.
December 2, 2025
FATHER FORGIVE THEM
Praise God for the assurance that because of the Lord’s sacrifice we are cleansed and forgiven of every trespass. Father, forgive us for we know not what we do.
November 24, 2025
HOW OLD IS GOD?
Through the body and blood of Jesus of Nazareth, our sins are removed. They are cleansed. They are forgotten.
November 4, 2024
November 10 | Discovery Questions
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “The Battle is the Lord’s” (Revelation 17:1-2, 6, 18; 18:1-10), by Mark Scott.
November 3, 2024
Rescued
Each of us is an individual Titanic. We may, in our pride and self-sufficiency, think that we are uniquely grand and unsinkable. But each of us has already struck the iceberg of sin. It’s only a matter of time. But wait. God has provided a lifeboat for anyone who wants to be rescued.
October 7, 2024
October 13 | Discovery Questions
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “War Heroes” (Revelation 8:6-13; 9:1-4, 13-15, 20-21), by Mark Scott.
August 12, 2024
August 18 | Discovery Questions
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “Give careful thought to your heart; do not harden it” (Malachi 1:6-14; 3:8-18), by Mark Scott.
July 10, 2024
OUR UNIVERSAL DONOR
Let’s all join together and praise God that our sins are gone forever . . . through the blood of Jesus.
June 3, 2024
We Have Seen Jesus
Jesus stands with us at this table. . . .
January 1, 2024
Jan. 7 | Discovery Questions
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “Before Abraham Was, I AM” (John 8:31-58), by Mark Scott.
August 7, 2023
A Passion Statement
The cross is a passion statement rather than a fashion statement.
August 7, 2023
August 13 | Where Is the Justice?
God revealed to Habakkuk that he was going to bring justice to Judah via the nation of Babylon. This confused Habakkuk, for he struggled with God’s sense of justice. . . .
June 14, 2023
SBC Upholds Expulsions of Saddleback, One Other Church, Over Female Pastors
The Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to uphold the expulsions of Saddleback Church in California and Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., for having women pastors. Both churches had appealed those decisions, announced in February. . . .
May 1, 2023
In the Beginning
We are just as gullible, just as prone to wander, just as needy as Adam and Eve . . .
March 1, 2023
Reprioritize God’s Word
By Megan Rawlings Question: What is black and white and re(a)d all over? Answer: Not the Bible. This may seem like a trivial schoolyard joke, but I wanted to get your attention. The American Bible Society (ABS) reported alarming statistics in its 2022 State of the Bible survey. Based on their findings, I fear Christians are moving away from the Bible in the hopes of finding something that makes them feel better. I have seen an influx of “do what’s best for you,” “what you put out into the world will come back to you,” and other well-intentioned pieces of
February 20, 2023
An Asbury Student’s Honest Perspective
Someone said this morning, “If you’re feeling angry about the crowd here in Wilmore, you’re in good company because that is exactly how the disciples felt” . . .
January 1, 2023
The Story That Changes Lives
By Megan Rawlings “I don’t feel like God can effectively use me because I don’t have an amazing testimony.” I remember saying this like it was yesterday. I was in Bible college, and the number of stories people told of how they came to meet Jesus despite extenuating circumstances left me feeling “less than.” I was born and raised in the church and, frankly, I felt my story was boring compared to others. Those who were freed from addiction were able to minister to addicts in a way I could not. Those born into situations without clean water or adequate
