A Pastor Looks at Physical Exercise and Its Potential to Serve Spiritual Life and JoyWe live in an age dominated by screens. For many, life is sedentary, and it's become increasingly difficult to prioritize physical activity. Quietly conformed to this new normal, they feel sluggish and unmotivated. Others, however, have become entangled in a fitness culture that prioritizes the self, fuels pride, and coddles idolatry. Is it possible to make exercise holy?...

A Pastor Looks at Physical Exercise and Its Potential to Serve Spiritual LifeWe live in an age dominated by screens. For many, life is sedentary, and it's become increasingly difficult to prioritize physical activity. Quietly conformed to this new normal, they feel sluggish and unmotivated. Others, however, have become entangled in a fitness culture that prioritizes the self, fuels pride, and coddles idolatry. Is it possible to make exercise holy?

Put Yourself in the Path of God's GraceThis study guide is designed to help you connect more deeply with the three crucial power sources for the Christian life: hearing God's voice (in the Bible), having his ear (in prayer), and belonging to his body (in the fellowship of the church).Created as a supplement to the book Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines by David Mathis, and intended for individual and small-group stud...

The Christian life is built on three seemingly unremarkable practices: reading the Bible, prayer, and fellowship with other believers. However, according to David Mathis, such "habits of grace" are the God-designed channels through which his glorious grace flows—making them life-giving practices for all Christians. Whether it's hearing God's voice (the Word), having his ear (prayer), or participating in his body (fellowship), such spiritual rhythms of the Christian life have the power to a...

Drei einfache, aber kraftvolle Gewohnheiten prägen und stärken jedes christliche Leben: durch die Bibel auf Gottes Stimme hören, mit ihm im Gebet sprechen und mit anderen Christen als seine Gemeinde zusammenkommen. Diese bewährten Gnadenmittel mögen unscheinbar sein, doch im täglichen Gebrauch werden sie zu Kanälen, durch die Gottes Liebe und Kraft uns erreichen und verändern. Dabei verliert der Autor David Mathis niemals das höchste Ziel aus den Augen: Jesus zu kennen und sich an ihm zu e...

How do I humble myself?Humility, according to the Bible, is not something we can just up and do. Both the negative and positive examples of Scripture—from Pharaoh to Rehoboam, from Josiah to Ahab, from Hezekiah to Manasseh, and even to Christ himself—teach us that humility first comes from the hand of God. He initiates the humbling of his creatures. And once he has, the question confronts us: Will you receive it? Will you humble yourself in response to his humbling han...

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. But the most unexpected and significant event in the history of the world actually happened over 2000 years ago when God himself became one of us in the person of Jesus Christ.These Advent reflections, written by David Mathis, help us to lift our eyes to the wonder of the incarnation and worship the one who came to save us.Be amazed once more by the unexpected details of Jesus' unique birth and saving work with these short daily ...

Précédemment publié avec le titre La grâce au quotidienTrouver son plaisir en Jésus n’est pas le sucre glace dont on saupoudre un gâteau… c’est de la poudre à canon !— John PiperÉcouter sa voix.Lui parler.Appartenir a` son corps.Trois principes simples qui façonnent toute notre vie chrétienne: écouter la voix de Dieu, lui parler par la prière et vivre l’Église avec son peuple.Nous les percevons souvent comme une banale routine. Mais ces ...

This book is a deep study of the Bible as it pertains to living life to the fullest. We delve deeply into the Old Testament and New Testament scriptures while considering insights from notable biblical commentaries.

Écoutez sa voix. Parlez-lui. Appartenez à son corps.Trois principes si simples et qui pourtant façonnent toute notre vie chrétienne: écouter la voix de Dieu, lui parler par la prière et vivre l’Église avec son peuple.Nous les percevons souvent comme une banale routine. Mais ces principes nous permettent de vivre Sa grâce au quotidien. Ils sont les moyens par lesquels nous nous nourrissons de l’amour de Dieu et de sa puissance. Et surtout, ils nous permettent de vivre le plus ...

OUVIR A VOZ DE DEUSSER OUVIDO POR DEUSPERTENCER AO CORPO DE CRISTOComo intensificar sua vida de devoção? Três princípios aparentemente comuns moldam e fortalecem a vida cristã: ouvir a voz de Deus em sua Palavra, falar com ele em oração e unir-se a seu povo como igreja. Muitas vezes, eles são vistos como normais e rotineiros, mas é através desses "há- bitos da graça" que encontramos os canais criados por Deus pelos quais seu amor e poder fluem, incluindo a maior alegria de todas: conhecer ...

Ascoltare la voce di Dio, Avere il Suo orecchio, Appartenere al Suo corpo.Ci sono tre principi che sembrano ordinari e scontati a prima vista, tre “discipline” sottovalutate e spesso dimenticate ma che modellano e rafforzano la nostra vita cristiana: ascoltare la voce di Dio nella Sua Parola, parlargli in preghiera e unirsi al Suo popolo come chiesa. Spesso viste come una semplice routine, queste “abitudini della grazia” ci fanno accedere ai canali stabiliti da Dio...