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Win Them With God

Last of a 4-5 series of posts from Kevin DeYoung over at Gospel Coalition.
Give them a God who is holy, independent, and unlike us, a God who is good, just, full of wrath and full of mercy.  Give them a God who is sovereign, powerful, tender, and true.  Give them a God with edges.  Give [...]

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Win Them With Holiness

From Kevin DeYoung again.
I love the line from Robert Murray M’Cheyne: “What your people need from you most is your own personal holiness.”  I’ve given that advice to others dozens of times, and I’ve repeated it to myself a hundred times.  Almost my whole philosophy of ministry is summed up in M’Cheyne’s words.  My congregation [...]

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Win Them With Truth

Pt. 3 or 4 from Kevin DeYoung.
Church people are not stupid.  They are not incapable of learning.  For the most part, they simply haven’t been taught.  No one has challenged them to think a deep thought or read a difficult book.  No one has asked them to articulate their faith in biblical and theological categories.  [...]

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