But God’s Word is so clear: There is nothing we can do to earn the free gift of eternal life. As Scripture says, ‘By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.’ Micah Wilder

“Salvation is in and through the cross of Jesus Christ—by His once-for-all offering on our behalf, and in no other way. Anyone who teaches otherwise is an enemy of the cross.” Micah Wilder

Contrary to what the world seems to preach, true love is not affirming others in their sinful and lost state, it is proclaiming the Christ who can liberate them from captivity. Micah Wilder

Love would identify those who were disciples of the Nazarene, and love would separate His body from the world. Therefore, everything a Christ-follower does must be done through the lens of love. Without love, we are nothing. Micah Wilder

I knew what I had to do: surrender my hopes and dreams, and submit my will to His. My life would no longer be focused on my pursuit of the world, but on Christ living in me and working through me as His vessel. Micah Wilder

This was not a cry of despair, but rather, a cry of joy. God had answered my plea by giving me exactly what I needed to hear at the moment I needed to hear it. Micah Wilder

It is not experience of life but experience of the Cross that makes one a worthy hearer of confessions. The most experienced psychologist or observer of human nature knows infinitely less of the human heart than the simplest Christian who lives beneath the Cross of Jesus. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

As the first disciples left all and followed when Jesus called, so in confession the Christian gives up all and follows. Confession is discipleship. Life with Jesus Christ and his community has begun. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The sermon for July 21st 2024 is now available on the New life web site.

In this sermon, which is based on John 8:31-51, I talk about 10 Lies That Satan Uses.

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Sin wants to remain unknown. It shuns the light. In the darkness of the unexpressed it poisons the whole being of a person. This can happen even in the midst of a pious community. Dietrich Bonhoeffer