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An Inner-City Church planting Diary

April 1, 2013 by GES Webmaster in Grace in Focus Articles

by Lon Gregg Several years ago, our Denver Rescue Mission CEO off-handedly challenged us with a church-planting model of reaching our community. While our Mission is known for the “Jesus Saves” neon sign lighting the way to our overnight shelter, the boss’s challenge is leading to a paradigm shift in our mission strategy. Rather than

Sharing the Free Grace Message in Zambia

April 1, 2013 by GES Webmaster in Grace in Focus Articles

by Jerry Pattillo LOST BOYS This past July, I had the privilege of sharing the Free Grace message with eleven boys in Zambia, Africa. This was in conjunction with a group of Americans who went to share God’s love with, give hugs to, genuinely care for, teach spiritual truth to, and have our hearts broken

What About Those Who Die Without Hearing the Message of Christ?

April 1, 2013 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

CAN THE UNREACHED BE ETERNALLY SAVED APART FROM FAITH IN CHRIST? 0ne of the big issues in missions is the fate of those who’ve never heard the message of everlasting life. Roman Catholicism officially holds that such people are not automatically condemned. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) says, Those who, through no fault

Truths of the Harvest

April 1, 2013 by GES Webmaster in Grace in Focus Articles

by Ken White THE HARVEST & THE HARVESTERS 0n more than one occasion, the Lord Jesus referred to those needing to hear His good news as a harvest, and of those who carry the good news to others as harvesters. In John 4:35, the Lord Jesus made the well-known statement that the fields are “white

More Than Dreams

April 1, 2013 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

THE STORY OF DINI There are many countries in the world today who are all but closed to the preaching of Christianity. Most are Muslim. In recent years there have been numerous reports about Muslims in such “closed countries” seeing visions or dreams about Jesus, and then converting to Christianity. More Than Dreams is a

The Resurrection and Assurance – 1 Corinthians 15:16

From March 31, 2013 by Bob Wilkin in Audio

Easter Sunday, Victor Street Bible Chapel, Dallas, TX

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You Can Be Sure – John 11:25-27

From March 10, 2013 by Bob Wilkin in Audio

Hill Country Bible Chapel, Georgetown, TX

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Is There a Doctor in the House? An Insider’s Story and Advice on Becoming a Bible Scholar

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Is There a Doctor in the House? An Insider’s Story and Advice on Becoming a Bible Scholar. By Ben Witherington III. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. 156 pp. Paper, $18.99. The title grabbed my attention. I wanted to see what a famous NT scholar would say about doctoral studies. Witherington received his doctorate from Durham University

Love & the Dignity of Human Life: On Nature and Natural Law

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Essays in Anthropology: Variations on a Theme. By Robert Spaemann. Translated by Guido de Graaf and James Mumford. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2010. 94 pp. Paper, $15.00. Love & the Dignity of Human Life: On Nature and Natural Law. By Robert Spaemann, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2012. 69 pp. Paper, $12.00. Robert Spaemann is considered

Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You are Saved

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Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You are Saved. By J. D. Greear. Nashville, TN: B & H Publishing Group, 2013. 128 pp. Hardcover, $12.99. The blurbs about this book make it sound like a Free Grace primer on assurance. Note the promising title and subtitle. Yet the book takes