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Discipleship/Christian Living
Articles by Massimo Lorenzini
Images of God: A Biblical Theology of Leadership. The Church's Need for Apologetics. Our Need for Revival . Audio presentation of the essay below.
Our Need for Revival. Learn about the greatest need we face as individual Christians and the Church in general.
A Baptist Catechism . A significant revision of the "The Baptist Catechism" first published by Baptists in 1693 in London, England. It is patterned after the well-known reformed Westminster Shorter Catechism.
To Grow Up, Look Back and Look Forward . Learn how gratitude for past grace and faith in future grace help us to grow up in Christ.
Scripture Memory Tips.
How to Keep a Bible Reading Journal.
The Indispensable Link Between Meditation and Sanctification .
Future Grace as the Basis for Personal Holiness. Nothing original here, but the profound thinking on holiness by the likes of John Piper, Thomas Chalmers, and Sinclair Ferguson.
The Church as God’s Chosen Means of Fulfilling His Eternal Purpose, Ephesians 4:7-16.
My Life to the Glory of God . A practical tool to help you set and reach goals that honor God.
Righteous Pre-Marital Relationship: Dating, Courting, and Hanging Out.
A Passion for the Great Commission. What is the Great Commission? And, why should it be your passion as a Christian?
Christian Hedonism: The Pathway to True Happiness. This brief overview of John Piper's teaching will help you discover what your life should be focused on
according to the Word of God.
Alone With God. A book review of Alone With God by John MacArthur highlighting five principles for prayer from the Lord's Prayer.
The Doctrine of Stewardship in the New Testament.
Fishers of Men, Mark 1:17.
Walking in the Spirit, Galatians 5:1-26.
Overcoming Inward Spiritual Decay in the Midst of Outward Physical Prosperity, Hosea 11-14.
Intentional Discipleship. Learn just what the Great Commission is and how to make it practical.
Be Influenced By Godly People.
Jesus, God's Servant: A Survey of the Gospel of Mark. These twelve lessons on the Gospel of Mark are now online to help provide answers for those whose interest has been stirred by the movie The Passion of the Christ .
How to Enter the Kingdom of God. Understanding the Messianic program in Matthew 16.
Keys to Revival: King Jehoshaphat's Prayer in 2 Chronicles 20:1-30.
Job's Discourse on Wisdom (Job 28:1-28). An exposition of this profound chapter on wisdom.
Jeremiah: An Example of Faithfulness in the Midst of Apostasy.
Article by Jay Wegter & Massimo Lorenzini
Thoughts on Church Renewal.
Articles by Jay Wegter
The Manifold Wisdom of God The Three Essential 'Chords' of True Worship Worship is Delighting in the Knowledge of God The Importance of Faith in Sanctification The Importance of Faith in Sanctification Preserving Faith in a Faithless Generation Preserving Faith in a Faithless Generation (2 Pet 1:1-4) . Three Essential 'Chords' of True Worship (Isa 6:1-8) . Called to Spiritual Headship (1 Cor 11:2-16) .Christ's Call to Discipleship, Part 1 The Cost of Discipleship .Christ's Call to Discipleship, Part 2 The Cross of Discipleship .Christ's Call to Discipleship, Part 3 The Cost of Disciple-making .Christ's Call to Discipleship, Part 4 The Kingdom Consciousness of a True Disciple .Triangulating Church, School, and Home: Pursuing a Philosophy of Ministry which unites the three .True Believers Never Have a Casual Relationship With the Holy Scriptures .The Value of Teaching Biblical Worldview .Grace-Driven Sanctification: An Introduction to the Centrality of the Gospel . Jay's specialty, how the gospel helps us in our growth in practical holiness.
Getting Galatians 2:20 “into the Bloodstream,” Part 1.
Getting Galatians 2:20 “into the Bloodstream,” Part 2.
Getting Galatians 2:20 “into the Bloodstream,” Part 3.
Gospel Reasoning.
Delighting in God.
The Church's Greatest Need from the Book of Revelation.
Orthodox Formalism: The Error of the Ephesian Church.
Why Do We Need God in the Here and Now?
A Meditation on the Worship of God.
The Violence Needed to Enter the Kingdom of God.
A Cross-Centered Ministry for Cross-Centered Living.
God’s Wisdom in the Cross, 1 Cor 1:18-25.
Christ Our Life: Colossians 3:1-4.
Trained by Saving Grace: Titus 2:11-14.
Guilt, the Unwanted Pollutant.
The Cross-Centered Life. Discover how as Christians we need to "preach the Gospel to ourselves" in order to grow in Christlikeness.
A Critique of the Higher Life Movement. This in-depth study of the "higher life" movement, also known as the Keswick teaching, gives some important biblical analysis of this popular teaching that says Chrisitans can permanently
conquer their sin nature in this life. Jay also gives the proper view of the doctrine of sanctification.
The Cross, The Conscience, and Family Dynamics. A masterful application of the doctrine of justification to dealing with strained relationships.
True Repentance. There is probably no doctrine that needs to be clearly communicated to our generation more than the doctrine of repentance.
Knowing the God of Reconciliation (2 Cor 5:18-21).
Christ Our Champion, Warrior-King, and Husband: He has Conquered the Enemies of His Bride.
Learn about how Christ has defeated the seven enemies of the soul: the world, the flesh, the devil, sin, death, hell, and the condemnation of God's law.
The Marks of True Salvation. This outline provides biblical teaching on identifying genuine salvation in an individual.
A Three-Fold Witness to Assurance of Salvation (Rom 8:1-17).
The Dynamics of Grace
The Dynamics of Grace, Part 1. The Doctrine of Justification by Faith - Understanding So Great a Salvation.The Dynamics of Grace, Part 2. The Fear of Judgment and the Power of the Atonement.The Dynamics of Grace, Part 3. Grace Makes Heroes of Us All - Justification lifts us from cowardice to heroism in dealing with sin.The Dynamics of Grace, Part 4. The Justification – Sanctification Connection - Why Justification is the Foundation of Sanctification.The Dynamics of Grace, Part 5. Justification by Faith Equips us for Honesty in Prayer - Transparency with God after the pattern of Psalms.The Dynamics of Grace, Part 6. Justification and the Garments of Grace - Eph. 4 & Col. 3.
Purity/Masculinity
The Manhood of the First and the Last Adam: A Contrast between Adamic and Christo-centric Masculinity. This in-depth study provides valuable insight into the male psyche from a biblical perspective. Intensely practical!
The Source of the Godly Man’s Courage (or, “When Silence is Sin and Zeal is Golden”). A challenge to the passive male.
Porn’s Secret Death Wish: A biblical and presuppositional analysis of the deadly dangers of pornography. The impetus for this article was all of the recent news on child abductions, rapes, and murders. This article was faxed to radio talk-show host Dr. Laura Schlesinger. We are awaiting her response.The Conscience, the Godly Man’s Tool: The Role of Conscience in the Godly Man’s Masculinity.
Getting the Genie Back in the Bottle: A Biblical Strategy for Conquering Sexual Lust.
Jezebelian Egos . Learn about the threat of female narcissism to God's order for male/female relations.
Escaping Porn's Magnetic Pull.
Strategy for Pure and Godly Manhood.
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