Wallpaper: Alistair quote "I am not to respond with evil"

Download this week's wallpaper featuring a quote from Alistair Begg: "In the cold light of dawn, when evil comes my way, the principle I will follow: I am not to respond with evil."

--from the "Shaped by Grace" series at http://www.truthforlife.org/shapedbygrace

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Listener Stories: Week 3, 2012

Thank you, thank you for allowing free downloads. I so appreciate your ministry. I drive a truck and sometimes get the messages on the radio but miss a lot. This way, I can download and take them with me. I probably listen to 30 hours of good teaching a wee. Praise God for the technology and those willing to put it out there for us. Please send Jerry Bridges book, "The Transforming Power of the Gospel".
James

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Our Agent of Transformation

The transformation process the Bible describes is much more than a change of conduct or improved human morality; it is actually the work of the Holy Spirit in the very core of our being. In the only two instances in Scripture where the word transformed is used, it occurs both times in the passive voice. We are being transformed (2 Corinthians 3:18), and we are to be transformed (Romans 12:2). In both instances, we are the object, not the agent, of the transformation process; the agent is the Holy Spirit.

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Living the Life

In this week’s featured sermon, Alistair addresses how knowledge of God and conduct of life go hand-in-hand. In writing to the Colossians, Paul’s main concern for them was that they would not only think biblically, but that they would live biblically. Paul realized the culture of the day greatly emphasized intellectual growth; however he hoped that the knowledge of God would make itself evident through the depth of their moral transformation. Nothing less than the holiness and loveliness of Christ was Paul’s aim for the Colossian believers.

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Featured Sermon: The Apostle's Prayer, Part Two

The Apostle's Prayer, Part Two - Colossians 1:9-14

The Apostle Paul encourages us to pursue knowledge that will transcend us into a life worthy of Christ. Our incentive to live knowingly should not be aligned with how it makes us feel but instead, motivated by our desire to bring glory to God. In this message, Alistair Begg outlines four marks of a life that is pleasing to Jesus – fruitful, knowledgeable, powerful and thankful.

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