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Killing Sin Through Personal Prayer
"The activity by which the Christian directly secures the mortification of his sins is prayer," wrote J. I. Packer in his book A Quest For Godliness. But what does this practice of putting sin to death...
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Husbands, Spend Time with Your Wife
A marriage counselor in Minnesota is encouraging couples to spend time together, the StarTribune reports. Findings are that spending at least 5 1/2 hours a week interacting with your spouse can...
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Power in Weakness: Living Out the Miracle of Sanctification
Scripture is both shocking and ordinary, which is what we would expect from a book that is of divine origin. It is shocking; it takes us to places that no human mind could conceive. It is ordinary; it...
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From We to Me
Americans since the 1960s are increasingly expressing themselves in terms that are individual-focused (“me”) rather than community-focused (“we”). So reports USA Today. Such a trend may not be hard to...
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Behind the Blog: No Place for Middle Earth
"How we listen reveals who we are," Tony explains, is at the heart of the new eBook, Take Care How You Listen. This resource is the first wave of a new eBook initiative at Desiring God that repackages...
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What It's Like to Attend a Desiring God Conference...
How does God produce holiness in the lives of his people? That's what we'll tackle at our 2012 National Conference in Minneapolis on September 28-30 — how the everyday fight for faith to become more...
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Jumpstart Your Stalled Sanctification
Has it ever seemed like your sanctification is plateauing? Ever felt like you were spinning your spiritual tires? In such times—relax, we’ve all had them—you may run through the typical means-of-grace...
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Fighting Sin With Worship
(The following post has been transcribed and edited from Tim Keller’s sermon “Sin as Slavery,” which can be downloaded for free here.) Every one of our sinful actions has a suicidal power on the...
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Healing from the Great Sadness
There is nothing more wonderful than seeing and nothing more horrible than blindness. But I’m not talking about physical blindness. Some whose physical eyes can’t see can see far, far better than...
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The Most Precious Treasures Are in the Most Difficult Things
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation (Hebrews 11:1–2). Hebrews 11 is in the Bible to remind us that...
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Sanctified By Doing Your Job
It is all too common for Christians to think that service to God is something that takes place either in the context of the local church — teaching Sunday school, shoveling the church sidewalks,...
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Trip Lee Is Not a Robot
"All of us are born slaves to our sin," Trip Lee explains, "but the good news is that because we've been redeemed by Jesus, we are set free." Two-minute video on the bondage of the will and the freedom...
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Wimpy Theology Makes Wimpy Women
John Piper, in his message "The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood" (2008) — Wimpy theology makes wimpy women. Wimpy theology simply does not give a woman a God that is big enough, strong enough, wise...
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Making Progress in Sanctification
1 John 2:1 — My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. Sinclair Ferguson, in...
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Work to Rest for Sanctification
R W Glenn is one of the seminar speakers at our upcoming National Conference. Read his latest post and learn more about the conference at the events page. ________ Recent posts related to our National...
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As You Prepare for Another Week . . .
If you're like me, at some point Sunday evening you begin to consider all the opportunities and challenges that await you in the coming week. Fruitful labor in our calling is a gift from God — indeed,...
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Helpful Quotes from The Unbelievable Gospel
Here are some helpful quotes from Jonathan Dodson's new ebook, The Unbelievable Gospel (GCD Books, 2012). "Too many Christians look to clear their evangelistic conscience by simply mentioning the name...
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J. I. Packer on the Puritan Vision of Sanctification
We recently had the opportunity to ask J. I. Packer a few questions related to sanctification, including how the Puritans have influenced him personally. He noted in his answer, "This is a question I...
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The Root of Sexual Sin (And Every Sin)
Psalm 51:4 — Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight Said Rick Gamache, in his sermon “Whiter Than Snow” — I believe what David is saying in verse 4 [Psalm 51:4] is...
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Sanctification in the Everyday (Free eBook)
How does the cross and victory of Jesus affect your everyday sanctification? Over the past 30 years John Piper has preached several messages that equip listeners to apply the Bible in their daily...
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