The Gomez Blog

Sorry this took a while to post.  I really enjoyed our time of community and Bible study last Saturday and am looking forward to doing it again in a week.  Here’s some of what we covered.

Book of the Week – Suffering and the Sovereignty of God edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor.  It seemed like we were privy to a lot of suffering recently, both globally (earthquake in Haiti) and personally (close friends facing life and death situations).  It seemed like a good time to reflect on the theology of suffering.  This book takes essays from different authors and theologians and compiles them together to develop a Biblical basis for trusting in the sovereignty of God in light of suffering.  Read it online here: http://bit.ly/1an00j

Sermon of the Week – Repentance for the Righteous by Matt Chandler.  Matt Chandler is one of our favorite speakers because of his expository style and honest approach.  I always walk away feeling convicted and in need of repentance.  This sermon is no exception.  He deals with the fact that we all need repentance, and not just for the things we label as terrible sins.  The good, law-abiding, Sunday School-teaching person who thinks his works impress God needs repentance as much as the drunken, rebellious criminal.  Listen here:  http://bit.ly/6CmvBu.

Song of the Week – God has really impressed on me the importance of prayer in the past few weeks, so it was a delight to listen to the song Marcus picked for this week which deals with waiting for God in prayer.  Listen to it here:

 

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