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PREPARING FUTURE PASTORS, CHURCH PLANTERS, AND MISSIONARIES TO SHEPHERD GOD'S FLOCK TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND FOR THE GOOD OF HIS PEOPLE
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Aaron O'Kelley
Mar 5, 20213 min read
New City Catechism 40.3
Jesus teaches us two major pitfalls to avoid when we pray, and in learning these two things we learn imporant truth about God.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Mar 3, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 40.2
As Paul teaches by his prayer in Ephesians 3, we need supernatural power to comprehend God's love for us.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Mar 1, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 40.1
We face challenges when we pray, and the best way to overcome them is to let Scripture guide us in prayer.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 26, 20211 min read
New City Catechism 39.3
Why do we pray in Jesus' name? That short phrase that ends our prayers is packed full of theological meaning.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 24, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 39.2
The only way to pray to a God who is sovereign over us is to pray in submission to his will. Jesus modeled for us how to do that.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 22, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 39.1
Persevering prayer through the ups and downs of life in this world is a sign of enduring faith.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 19, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 38.3
If we are already forgiven of all sins in Christ, why should we confess our sins on a regular basis?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 17, 20211 min read
New City Catechism 38.2
When we praise and thank God, we do not add anything to him. So what is the point of praising him, and why does Scripture command it?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 15, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 38.1
If we cannot inform God of anything or change his will with our prayers, then what is the point of prayer?
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 12, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 37.3
The Holy Spirit empowers us to call out to God as Father and intercedes for us in our weakness, making our prayers effective.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 10, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 37.2
The Holy Spirit grants spiritual gifts to believers for the purpose of building up the church.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 8, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 37.1
Only the Holy Spirit can produce the conviction of sin in us that leads to true repentance.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 5, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 36.3
The Holy Spirit is a guarantee of an inheritance to come. That means all who receive the Spirit will never be lost again.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 3, 20211 min read
New City Catechism 36.2
To be a Christian is, by definition, to be indwelled by the Holy Spirit.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 1, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 36.1
The full deity of the Holy Spirit matters for our salvation every bit as much as does the full deity of the Son.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 29, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 35.3
Faith is the result of the miracle of the new birth, produced in us by the powerful work of the Holy Spirit.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 27, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 35.2
Faith is the result of the Holy Spirit's work bringing to fruition God's eternal purpose in his chosen people.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 25, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 35.1
The only way we can come to Jesus in faith is if we are drawn to him by the powerful working of the Father. Faith is a gift.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 22, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 34.3
There is no greater defense of the gospel than the holy lives of those who profess to believe it.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 20, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 34.2
Believers are not perfect, but they will never grow comfortable with sin and will show evidence of a desire to obey Christ.
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