http://www.desiringgodchurch.org/web Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:45:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (For a version of this devotion that is easier to print, follow this link.) What is the heart of the Gospel? What does the Gospel teach at its core? In our adult Core Seminar this week, we consider this issue by means of J.I. Packer's "The Heart of the Gospel," chapter 18 ... http://www.desiringgodchurch.org/web/2008/08/28/the-heart-of-the-gospel/ (This sermon on 2 Timothy 4:6-8 was preached 8/24/2008. For a version that is easier to print, click here. The audio is available here.) Many expected the Beijing Olympic marathon to be slow, as runner after runner would succumb to the pollution on top of high heat and humidity. So when ... http://www.desiringgodchurch.org/web/2008/08/27/maintain-your-form-and-finish-well-in-the-race-of-faith/ (For a version of this devotion that is easier to print, follow this link.) On Sunday we focused in part on Hebrews 4:11: Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. We noted the paradox of this verse: We are ... http://www.desiringgodchurch.org/web/2008/08/22/striving-resting-and-the-word/ (This sermon was preached August 17, 2008. For a version that is easier to print, click here. Sorry, no audio this week. No one in the history of mankind has run 100 meters as fast as Usain Bolt did yesterday. And yet - did you see the head-on shot of ... http://www.desiringgodchurch.org/web/2008/08/18/work-hard-yet-relax-during-the-race-of-faith/ (For a version of this devotion that is easier to print, follow this link.) "So much of the Christian life is not learning new things but learning fundamental things in new ways." So wrote Tom Ascol, Executive Director of Founders Ministries, in a recent blog post. Several weeks ago he was struck ... http://www.desiringgodchurch.org/web/2008/08/15/the-old-and-the-new/ (This is a summary of the last sermon in the six-part series, “God Gave Pastors and Teachers,” preached on July 20, 2008. The audio is available here.) What do you expect from a pastor? What do you expect from an elder? Consider this description of the perfect pastor found in various forms on ... http://www.desiringgodchurch.org/web/2008/08/13/why-are-my-pastors-and-elders-so-disappointing-and-what-should-i-do-about-it/ In Sunday's sermon, I described the 1954 "Miracle Mile" between Roger Bannister and John Landy. Here is Bannister's complete description of the race, which I excerpted in the sermon. It, in turn, is taken from p. 192-194 of his book The Four-Minute Mile, originally published in 1955 but now available ... http://www.desiringgodchurch.org/web/2008/08/13/more-on-the-miracle-mile/ (This sermon on Hebrews 12:1-2 was preached 8/10/2008. For a version that is easier to print, click here. The audio is available here.) You've trained for years. Day after day. Season after season. Long runs. Interval training. You're prepared. Now the opening ceremonies are over. Your Olympic race day has arrived. Over the ... http://www.desiringgodchurch.org/web/2008/08/13/stay-focused-and-alert-in-the-race-of-faith/ This coming Sunday we continue our series on Running the Race of Faith by considering a paradox: When running a race all out, we must relax all muscles except those that are working hard. The video below is a great example of this. Jeremy Wariner, the favorite in the men's 400 ... http://www.desiringgodchurch.org/web/2008/08/12/working-hard-while-relaxed/ In tomorrow's sermon, I'll be referring to the race that is shown beginning 3:25 into this video - the 1954 Commonwealth Games mile final, between the first two sub-four minute milers, Roger Bannister and John Landy. Look carefully at Landy's head as Bannister pulls up beside him. http://www.desiringgodchurch.org/web/2008/08/09/staying-alert-in-the-race/