Lighthouse Community Church

Brothers and Sisters,

I hope all is well. It's time for my "Links of the Week" (so far the only two suggestions for a new name are "The Kim Skim" and "Kim's Clicks;" continue to offer your suggestions). My hope is that these will encourage you in your love for God and others:

First, I have been asked about the quote I read by CJ Mahaney on Sunday. He writes:

"We awaken each day with a tendency to forget that which is most important: the gospel. All of us should assume this tendency and be aware of this tendency. Because of the Fall and due to the effects of remaining sin, we have a daily tendency and temptation to forget stuff in general and to forget that which is most important in particular. Assuming this tendency, we must create practices that will enable us to remember what we must not forget—the cross. So each day I seek to spend time in a location where I am not distracted, unhurriedly reading and meditating on Scripture and finding my way in Scripture to a hill called Calvary to meditate each day on Christ and him crucified. Each day I need to remind myself of the gospel. I cannot live on yesterday’s recollection of the gospel. I need to review and rehearse the gospel each day or I will assume the gospel, forget the gospel, and prove vulnerable to all manner of temptation and sin." It is from a blog post by Mahaney on "Cross-Centered Books."

The blog post is worth reading in its entirety, especially since it offers some great suggestions of books on the cross. Read the whole blog here.

Along those lines, Sovereign Grace (the ministry CJ Mahaney oversees) is having a massive February sale. They're selling great, cross-centered music albums for $6. They're also featuring excellent books like Mahaney's The Cross Centered Life for $5 and Humility: True Greatness for $7 and Paul Harvey's When Sinners Say I Do for $7  (one of the best books on marriage). My wife recommends Carolyn Mahaney's Feminine Appeal (for wives in particular) and Shopping for Time (for women in general); both are $7.

You should also take a look at this post by Tullian Tchividjian who, with help from Elise Fitzpatrick, discusses the importance of "remembering" the gospel (perhaps more articulately than I did during this past Sunday's sermon).

The final link I have for you was one I thought was interesting: Have you committed the unpardonable sin? Ed Welch from CCEF (a counseling organization I highly endorse) writes about it here with some great insight.

I hope these are a help and a blessing. Let me know if these encouraged you this week. God Bless.

By His Grace,

Pastor Kim