http://urbanreformation.com Reaching the Lost in the Urban Core Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:02:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en UrbanReformationhttp://feedburner.google.com If I could ask God to grant understanding to my family, I would ask God to grant us the understanding in this sermon! --- It was music to my soul today. I thank God for His truth. This will challenge you, me..... everyone.....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~4/mUy5YXbdJEo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~3/mUy5YXbdJEo/being-what-you-are-regeneration-paul-washer.htm http://urbanreformation.com/being-what-you-are-regeneration-paul-washer.htm  This is what I was reading this morning in my study on the Sermon On The Mount. I may comment later but the passage speaks for itself. Page 261 Studies in the Sermon on the Mount By Dr. Martyn Lloyd –Jones And the whole trouble is just self and self-assertion. That is ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~4/yUDrp96FVtg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~3/yUDrp96FVtg/cost-free-gift-death-to-self-your-life.htm http://urbanreformation.com/cost-free-gift-death-to-self-your-life.htm REGENERATION O God of the highest heaven, occupy the throne of my heart, take full possession and reign supreme, lay low every rebel lust, let no vile passion resist thy holy war; manifest thy mighty power, and make me thine forever. Thou art worthy to be praised with my every breath, loved with my every faculty of soul, served with my ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~4/pvBvrbA0GPI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~3/pvBvrbA0GPI/valley-of-vision-regeneration.htm http://urbanreformation.com/valley-of-vision-regeneration.htm And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~4/P8nR-SttWxw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~3/P8nR-SttWxw/my-message-were-not-in-plausible-words-of-wisdom-but-in-demonstration-of-the-spirit-and-of-power.htm http://urbanreformation.com/my-message-were-not-in-plausible-words-of-wisdom-but-in-demonstration-of-the-spirit-and-of-power.htm It has been one crazy summer, things have seemed a bit more dis-jointed than normal, perhaps an understatement as we see our country fall apart, the church at large has shared in it's share of trials as well. It is always good to reflect on this from time to time. Note ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~4/qgGU8lWY7kM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~3/qgGU8lWY7kM/undetected-spiritual-pride-blind-perspective.htm http://urbanreformation.com/undetected-spiritual-pride-blind-perspective.htm <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~4/Kzfn8gs8Dqc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~3/Kzfn8gs8Dqc/advance-09-mark-driscoll-ministry-idolatry.htm http://urbanreformation.com/advance-09-mark-driscoll-ministry-idolatry.htm In the past few years I have grown in "size" and I have wrestled with weight. I have recognized idolatry in my life. So often it seems give a hard time to those whoare addicted to substance, and the drunken, but we indulge and make place for gluttony, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~4/-9p8DVBEdtQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~3/-9p8DVBEdtQ/is-christ-my-treasure-ask-yourself.htm http://urbanreformation.com/is-christ-my-treasure-ask-yourself.htm I'm not exactly sure what Advance 09 is, I looked around on the Desiring God Website to find out information about Advance 09 and it just points me to the messages!  I have listened to several of them.  They are powerful messages about the Church.  I have been convicted, and ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~4/53qrbkQ8BP4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~3/53qrbkQ8BP4/all-the-advance09-messages.htm http://urbanreformation.com/all-the-advance09-messages.htm I may not get all the names right, I don't have my notebook at hand, at the moment when I'm writing this blog. We went out last evening. Bobby and I spent some time on the Avenue. We had some interesting discussion about using our survey's to even open ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~4/kz_jffHfSt8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~3/kz_jffHfSt8/gospel-scattered-just-not-doing-the-right-thing-right-now-im-good-the-return-of-ivan.htm http://urbanreformation.com/gospel-scattered-just-not-doing-the-right-thing-right-now-im-good-the-return-of-ivan.htm Last night I was blessed to be  invited to a Missions dinner by the head of our church's Missions Team John Chen, along with one of our missionaries we're sending to Thailand in the month of July, and several other people.  I was asked at one point the question what ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~4/YyRjLVVXeFw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanReformation/~3/YyRjLVVXeFw/what-is-urban-reformation.htm http://urbanreformation.com/what-is-urban-reformation.htm