Weekly Pastor Message

It is my guess that many of you have never even heard of Tullian Tchividjian, although he is Billy Graham’s grandson, and even fewer of you can pronounce his last name. If either is true for you, I encourage you to locate one of his books on Amazon, order it, and read it. “One Way Love” or “It is Finished” would be good starters. Anyway, to whet your appetite, below you will find several quotes from various books of his:

 

 

• The gospel doesn’t simply ignite the Christian life; it’s the fuel that keeps Christians going and growing every day.

 

• The gospel reminds us that we become more mature when we focus less on what we need to do for God and more on all God has already done for us.

 

• The gospel tells us we don’t need to spend our lives earning the approval of others because Jesus has already earned God’s approval for us.

 

• When you understand that your significance and identity are anchored in Christ, you don’t have to win—you’re free to lose.

 

• Because of Christ’s propitiatory work on my behalf, I no longer need preeminence, property, position, promotions, praise, or popularity.

 

• The gospel never starts with what we need to do; it always begins with what God has already done; to get it backward is to miss the gospel.

 

• When you are united to Christ, no amount of good work can earn God’s favor, and no amount of bad work can forfeit God’s favor.

 

• The gospel tells us that what God has done for us in Christ is infinitely more important than anything we do for Him.

 

• The gospel frees us from trying to impress people, prove ourselves to people, and make people think we are something we’re not.

 

• Grace can be defined as unconditional acceptance granted to an undeserving person by an unobligated giver.

 

• The law tells us what God demands from us; the Gospel tells us what God in Christ has done for us because we could not meet His demands.

 

Mac Goddard