Truth For Life Blog

Church--some may hear the word and think, "building with a steeple." Others may imagine an obligation or destination, as in, "Let's go to church." The purpose of the church, though, is much more profound, and its mission from Scripture is clear: to make disciples of Christ.

Topics: Monthly Resources

'Jesus is Lord!'
the cry that echoes through creation:
resplendent power, eternal Word, our Rock.
The Son of God,
the King of glory fills the heavens,
yet bids us come to taste this living Bread.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

What Grace is Mine
Words By: Kristyn Getty

What grace is mine that He who dwells in endless light
Called through the night to find my distant soul
And from his scars poured mercy that would plead for me
That I might live and in his name be known

Topics: Hymns and Worship

"The Christian ought to be of a courageous spirit, in order that the Lord may be glorified when trials are bravely endured."
C. H. Spurgeon

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Man’s chief end is “to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.” By nature, we don’t do that, but the Gospel creates within our hearts a longing to do the good works that God has prepared for us. Within the workplace, this change is evidenced by transformed relationships and transformed work. Alistair Begg reminds us that the Christian standard for employees requires sincere, wholehearted obedience. When we realize that all of our work is done for Christ, it reorients our perspective from our own performance to the glory of God.

Topics: Weekly Sermons

The Gospel breaks down barriers that separate individuals in the world. When Paul instructed redeemed masters, for example, he reminded them that as brothers in Christ, masters and slaves stood equal before God. Alistair Begg teaches that the same holds true for Christian employers and employees today. Regardless of job status, they ultimately serve and answer to an impartial God. Rather than bully those under their supervision, Christian employers should extend grace to their employees without qualification, transforming threats into encouragement.

Topics: Weekly Sermons

"The Creator has exchanged the glory of heaven in order to take our place in punishment, that we might enter in to His glory."
- Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

It’s human nature to draw together with others like us—seeking, for example, the company of those who share a similar background or support a common cause. The unity among God’s people is significantly different from these natural human relationships. Here, the young and old, the rich and poor, those from all races and nationalities across time join together to form His Church.

Topics: Ministry Updates

I know not why God's wondrous grace
To me He hath made known,
Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love,
Redeemed me for His Own.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

What does a Gospel-centered church look like? Pastor and author Joe Thorn explores three environments of a church where the mission is to make disciples of Christ—The Table, around which church members engage in fellowship, The Pulpit, which faithfully proclaims the Word of God, and The Square, or the surrounding community, in which church members proactively share the Gospel.

Topics: Monthly Resources