Characteristics of an Ambassador of Christ Part 2: An ambassador is one who is sent for a purpose

Part 1

Last week we saw that the first characteristic of an ambassador for Christ is that he or she should knows God well.  Today we shall see that an ambassador is one who is sent for a purpose.

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Get it Free or Cheap: A Call to Prayer by J.C. Ryle

J.C. Ryle. A Call to Prayer.  Pensacola, FL: Chapel Library, July 2^nd, 2012. 49 pp.

I appreciate this short work on prayer by J.C. Ryle that exhorted Christians to pray.  Ryle delineates the reason why prayer is important and he goes so far as to say that an individual who doesn’t pray isn’t a Christian.  As uncomfortable as that thought is, Ryle’s certainly has a legitimate point that a Christian who is not communing with God is missing the whole point of why Christians are saved by God’s grace in the first place.  I think Ryle is also nuanced when he said that prayer in of itself does not save someone to go to heaven, but at the same time a non-praying person might be someone who does not understand God’s grace.

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Weekend Book Review: The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop

Steve Osborne. The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop.  New York, NY: Doubleday, April 21^st, 2015. 253 pp.

I read this book in the summer of 2016.  A hot summer with a lot of heated rhetoric against the police.  Unfortunately the heat has appear in more ways than one.  I thought I read this book in an appropriate time.  This book put a human face to the thin blue line and it was more than I expected.  It was emotional.  As in the book brought out more than one emotions.  I literally laughed out loud at several points in the book and also got teary eye with certain section of the book too.

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May this J.C. Ryle’s Quote Stir You to Lovingly Pray for Others

How is your prayer life?  How is your prayers for others?

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Review: Faithfulness: No More Excuses by Lou Priolo

Lou Priolo. Faithfulness: No More Excuses.  Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, June 30^th, 2016. 48 pp.

This is an excellent resource on Christian living using biblical principles and God centered motivation.  I realize the term “faithfulness” can be rather broad and my only real critique of this book is that it might have been better titled “Responsibilities” or something along that line so readers understand right away what the book is about.  I totally enjoyed this book and found it immensely practical and helpful.  Even for those who would say they are quite responsible would benefit from this book as the beginning of this work made clear that the more one grows in responsibilities, the more one sees one’s shortcoming and need for grace for improvement.  With such an introduction I was compelled to read this all the way through.

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Choosing Hats: Apologetics Round Table

The blog Choosing Hats has posted a lot of good materials on Presuppositional Apologetics.  They’ve slowed down recently but recently got together for a round table discussion.

Enjoy!

There blog is still worth going through especially with them dealing with difficult issues and philosophical aspect of Presuppositional Apologetics.  Check them out HERE.

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“Not Ashamed Conference” 2016 Audios

Here’s a conference this past Saturday called “Not Ashamed Conference.”  It cover three “S:” Salvation in Christ, Sharing Christ and Serving Christ.

These sermons are available on Sound Cloud (click below):

1. Salvation in Christ by Pastor Al Galvan
2. The Unashamed Slave by Pastor Z
3. Serving Christ by Pastor Ed

Enjoy!

 

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