Episodes

Pastor Steve Jeffery talks about Calvin’s Institutes III.9-10, about the Future Life of the Christian. Calvin’s opposition between physical life and “heavenly” life Fixing our eyes on heaven? But Paul finds significance in our interactions with this world The world and the body a prison? The body is not a prison to be released from! Being a sojourner among the people of the world This earth will be the home of the people of God forever Acquisitiveness a problem for moderns Calvin and vo...

Do it well. This week, Pastor Steve Jeffery talks about Calvin’s Institutes III.8.7-10, especially what it says about suffering well in persecution. Being conformed to the life of Jesus Suffering is the badge of being a soldier of Jesus Christ Going with the current (which is bad) What attitude should we have toward suffering? No hardship = no forebearance, no fortitude Resting in the grace of God in suffering(Not Stoicism) When is sorrow an appropriate response to suffering? Visit our w...

(Short answer: because God wants to show his glory through you.) This week, pastor Steve Jeffery talks about suffering in the Christian Life in Calvin’s Institutes III.8. The structure of Mark’s gospel Fear of persecution Following Jesus, self-denial, and carrying one’s cross Godliness central to the Christian life Christian life lived in time: perpetual cross and growing up into Christ Christ growing up into obedience Doing well when things are good a temptation to pride Suffering teac...