Corporis Blog
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Last year here on the Corporis blog we introduced something we call CPR which stands for Corporis Preparatory Reading. Here is how we introduced it:
Proverbs 4:23 instructs us to guard our hearts because it is the source of life (CSB). The ESV renders it this way: Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs...
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For this post I’d like to help you become more familiar with the man who is the author of the books in CPR and who is also the main speaker at Corporis 2018.
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Well, since I missed blogging last week, the Corporis Preparatory Reading plan is finished for the one-book plan. If you joined us for that, than you are finished and have nothing left to do but count the days until the Corporis Conference . Or, you could take advantage of the sale that Amazon is having on the Kindle version of...
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Boasting in our weakness is not something we should be ashamed of because it is boasting in the cross. It is saying, “Apart from Jesus, and his work on my behalf, I have nothing and am nothing. But, because he has graciously saved me through the gospel, I will boast in my weakness.”
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I began my walk with the Lord at a time when, for the most part, churches were still respected, valued, and considered an integral part of the fabric of our country. That is changing. Fast. And I am fine with that. I believe we are, or will be, prepared to lose what is left of our reputation and if necessary, look “stupid, irrational, impractical, silly” as long as this comes from our faithfulness to God’s Word and not the foolishness of our own sin.
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Wilson begins, “The depressed self tries to take over. Don’t listen to him. Talk to him. Yes, those who fear for your stability may think your depression means you’re crazy. Risk confirming their suspicions by talking to yourself! You have Psalm 42’s permission.”
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For this post I’m simply going to list the fruit of the Spirit and some corresponding quotations from The Imperfect Disciple.
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What Wilson is getting at pertains to our mental and emotional posture as we worship. He is examining our motives, affections, and thinking as we participate in the glorifying of God in corporate settings.
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In Gospel Wakefulness author Jared Wilson indicates that to be in a place of gospel wakefulness means that “God brought the gospel to bear powerfully in the midst of … brokenness” (29). The experience of brokenness is integral to the experience of gospel wakefulness.
Wilson sees brokenness falling into three general categories: the pain of life, the punishment of consequences, and the persecution of faith.
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CPR Reflection: What is Gospel Wakefulness?
Gospel Wakefulness, Foreword, Intro & Chapter 1 February 21, 2018I love that God chose me in Christ not because of anything I had done, or not done, but because he loved me. Where many people perceive callousness and coldness in predestination, I see the warm love of our sovereign God.
