“You boast in your constant inability to get your act together . . . by beholding a vision of the glorious Christ, whose power rests on you if you’re a believer.”- Jared C. Wilson Jared Wilson concludes Chapter 10 of The Imperfect Disciple as he notes the inadequacy of words to describe God’s glory. Consequently, […]
“To be swallowed up into his [Jesus’] glory defies all realms of imagination and glory.”- Jared C. Wilson “I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven — whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that […]
“It is true that sometimes God doesn’t become our only hope until God becomes our only hope.”- Jared C. Wilson Jared Wilson concludes Chapter 9 of The Imperfect Disciple as he notes that grace goes all the way down to our deepest pain. In fact, Pastor Wilson posits that we’ve all prayed “I just want […]
“When it comes to our dependence on God, it is all grace or no grace. . . . it must be grace all the way down. We bring nothing to his relationship except our nothingness. . . . We bring our pit and he brings his rope.”- Jared C. Wilson “But he said to me, […]
“My availability to God’s call to sacrifice — Abraham’s availability to God’s call to sacrifice, your availability to God’s call to sacrifice — is predicated on the understanding that God doesn’t need any more messiahs. He sent one. The job is finished. We are not needed. I am not needed. Ah, but I’m wanted (emphasis […]
“Part of resting in the reality that your true self is hidden with Christ in God is looking at the true self you keep hiding inside yourself.”- Jared C. Wilson “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. . […]
“The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him, if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful – for he cannot deny himself.”- 2 Timothy 2:11-13 (NIV) “The MacDonald’s drive-through […]
“At its root, impatience is confusion about control. Impatience is the rotten fruit of self-sovereignty.”- Jared C. Wilson Today, Jared Wilson covers Nine Irrefutable Laws of Followship #4-6, as found in Chapter 7 of The Imperfect Disciple. 4. Be Ye Patient. Our impatience, Pastor Wilson states, grows from our belief that people and circumstances must […]
“Only the gospel gives us the security (of union with Christ) to risk reputation and hurt in order to love others sacrificially and boldly.”- Jared C. Wilson “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”- Romans 12:12 Jared Wilson continues Chapter 7 of The Imperfect Disciple with the first three of Nine […]
“Look the gospel has to be good news for the stuck too. Or else it’s not good news.”- Jared C. Wilson In Chapter 7 (“The Nine Irrefutable Laws of Followship”) of The Imperfect Disciple, Jared Wilson opens with an observation about his church ministry. Pastor Wilson states he rapidly realized one thing about his parishioners. […]
“When we as a community of Christ-followers demonstrate our life in Christ together through our feeling of Scripture, our prayer, our fasting, our service, and our relational intimacy, we create a compelling announcement of the kingdom’s presence in the world.”- Jared C. Wilson Jared Wilson concludes Chapter 6 of The Imperfect Disciple as he notes […]
“The actual church is a motley crew of sinners who are more primed, together, to really experience grace than they would be if they were all apart.”- Jared C. Wilson “May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus.”- Romans 15:5 As […]