#96: The comforting gospel of God’s substitution, Jesus as the hero, and the end of scorekeeping.

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In this edition of the Ministry Minded Podcast, I reflect on the gospel of God’s comfort and the specific reason why it’s so comforting — namely, because we have a Substitute. I also talk about why Jesus is the true and better hero and why a religion of scorekeeping can never last. Soli Deo Gloria! Amen.
Resources.
Stonington Baptist Church sermons
“The Bible Warned Us About This,” David McLemore
“Stop Keeping Score,” Arthur C. Brooks
God—Our Contemporary, John Henry Jowett
Daily Grace: The Mockingbird Devotional, Vol. 2
Grace: So Much More Than You Know and So Much Better Than You Think, Brad J. Gray
Sponsor.
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Notes.
I’m Brad Gray and I serve as the Senior Pastor of Stonington Baptist Church in Paxinos, Pennsylvania, where I live with my wife Natalie, daughter Lydia, and son Braxton. Besides pastoring, I spend most of my time writing, reading, and ministering in many more ways. I am resolved to faithfully and fervently propagate the gospel of “grace upon grace” for the weary and the worn out. It is my sincerest desire to live and minister all “for the sake of the Name.” (3 John 1:7) So long as Christ is exalted, that is enough.
Credits.
Intro music: “Explorers (Instrumental Version)” by The Midnight, The Midnight Music LLC, 2018.
Ad music: “Coffee Stains” by Finley, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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