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.
Resources.
“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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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.
The comforting gospel of God’s substitution, Jesus as the hero, and the end of scorekeeping.