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Relationships

Jubilee Church St. Louis – A Home Away From Home

February 8, 2010

One of the joys of being a Christian is that we have brothers and sisters all over the world. One of the delights in being in a family of churches like Newfrontiers, which has a strong set of core values and a shared story, is that such ties are even stronger. Call it shared DNA, [...]

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Gossip vs. Flattery

January 21, 2010

R. Kent Hughes:
Gossip involves saying behind a person’s back what you would never say to his or her face.
Flattery means saying to a person’s face what you would never say behind his or her back.
Disciplines of a Godly Man, p. 139
via Justin Taylor.

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Matt Chandler On The Role Of Men

December 19, 2009

I recently listened to these three talks from Chandler about how us men should be. As Matt puts it himself, in these talks he is “going after” us. If you are a woman, suggest your husband listens to these but don’t nag him about it. If you are a man, stop what you are doing [...]

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The Effects of Pornography – EdStetzer.com

December 10, 2009

I do love it when a scientific study shows us what we all thought likely to be the case. When will society take note that this massive market is degrading to women and men alike?
# Pornography is addictive, and neuroscientists are beginning to map the biological substrate of this addiction.
# Users tend to become desensitized [...]

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Conflict Resolution Requires Spirit-Filling

October 4, 2009

Today’s quote from the Doctor is on the subject of conflict resolution. Writing about Ephesians 5, Lloyd-Jones stresses the source of the only true solution for human conflicts:
The world is characterized by divisions, by clashes, everybody wanting to be first, everybody wanting to be important. That is, of course, the main cause of all [...]

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What Would The Doctor Have Thought Of Sex Education?

September 28, 2009

The Doctor makes a strong point below, but I wonder if he might think differently in this society where our kids will learn about sex at school, and unless we are eternally vigilant, on TV. I do want my children to learn about these things form me and Andree, but at the same time I [...]

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Rebuilding Marriages – Following the Manual

September 14, 2009

This sermon is a real treat to watch. So much Christian teaching on marriage is based purely on human wisdom, and amounts to repacked psychological insights. Actually, I have no problem with us learning from such thoughts–since after all if Proverbs tells us to learn from the ants, we can with discernment learn [...]

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Don’t Try And Marry The Church, She’s Already Taken.

August 13, 2009

This is a note especially to all you pastors out there, but also to many keen church members. Are you married to your ministry job? Are you married to your church? Well, if you are, do you realize that Jesus is your rival? The church is pledged to be married to him. And [...]

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Matt And Lou’s Wedding

August 1, 2009

This morning it was my delight to be involved in the marriage of my good friends Matt and Lou. They chose to create their own vows based quite closely on the ones my own wife and I wrote back in 1995. So, the following words brought back good memories:
Before God and before this congregation, [...]

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Sexless Marriages Are Less Happy

June 15, 2009

In news that will be no surprise to more than half the population (ie every men, plus many women) a recent study has identified that having more sex leads to happier marriages. Here is an extract from an article on the subject
Q. Are couples in sexless marriages less happy than couples having sex?
A. Generally, [...]

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Vaughan Roberts on Sex from 1 Corinthians 7

April 3, 2009

Well, after sharing here my pastor Tope Koleoso’s talk on sex just recently, regular readers of my blog will think I am obsessed with this subject. Then again, I am a man!
Vaughan began by saying that the first command in the Bible to Adam and Eve, loosely translated, was “Go and have sex.”
He began [...]

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Tope Koleoso On Fulfilling Sex

March 18, 2009

A couple of weeks back, my pastor Tope Koleoso preached from 1 Corinthians 5 on sex. It was a very interesting sermon and well received by our people. It has been referred to since at Jubilee as “that sermon”! I am delighted to be able to commend it to you here. You can download [...]

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More From John PIper on Fighting Lust

October 18, 2008

A week ago we shared an unsettling quote from Dr. Piper about the vital need for us to fight lust or face an eternity without God. Since that fight is so critical to our well-being, I thought I would share another quote in which he goes on to explain how this fight can be won.
Suppose [...]

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