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Title:  John Newton: The Tough Roots of His Habitual Tenderness [MP3]
Speaker:  John Piper
Source:  Desiring God Resource Library (Biographies)
Description:  This time Piper recounts the life and ways of another of my spiritual heroes, John Newton. Once a debauched slave trader, God transformed Newton into a balanced man of God by His grace: tender, yet tough. In this sermon, you'll find a few reasons why I love quoting John Newton.
"It seems to me that we are always falling off the horse on one side or the other in this matter of being tough and tender—wimping out on truth when we ought to be lion-hearted, or wrangling with anger when we ought to be weeping. I know it's a risk to take up this topic and John Newton in a setting like this, where some of you need a good (tender!) kick in the pants to be more courageous, and others of you confuse courage with what William Cowper called 'a furious and abusive zeal.' Oh how rare are the pastors [or, read: 'Christians'] who speak with a tender heart and have a theological backbone of steel."
"Remember your leaders who have spoken God's word to you. As you carefully observe the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith." (Hebrews 13:7)
Other Media:  Transcript (website)

Labels: audio, favorites, Grace, growth, leadership, mercy and justice, ministry, preaching and teaching, racial harmony, suffering and sacrifice, testimony

Title:  My Gospel Journey [MP3]
Speaker:  Dick Kaufmann
Source:  Acts 29 Multimedia
Description:  Dick Kaufmann tells his own story of ministry, suffering, and God's way of teaching about his grace. A personal and very applicable message about how the Gospel relates to our lives on a daily, practical basis.
Other Media:  Timeline & Notes (website)

Labels: audio, churchplanting, favorites, Grace, growth, idolatry, ministry, suffering and sacrifice, testimony

Title:  Life Transformation Groups [MP3]
Speaker:  Neil Cole
Source:  Xenos Summer Institute
Description:  "A Life Transformation Group is a simple way to release the most essential elements of a vital spiritual walk to people who need Jesus. This tool empowers the common Christian to accomplish the uncommon work of reproducing spiritual disciples who can in turn reproduce others."
"Raise the bar of what it means to be a disciple and the result will be... we will raise the standard of what church is."
Other Media:  Outline (Powerpoint)

Labels: accountability, audio, church, churchplanting, community, discipling, growth, small groups

Title:  Urban Promise [MP3]
Speaker:  Collin McCartney
Source:  The Meeting House Audiocast

Labels: audio, favorites, Grace, growth, mercy and justice, ministry, testimony

Title:  Freedom from the Performance Trap [MP3]
Speaker:  Adrian Rogers
Source:  Love Worth Finding podcast

Labels: audio, favorites, Grace, growth