The Enduring Word
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 18 August 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
How can we grow spiritually? Is there a secret to sanctification? From his sermon series in the book of 1 Peter, today R.C. Sproul reminds us that the Holy Spirit helps Christians grow today just as He always has--as we fill our thoughts with God's Word and put it into practice.
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Learn more about the gospel, the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ: https://renewingyourmind.org/gospel
Meet Today's Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939-2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God's Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
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| 0:00.0 | The church must come back to confidence in God's way of doing God's work, because the Bible does give us a blueprint for generating spiritual growth among the people of God. |
| 0:16.5 | It is a blueprint that God guarantees will not be fruitless because in the first instance, it is a blueprint that God guarantees will not be fruitless, |
| 0:22.2 | because in the first instance, it is to be accomplished by the method of proclaiming the Word of God. |
| 0:44.3 | It can be sad when you look at best-selling Christian books, books promising the secret to spiritual growth or church growth, when in reality, the answer to those questions isn't a secret, and it's |
| 0:51.3 | the same answer as it was yesterday and 2,000 years ago. |
| 0:55.2 | And that's what R.C. Sprawl will consider on this Sunday edition of Renewing Your Mind. |
| 1:01.1 | We're in a short sermon series in 1st Peter on Sundays, |
| 1:05.7 | sermons preached by Dr. Sprole at St. Andrew's Chapel in Sanford, Florida. |
| 1:10.7 | These sermons form the basis of his |
| 1:12.9 | expositional commentary series, and today only you can request the hardcover edition of his |
| 1:19.2 | commentary on First and Second Peter when you give a donation of any amount at renewingyourmind.org. |
| 1:26.6 | Thank you for helping further the proclamation of God's |
| 1:29.6 | enduring word with your generosity. Open your Bible to 1st Peter chapter 1, because here's Dr. |
| 1:36.4 | Sprawl in verse 22. Take a little quick poll before I look at the text before us. |
| 1:45.5 | Let me ask this question. |
| 1:47.3 | How many of you people take advantage of reading Table Talk magazine? |
| 1:53.2 | Let me see those hands. |
| 1:54.4 | Please get them up there high. |
| 1:56.5 | And at the bottom of each page, there's a section. |
| 2:00.3 | And what's that section called? |
| 2:02.8 | Corum Deo. |
| 2:05.1 | And literally the term means before the face of God. |
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