Alex Chediak

Children Desiring God Conference – Saturday Morning - April 28, 2007 After a stirring time of worship through song, Pastor Sam Crabtree introduced Pastor David Gerald Michael. David was born 53 years ago, the youngest of 4 children. From an early age, he aspired to become a gas station attendant and a pastor. He got in trouble in Sunday school for dismantling activities, and had trouble sitting still in the first and second grade. David responded in faith to the Lord Jesus at the age of 7. David eventually graduated from school and, along the way to the ministry, did log some hours as a … [Read more...] about Children Desiring God – V

Children Desiring God Conference – Friday Night - April 27, 2007 A wonderful time of corporate singing, including a pastoral prayer offered up in both Spanish and English, preceded the introduction of the speaker. Jon Bloom, Executive Director of Desiring God, gave a biographical introduction to C.J. Mahaney. Mahaney was a cute kid…just imagine a little kid with the same face and a lot of blond hair. He was a crafty one, too, apparently able to convince the kids in the neighborhood to pay him for doing his chores. Watch out, Tom Sawyer! Mahaney grew up nominally Catholic, but that was soon … [Read more...] about Children Desiring God – IV

Children Desiring God Conference – Friday Morning - April 27, 2007 Session III started immediately with Wayne Grudem continuing his message from the previous session. Earlier he had unpacked the gifts of election, the gospel call, regeneration, faith and repentance, and justification. This second message was an explanation of adoption, sanctification, perseverance, death and the intermediate state, and glorification. VI. ADOPTION "Adoption is an act of God whereby he makes us members of his family." 1. Scriptural evidence for adoption. There's a sense in which all of humanity is God's … [Read more...] about Children Desiring God – III

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