Chorus: A fool to love someone like me, A fool to suffer silently; Though  sometimes through your eyes I see I’d rather be a fool.

The fondness  of a father, The passion of a child; The tenderness of a loving friend An understanding smile. All of this and so much more, You’ve lavished on a  faithless whore I’ve never known love like this before Hosea, you’re a  fool.

Chorus: A fool to love someone like me, A fool to suffer  silently; Though sometimes through your eyes I see I’d rather be a  fool.

Bridge: This God of yours would not have told To lift a love  that you couldn’t hold; And though time and time again I flee, I’m always  glad to see you coming after ... Read More »]]> Don’t know what he sees in me
He is spirit, he is free
And I, the wife of  adultery
Gomer is my name.
Simply more than I can see
How he keeps on forgiving me;
How he keeps his sanity
Hosea, you’re a fool.

Chorus:
A fool to love someone like me,
A fool to suffer silently;
Though  sometimes through your eyes I see
I’d rather be a fool.

The fondness  of a father,
The passion of a child;
The tenderness of a loving friend
An understanding smile.
All of this and so much more,
You’ve lavished on a  faithless whore
I’ve never known love like this before
Hosea, you’re a  fool.

Chorus:
A fool to love someone like me,
A fool to suffer  silently;
Though sometimes through your eyes I see
I’d rather be a  fool.

Bridge:
This God of yours would not have told
To lift a love  that you couldn’t hold;
And though time and time again I flee,
I’m always  glad to see you coming after me!

Simply more than I can see,
How he  keeps on forgiving me
The wife of adultery;
Gomer is my name.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN3kWAcWfVs

By the time of arrival, I had decided I did not want to be there, had no excitement about the conference (unlike as in years past) and was looking forward to nothing…from a positive perspective. (Don’t ask why. In light of eternity it matters little – sooo little.) Then, the conference happened.

CJ Mahaney starts off with a message, “The Sustaining Power of the Gospel” from 2 Corinthians 4 which begins with,  Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. Oh well, it went downhill from there. Each sermon ... Read More »]]> I went to my 4^th T4G Conference this week in Louisville, KY. Every two years this pastor’s conference takes place and I have been to all four. The conference is very large and well-planned and this year was especially powerful from the seat I was sitting in.

By the time of arrival, I had decided I did not want to be there, had no excitement about the conference (unlike as in years past) and was looking forward to nothing…from a positive perspective. (Don’t ask why. In light of eternity it matters little – sooo little.) Then, the conference happened.

CJ Mahaney starts off with a message, “The Sustaining Power of the Gospel” from 2 Corinthians 4 which begins with,  Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. Oh well, it went downhill from there. Each sermon and each song were thrown my way like I was being stoned. Boom, boom, boom – they kept coming! And right when I thought God had just about killed me with all these rocks, Ligon Duncan preaches, God’s Ruthless, Compassionate Grace in the Pursuit of His Own Glory and His Ministers’ Joy. Elijah. That guy that said, “Lord, kill me!”

And one more rock provides life. “Though He slay me, yet, I will trust Him.” It was an amazing experience where you receive the grace of God and at the same time feel the sting of His grace-filled attacks.

You can watch all the messages at T4G.org. Take special note of David Platt’s message. By far, the best missions message I’ve ever heard!

We serve a mighty God. So mighty that He can pick out one stupid preacher from a crowd of 10,000 plus and speak words to him and only him. What were all those other people thinking?

Frank

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Are we a Reformed Church?

Are we a “Five Points” church?

Do we believe the Doctrines of Grace?

All three of these questions are really the same question and here is our attempt to answer it:

Our first response to this question is to clarify exactly who is meant by “we”. If, by “we”, we mean Grace on the Ashley, as a church, the simple answer is, “No.”  A quick look at our website reveals our statement of faith and other statements which make it very clear that Grace on the Ashley is not defined specifically as a “Reformed” church. We have members who are Arminian in their theology as well as others who are Calvinists. Where you stand on these two very different theologies is not a requirement of membership. Where ... Read More »]]> The following questions have been asked from time to time here at GotA:

Are we a Reformed Church?

Are we a “Five Points” church?

Do we believe the Doctrines of Grace?

All three of these questions are really the same question and here is our attempt to answer it:

Our first response to this question is to clarify exactly who is meant by “we”. If, by “we”, we mean Grace on the Ashley, as a church, the simple answer is, “No.”  A quick look at our website reveals our statement of faith and other statements which make it very clear that Grace on the Ashley is not defined specifically as a “Reformed” church. We have members who are Arminian in their theology as well as others who are Calvinists. Where you stand on these two very different theologies is not a requirement of membership. Where you stand with Christ is.

If, by “we”, we mean the two Preaching Pastors, then the answer is “Yes”. Both Pastors affirm the Five Points of Calvinism/The Doctrines of Grace. We preach and teach from that perspective, and we believe the roots of Southern Baptist theology are in Reformation Theology. Most importantly, we believe that this perspective most accurately reflects the teaching of Scripture.

Believers should visit our church and listen to our teaching to determine for themselves if this is the place where they want to grow in Christ. There is no requirement that one be a Five Point Calvinist in order to worship and fellowship at GotA. Members and guests have ample opportunities to learn about these great doctrines, and many others, in our Xaris Institute courses, where they are encouraged to wrestle through challenging matters of theology, and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, come to their own conclusions. It is more important to us that people think for themselves and develop an intelligent faith that they can understand and articulate, rather than to simply mimic what their pastors believe.

So, in case you were wondering how to answer the question, “Are we a Reformed Church?”

You can answer, “No.”

“Are your pastors reformed?”

“Yes.”

We hope this clears some things up for you.

Click to download: The Holy Spirit NOTES

Last Sunday morning we introduced the next book we will be studying verse-by-verse…ACTS. For those of you who were not able to be there, and for those of you who were there and still want the notes, you can click on the links below and download an outline of the book and an abridged version of Pastor Greg’s preaching notes, which gives you much of the content that we covered. These will prove to be very helpful reference tools for you as we make our way through Acts.  We wait with anxious anticipation to see how God is going to grow us and stretch us through this study!

Outline of ACTS Handout

Acts Intro – Notes

The beginning of a new year is an ideal time to stop, look up and get our bearings. For starters, here are 10 questions to ask prayerfully in the presence of God:

We have decided to dive into the wonderful world of blogging. Now I know what you must be thinking. “Isn’t a 50 minute sermon on Sunday mornings, a Corporate Prayer Time on Sunday nights, and a Wednesday night bible study enough opportunity for you to get all your thoughts out in a week?” To be honest, on most weeks it is. However, there is that odd week every once in a while where we actually have something thoughtful, intelligent (could be challenged), perhaps even profound to say in between Sundays and Wednesday. So, for such a time as this, we have launched this blog.

Here, you will occasionally find nuggets of wisdom, random musings, sermon points we ran out of time to talk about, our thoughts ... Read More »]]> I guess it was inevitable. It is 2012, after all, and everyone else is doing it…

We have decided to dive into the wonderful world of blogging. Now I know what you must be thinking. “Isn’t a 50 minute sermon on Sunday mornings, a Corporate Prayer Time on Sunday nights, and a Wednesday night bible study enough opportunity for you to get all your thoughts out in a week?” To be honest, on most weeks it is. However, there is that odd week every once in a while where we actually have something thoughtful, intelligent (could be challenged), perhaps even profound to say in between Sundays and Wednesday. So, for such a time as this, we have launched this blog.

Here, you will occasionally find nuggets of wisdom, random musings, sermon points we ran out of time to talk about, our thoughts on the things we’re reading, and perhaps an occasional rant or two. Feel free to stop by any time and see what’s on our minds, but be warned. It could be a bit painful, especially until we get the hang of this.