Tag: Ray Ortlund

To The Next Generation of Pastors: Follow Jesus in His Humility and Suffering

| October 23, 2010 | Reply

A new book entitled For The Fame of God’s Name  has a compilation of essays in honor of John Piper’s ministry and teaching from Crossway Books.  In it Ray Ortlund wrote an essay entitled “The Pastor as Worshiper”.   The 9 Marks Blog posted the conclusion of his essay, and I wanted to share it with [...]

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Ray Ortlund: The Gospel-Centered Church

| June 15, 2010 | 1 Reply

Ray Ortlund, pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, TN, explains what it means to be a gospel-centered church: A gospel-centered church holds together two things.  One, a gospel-centered church preaches a bold message of grace — so bold that it becomes the end of the law for all who believe.  Not our performance but Christ’s [...]

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Personal Jesus

| July 23, 2009 | 4 Replies

Who does the average American Christian worship?  Ray Ortlund says it often many times isn’t Jesus: Our little Jesus is popular because he is useful. He makes us feel better while conveniently fitting into the margins of our busy lives. But he is not terrifying or compelling or thrilling. When we hear the gospel of [...]

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