Faith – Matt Boga

Intentional Opposites: Jesus and Peter

By: Matt Boga October 31, 2018August 5, 2019

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Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.”…But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice,…

Prayer is a Sign of Weakness

By: Matt Boga August 10, 2018June 19, 2019

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One of the fundamental concepts of prayer is that it’s an action of looking outside of ourselves for what we can’t find inside. That means, at its core, prayer is an admission of weakness, inability, and humility. Two Examples: Psalm 51 You’ll notice that in David’s famous prayer of repentance it’s God that has mercy (v.…

25 Quotes from “Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief” by John Frame

By: Matt Boga May 28, 2018July 25, 2019

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I had the pleasure of reading this book with a small group of men in my church. It’s quite a long book, so it was great to have the accountability of friends to keep me motivated. Frame definitely has the ability to bog me down at times with some of the real dense and technical…

The Importance of Theology

This post is adapted from a talk I was recently privileged to give to the men’s group at my local church. Introduction I want to start by putting all of my cards on the table and say that on this topic, I believe that the Bible is authoritative and clear regarding salvation and Godly living,…

Our Wavering Faith in God’s Sovereignty

By: Matt Boga December 7, 2017September 15, 2019

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We, with joy, we recount God’s great faithfulness to us and say with the psalmist, “Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.” (Psalm 106:12). However, we also must admit that we partake in the very next verse just as much—if not more often, “But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.” (Psalm 106:13).