I Want to be Born-Again, But no Matter How Hard I Try . . .

You know you're a nerd when you're combing the internet for sermons and audio lectures to load onto your Zune . . .

About a week ago, I was looking for some good sermons to replace the vacancy left in my routine now that one of my favorite programs, Issues, Etc. has been canceled. I was looking around on SermonAudio.com and found a couple high rated sermons by a guy named Paul Washer. I'd never heard of him and I was a little skeptical, but I figured if his sermon was top-rated, I should check it out.

I gotta be honest, after listening to that first sermon, I was hooked. I love this guy. I don't always agree with everything he says, but he says a lot of things that I certainly need to hear.

This guy knows how to shatter false assurance.

Give him a chance . . .




This video ticks a lot of people off. People don't like to hear that it's difficult to come to Christ. It doesn't groove with their image of a God who is following them everywhere with arms wide open, just waiting for them to give him permission to save them.

I don't know how to come to Christ.

I've been trying to do it for the better part of 23 years. It didn't take long for me to want to. As long as I can remember, I've "wanted" to be good. I've "wanted" to be holy; I've "wanted" to love God. I've wanted to cry out to Christ as if hell (or death, if you prefer) was opening up for me.

I'm trying, but for some reason . . . my efforts don't seem to be getting me very far.