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Renewing Your Mind

Rejoicing in Christ

6/8/202629 min

Jesus is more than the Giver of our salvation. He is salvation's greatest treasure. Today, we share a discussion with Michael Reeves. Drawing from his book Rejoicing in Christ, he invites us to find deeper delight in our marvelous Redeemer.

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Meet Today's Teacher:
 
Michael Reeves is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in Wales, and host of the podcast Delighting in the Trinity.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Clips

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Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Michael Reeves· Guest0:00

    The way in which we are transformed is not by simply telling ourselves we ought to become more like Him and trying. The heart, the fuel to our transformation is beholding Him, gazing on Him, so that I, I don't just try to know truths about Him. The great doctrines about Christ are the throne that lifts up Christ so that I gaze on Him in all His perfections, and by gazing on Him, I become transformed into His image.

  2. Lee Webb· Host0:38

    [music] The Christian life is not transformed simply by trying harder. It is transformed as we behold Christ. Hello, and welcome to this special edition of Renewing Your Mind. During this year's national conference, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Michael Reeves to discuss what it means not only to know about Christ, but to truly delight in Him. Drawing from Dr. Reeves' book, Rejoicing in Christ, our conversation explores why Jesus is not peripheral to the Christian life, He's central. [music] It is a distinct honor and privilege to welcome Ligonier Ministry's newest teaching fellow, Dr. Michael Reeves, to our podcast studio. It's great to have you with us.

  3. Michael Reeves· Guest1:27

    Thank you.

  4. Lee Webb· Host1:27

    And, uh, we are so grateful that

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