Kevin P. Emmert

Sep 10, 2024 | crossway.org | Kevin P. Emmert

The Lord’s Supper Is a GiftAt some point or another, all of us experience dissatisfaction in life and unmet expectations. Something has gone awry. We lose our job. We fail at something. A dear relationship has been fractured. We might even experience confusion over something such as our personal identity. We don’t know who we are. We have no idea what our life purpose is. So we all, at various points, experience these kinds of frustrations and disappointments and confusion in life.

Jul 1, 2024 | crossway.org | Christina Fox |Samuel Ferguson |Kevin P. Emmert |Jen Oshman

What Do You Want to Be? When I was growing up, the adults around me seemed to always ask the same question: What do you want to be when you grow up? I always hesitated to answer because, in truth, I wanted to be Nancy Drew. I wanted to solve mysteries with my best pals. And I wasn’t sure if you could be someone who doesn’t even exist. What do you want to be? This is a question of identity and purpose. In other words, Who are you and why are you here? It’s one of the most fundamental questions of life.

May 30, 2024 | crossway.org | Kevin P. Emmert |Tim Chester |Guy Waters

This article is part of the Key Bible Verses series. All commentary notes adapted from the ESV Study Bible. 1. Matthew 26:26–28Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Read Morebread . . .

May 7, 2024 | crossway.org | Kevin P. Emmert |Tim Chester

What It Means to Be in ChristThe sacraments, much like the issue of personal identity, are subject to debate and confusion. Numerous catechisms ask, “What is a sacrament?”—a question that leads some Christians to enter into intense theological and pastoral disputes and causes others to recoil in fear of appearing ignorant or of potentially offending those who hold divergent opinions.

Jan 17, 2024 | outreachmagazine.com | Kevin P. Emmert

Perhaps more than ever, many people today are confused over the meaning and purpose of the human body. They think our bodies are just like all other physical matter—meaningless “stuff” onto which we as individuals can project our own preferred meaning. Therefore, our bodies aren’t central to who we really are, and so we can use them in whatever ways we deem most satisfying. Sadly, many Christians have been influenced, to some extent, by this line of thinking.