Anthony Stephens

Follower of Jesus Christ • Husband to @NaStephens • Father to the 3 greatest boys in the world • Pastor • Alabama Crimson Tide fan

[Anthony Stephens @AnthonyStephens]

Thought from this morning’s devotion on Philippians 4:5-6:

“A God who is near is a God who hears. And a God who hears is a God who relieves our anxiety. And a God who relieves our anxiety is a God worthy of our thanksgiving.”

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@AlabamaFTBL @lukeMetz25

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@3YearLetterman No Gary, please!

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“We feed sin by coddling it, pining after it, daydreaming about it, giving vent to it. We suffocate sin by redirecting our gaze to Christ.”

Dane C. Ortlund
#Deeper

[Anthony Stephens @AnthonyStephens]

Big congrats to the Milwaukee Brewers on winning their first championship & representing the National League well.

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Today was a big reminder of how God works in great ways when we put the gospel out there plain & simple. I preached on the Lord’s Supper before we celebrated it. After the service, we had one trust in Christ & another come for baptism.

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“Apparently the apostles considered the gospel not a one-time vaccination that spares us from hell but food to nourish us all the way to heaven”

- Dane C. Ortlund
#Deeper

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“Our fallen hearts are spring-loaded to assess our justified state on the basis of how our sanctification is going”

- Dane C. Ortlund
#Deeper

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@SimplyAJ10

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@SECcousinShane I think the real sleeper team would be Kentucky. They are rolling along strong this year.

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@sportstalkmatt Honestly about a 6. The part that has me intrigued at all is the fact that one of these teams will win their first championship.

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“The gospel does not take our good and complete us with God’s help; the gospel tells us we are dead and helpless, unable to contribute anything to our rescue but the sin that requires it. Christian salvation is not enhancing. It is resurrecting.”

Dane C. Ortlund
#Deeper

[Anthony Stephens @AnthonyStephens]

“You will be judged one day not according to what was visible to others but according to what you really were and did.”

- Dane C. Ortlund
#Deeper

[Anthony Stephens @AnthonyStephens]

And that bonehead penalty will cost us any chance of winning this game.

[Anthony Stephens @AnthonyStephens]

Big thanks for all the prayers today for our son. The surgery went well. He’s now at home resting and getting ready for the “fun” road of recovery/physical therapy.

[Anthony Stephens @AnthonyStephens]

Please pray for my middle son today. He is having ACL reconstruction surgery today.

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“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”

John 3:14-15 CSB

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