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What Makes You Tick?

Thursday, September 02, 2010

One of the most powerful allusions to Christ’s passion in the Old Testament is found in the story of Abraham offering his son Isaac as a sacrifice. But while Abraham’s faith and obedience deserve high praise on our parts, so does the obedience of Isaac. From Isaac’s actions we see a perfect picture of what the Apostle Paul commanded in Romans 12:1: that we “offer our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, for this is our spiritual act of worship.” The Christian life is all about stepping up to the altar . . . and staying there.

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About Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey serves as the senior pastor of Colonial Baptist Church in Cary, North Carolina, as well as the president of Shepherds Theological Seminary. Stephen's Bible-teaching ministry "Wisdom for the Heart" [also translated into Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic] is broadcast on five continents and throughout the United States. Stephen and his wife Marsha have been blessed with four children: twin sons Benjamin and Seth; daughters Candace and Charity.

About Dr. Stephen Davey

Stephen Davey is Senior Pastor of Colonial Baptist Church and President of Shepherds Theological Seminary, as well as principal Bible teacher on the "Wisdom for the Heart" broadcast. He attended Liberty University and Tennessee Temple University, graduating in 1981. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master of Sacred Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. An STS sister seminary in Chennai, India honored him with a Doctor of Divinity degree.

Following graduation from Dallas, the Daveys moved their young family to Cary, NC in 1986 to found Colonial. From the beginning, Stephen preached in an expository style, and as word spread of the church's solid scriptural foundation, the new fellowship began to grow.

Today, three Sunday morning worship services accommodate the 2,800 households who call Colonial "home". Both morning and evening church services are streamed through the Colonial website: live services on Sunday and archived sermons. Stephen also serves as the president of fully accredited Shepherds Theological Seminary, directing Wisdom for the Heart and fulfilling his primary ministry duties as pastor/teacher of Colonial Baptist Church. The beautiful campus with its colonial-style buildings is home to both the church and the seminary.

Dr. Davey is an author whose well-crafted sermon series have been published in book form by Charity House, Ambassador/Emerald House, Kress Biblical Resources, and Wisdom for the Heart. He has written three commentaries and numerous smaller books.

Stephen and his wife, Marsha, have been married 29 years and have been blessed with four children: twin sons Benjamin [wife Caroline] and Seth; daughters Candace and Charity.