I woke up this morning in a bad mood. Wait. Let me rephrase that. I woke up this morning and “allowed” myself to be in a bad mood. I sat myself right at the head table of my own pitty party. It felt good. After all, for the last several nights I have been awakened [...]
1. For Assurance. While a person should not feel he needs to join a church in order to be saved, he ought to join a church to be certain that he has been saved. Christians, those who are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, will naturally gravitate towards other Christians and will desire to be with [...]
It was perhaps the greatest opportunity ever. God tells Moses that he wants to come to his people and dwell right in the middle of their camp. Not on the outskirts. Not in the ‘burbs. But right in the middle of where they were living. You might wonder, “What preparations would a people need to [...]
This is not exhaustive, of course. Legalism ISN’T equating Christianity with conformity to Christ. But it IS equating Christianity with a particular “brand” within his movement. Legalism ISN’T any preaching of the Law or of moral exhortations (in their biblical context). But it IS preaching “do’s and don’t’s” as if they are the essential message [...]
“Regarding how God is to be worshiped, God must be worshiped as he wishes, not as we wish. The Bible is clear that God is to be worshiped in ways and forms that he deems acceptable. This explains why God judges those who seek to worship him with either sinful forms externally or sinful hearts [...]
Recently a firefighter in our church was told by one of his colleagues that belief in Jesus was for weak people. I found that ironic coming from a firefighter. I have a fire hydrant in our side yard. I have never looked at the fire hydrant and felt any shame. I drive by a firehouse [...]
Tim Keller identifies the following characteristics of a missional church.¹ I’ve found them very helpful in encouraging groups to recognize what it means to engage with their neighborhoods in a missional way. A ‘missional’ small group is not necessarily one which is doing some kind of specific ‘evangelism’ program (though that is to be recommended). Rather: [...]
How did you come to faith? Was it a prepared speech delivered by a stranger or a friend speaking truth out of love? How should we as follower’s of Jesus speak about the Kingdom and the Gospel? Adam Taylor Bond has this to say.
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