Advent & Anticipation – Second Sunday
ADVENT & ANTICIPATION Scripture: Genesis 12; Genesis 15; Galatians 3:16 Last week, during the First Sunday of Advent, we took a moment to consider the idea of anticipation in the life of Adam and...
View ArticleA Worker Approved by God
A quick thought for Christian men from 2 Timothy 2:22-26: Flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing...
View ArticleAdvent & Anticipation – Third Sunday
The last two posts in this series have been very focused, taking a look at the Messianic anticipation of Adam and Eve, and the promises given to Abraham of the blessings Messiah will bring. This week,...
View ArticleMore Than a Savior
Francis Chan in the pulpit…. and I greatly miss him there. Filed under: Gospel, Scripture Lessons
View ArticleAdvent & Anticipation – Fourth Sunday
So far this Advent, we have seen the anticipaiton of Adam and Eve, Abraham, the Israelites during the time of the Monarcy, and finally the longing of the prophets. Our journey has brought us to the...
View ArticleThe Middle Road
How often is it that we disregard the Word of God and act like little babies in our faith? How often do we cling to that first “spiritual” experience or that last revival of the soul to carry us...
View ArticleGo… and Be a Blessing
It is not incorrect to say that Genesis 3 presents the human (and creational) problem, Genesis 4-11 gives us several graphic vignettes of how the problem plays out in the world, and that Genesis 12 –...
View ArticleJesus and the Five Amorite Kings
(Dore, Gustave. Joshuah Commanding the Sun to Stand Still.) As I was reading a familiar passage today, I was struck by seeing it in a new way. The passage in question in Joshua 10:1-27, which includes...
View ArticleChurch: Back to the Basics
I was reminded while teaching the youth recently that the local church is flat out irreplaceable. God does amazing things in the lives of people through the church that would possibly never occur...
View ArticleDavid Naugle on the Appeal of Calvinism to the Younger Generation
At the G5 summit in 2009, Dallas Baptist University professor and award-winning author Dr. David Naugle was asked: Why is Calvinism increasing in popularity, especially among younger pastors? (1.)...
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