Giving and Advancing the Gospel
"Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work" 2 ...
"For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s." -Romans 14:8
Today, Pastor Drew continues his sermon series on Philippians, and has come to Philippians 1:18b-20. Last week, we saw Paul rejoicing that ...
Anyone want to guess the age of the Presbyterian Church in America? The PCA has been together for forty years – one biblical generation. Why a generation? In biblical thought and reckoning, a generation consists of forty years. Perhaps a generation (i.e., forty years) signifies the time it ...
TAKE 7 PRAYER
(A Call to ‘EXTRODINARY PRAYER’ for Revival)
Extraordinary prayer (a term I got from Jonathan Edwards) is when we come together as a body and are united in one purpose and are persistent in praying for that purpose, and in this case, that one purpose is ...
"But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice." ...
Last Sunday morning was a special time for our church. Something like this happens just once a year. We aren’t prepared for it. It just takes place one Sunday morning. We’re talking about the reception of seven of our younger friends into our church fellowship. What took place to get ...
DO I MEET YOU PRAYING?
As I mentioned in previous weeks, my doctoral project is a book for those preparing to take ordination exams and enter ministry. Writing this has caused me to reflect on my own ministry, comparing what I do to what I wrote in the book. Probably more than anything else, ...
"Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen." -Acts 28:28
At the end of the book of Acts, we read that Paul arrived at Rome. He was placed under house arrest, but lived in his own rented home where he could minister to both his ...
World Changers 4/15
Easter has come and gone; special choir music, beautiful flower arrangements, times with friends over an Easter meal, all of it over but the fleeting memory. We race into the present. But wait. Didn't we hear this past Sunday morning that the Apostle Paul makes references ...
"He Is Risen!"
"He is risen indeed!" We welcome all of you today with this traditional Easter greeting. May the Lord bless you as you look in faith to the resurrected Savior of the world!
Jesus' resurrection means that there is hope for us. It means that sin and death do not win in the end. ...