Prayer
The following is taken from James Smith, Sunny Subjects for All Seasons (1858).
How important is a spirit of prayer! It is . . . the proof of regeneration, the manifestation of grace in our hearts, and the evidence of our title to mansions in the skies! Prayer is . . . the breath of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
"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. ...
Dear Church family,
It is good to be back. I wanted to thank the session and congregation for your many prayers and for allowing me to take the month to work on my DMin project. My project will eventually be a 200-250 page book (50,000 to 75,000 words) written for those who ...
As I mentioned last week, I am repeating the Pastor’s Letter from the week before.
Some Changes in our Worship Service
As I have been studying the book of Philippians, it has become obvious that the fellowship of Christians is an integral part of our life as Christ-followers. As we ...
Some Changes in our Worship ServiceAs I have been studying the book of Philippians, it has become obvious that the fellowship of Christians is an integral part of our life as Christ-followers. As we learned last week, true biblical fellowship is a self-sacrificing conformity to a shared vision. It ...
Each One Reach One: Bringing Our Neighbors to Christ
Most of you know my testimony. On several occasions I have shared bits and pieces of it from the pulpit. Often when talking to someone about ‘how I came to Christ’ the emphasis usually ends up on my sordid past. How did someone ...