I first heard the question 27 years ago from my friend, Ben Wilkinson, a Presbyterian evangelist. He came to the […]
Text: Acts 1:8He came for you. Do you believe that?
Text: Luke 2:8-11One of the many important decisions confronting new parents is, “What shall we call our baby?” Most new parents spend […]
Text: Isaiah 9:6Conversion begins when you turn to God. It is nothing more or less than “an intentional turning of oneself to God.” Because it is intentional it does not happen by accident. Nor does it happen automatically. Nor can anyone else turn for you. You yourself must decide to turn to God. No one can make that decision for you.
Text: 1 Thessalonians 1In 1988 something new happened in the American political process. That year, for the first time in a long time, […]
Text: Exodus 13:21-22; Psalm 48:14Do you have a favorite chapter of the Bible? That is, do you have a chapter that is so special […]
Text: Romans 8:1-4We begin with the words of Robert Cook: “There is no substitute for character. You can buy brains, but you […]
Text: I Timothy 3; Titus 1Warren Bennis is an educator, a philosopher, an author, a scholar and a keen observer of the American scene. These […]
Text: VariousWhen I was growing up my mother had a little rhyme she often repeated to her four sons. You probably […]
Text: Exodus 20:16How closely should local churches follow the patterns of the New Testament? The answer is, as closely as possible, understanding that no one is 100% consistent and that outward forms will change over time. That means we need to focus on the key functions of the church, giving freedom to differ on how those functions are expressed.
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