Do you want to know Jesus better? You need the Spirit of wisdom and revelation.
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The Good Place: Wise Faith
Jesus’ teachings in the Sermon on the Mount are narrowed in their focus. He desires that his followers be changed from the inside out. Inner transformation leads to external obedience. Jesus chooses to focus on your heart. He also chooses to end his sermon with an appeal to wise faith.
Left to Our Own Devices: Consumers and Poor Communicators
Jonathan Storment and I are preaching and writing a series of sermons and blogs together for the month of April. There has probably never been a better time to lead our churches in how we are to have God’s wisdom in our relationship with technology/devices. Having said that, this isn’t a new problem. It’s a very old one…
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Habits – Part 1: People First
Have you ever gotten in your car at the end of your workday with plans to stop by the grocery store on your way home but somehow ended up in your driveway instead? Sound familiar? Or maybe it was the beginning of the summer so you got up early to take the kids to the neighborhood pool but ended up taking the route to their school instead. Why is that? Continue reading “Habits – Part 1: People First”
truth 2 Truth
After becoming a follower of Christ I was discipled to believe that the most essential elements in understanding the word of God was logic and common sense. A “plain reading” of the scripture would allow all people to come to the same conclusions and opinions. Any literate person on the planet could open the word of God and understand it. If they read it plainly they would come to the same “truths” as our tribe concerning how we do worship and the steps to salvation. People who discovered different “truths” were making a conscious effort to deny the plain truths found in God’s word. It was that black and white.
Guest Post! Perspective – David Black
Have you ever thought, “Why do I ‘have to’ go and do this or that?” whether when going to the assembly, or attending your life group, or serving in some capacity within the church?
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