ABC Family, There has never been another time in history when God’s Word has been so accessible to so many. God’s Word internalized leads to encouragement of others and personal life change. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual…
“Our love affairs with sin are not just a matter of morality, though, but of joy. This is not just about faithfulness to God, but about finding our deepest, most satisfying fulfillment. Many people think following Jesus means surrendering our happiness. You can either enjoy a fun, passionate, and exciting life here for a short time or live a bland, boring, but…
Resources for your family worship time A few weeks back, we discussed some options for making God’s Word prevalent in your homes. I am following up that discussion by a listing of some resources for children to help you in that task. They will be listed by the age-group that I feel they are most appropriate for, but obviously we know that,…
One quick thought for the day that can never be overstated: Jesus does not exist for you. You exist for Jesus. Sin breeds a self-entitlement mentality in all of us. We want. We want stuff, security, pleasure, freedom, etc. And we honestly believe that Jesus should give it all to us. Like…
But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.” (Acts 4:19-20) Have you seen & heard about Christ and from Christ? Then sing today! Have a song in your heart that worships…
Tomorrow, Joe will be preaching from Ephesians 1:15-23. The passage talks about Christ being the head of the church. Please take time to read it before you come out tomorrow.
As I’m studying through the book of Ephesians, I’m struck by the reality of the theological statements that Paul is making. From the very beginning of the theological section of the letter before he gets into the applicational section, he lays out that all the blessings we have – election, adoption, redemption, forgiveness, unity in Christ, an inheritance – all of them…