Apologetics – Page 13 – Faithful Steward Ministries and FSM Women's Outreach

Thoughts On – “Hermeneutics” or “Biblical Interpretation” – 01/23/2024

January 23, 2025

Hermeneutics. Traditionally the subdiscipline of theology concerned with the proper interpretation of scriptural texts. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the term widened to include the discipline that seeks to understand the interpretation of texts in general, including the proper roles and relationships among author, reader and text. Still more broadly, the term has been … More Thoughts On – “Hermeneutics” or “Biblical Interpretation” – 01/23/2024

Sunday Sermon Series -“Day of Death” 01/19/2024

January 19, 2025

Ecclesiastes 7 Ecclesiastes 7:1 DEVOTION Spurgeon Gems on Death and Dying (You will find it helpful to LISTEN to the Audio, as you READ the text below.) Ecclesiastes 7:1-2, “The day of death, is better than the day of birth. It is better to go to a house of mourning, than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny … More Sunday Sermon Series -“Day of Death” 01/19/2024

Devotional Thought – “Lord, save me” – 01/14/2025

January 14, 2025

MATTHEW 14 MATTHEW 14:30 Maybe it is just me, but I can relate to this story (and I think many others, too) more than I/we would have thought; let me explain. Peter did not set out of the boat for the wrong reasons but lost focus on the only reason he could accomplish the task. … More Devotional Thought – “Lord, save me” – 01/14/2025

Sunday Sermon Series – “Free Will”? – 01/12/2025

January 12, 2025

The idea for this post came about after reading a post on LinkedIn. The subject matter was Free Will and this statement caught my eye: God gave us free will so that we can either love Him or reject Him, but the decision is on us. That statement and many responses affirmed that the writers’ … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Free Will”? – 01/12/2025

Fallacy: God Would Not Command What We Cannot Do – 01/10/2025

January 10, 2025

COMMENT In the devotion/article below, the author makes a compelling case that to believe that God would never give us a task that we could not accomplish is inconsistent with what the Bible teaches. I would add that Romans 7, specifically verses 7-14, seems to make it pretty plain. Paul says I understand; I am … More Fallacy: God Would Not Command What We Cannot Do – 01/10/2025

Devotional Thought – “Churches” – 01/09/2025

January 9, 2025

Whenever I see a building like this I think, that is a church. Of course, I am just a little biased towards this one as I was the project manager for the construction of it after Hurricane Katrina. The reality of course is that is just a “Church Building” God’s Church is made up of … More Devotional Thought – “Churches” – 01/09/2025

Grace to You Blog Series – 01/06/2024

January 6, 2025

For many years now I have been posting these articles from GTY Blog because I believe they are helpful in our spiritual growth. I know there is a lot of information here, my suggestion is to read over all of them and then take 1 or 2 from each group and do a mor in-depth … More Grace to You Blog Series – 01/06/2024

Sunday Sermon Series – “The sacrifices of God” – 01/05/2024

January 5, 2025

PSALM 51 PSALM 51:17 Everyone I know, whether they are a believer or not, has some knowledge of Psalm 51. Verse 10, Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me, was made into a popular contemporary Christian song by Keith Green around 1984. There are two questions (at … More Sunday Sermon Series – “The sacrifices of God” – 01/05/2024

Interesting Reads for the Week – 01/04/2025

January 4, 2025

Americana, Christian Life, Culture/Society, Informed Citizenship, Informed Patriotism, Pro-Life, Military/Veterans, You Can’t Make This Up, and more. We hope you become informed readers and citizens based both Biblically and upon our founding fathers: Acts 17:10-12, 2 Tim 2:14-16, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine Hospitality: The Forgotten Qualification – Qualification of Pastors Neutrality not an option in a post-Christian … More Interesting Reads for the Week – 01/04/2025

Friday Feature Quote – “Sola Gratia” – 01/03/2025

January 3, 2025

Unfathomable oceans of grace are in Christ for you. Dive and dive again — you will never come to the bottom of these depths! Short, pithy gems from Robert Murray McCheyne, 1813-1843 https://www.gracegems.org/ Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,Freely bestowed on all who believe!All who are longing to see His face,Will you this moment His grace receive? Verse 3, … More Friday Feature Quote – “Sola Gratia” – 01/03/2025