by David Qaoud Our church is about to go through the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). One resource I will use for this series is Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit by Christopher J.H. Wright. I’ve read and enjoyed multiple Wright books in the past so I’m eager to jump into this one. In the introduction of … More John Stott’s Daily Prayer
Contrary to popular belief that is being flaunted across America today, we are NOT entitled to anything and everything to fulfill our desires. We MUST work for that to happen. Here is an example of one man who To support his wife and himself, the determined man worked, took action instead of whining. (2 Thess … More Today in Church History
Yesterday’s devotion focused on Ephesians 2:4-5 where Paul calls those without Christ, Children of disobedience and Children of Wrath. Today I want to look at what Paul calls God’s elect. Those who have Christ as Lord and Saviour, he uses three phrases to identify what true believers are to be know as: children of God, heirs … More Children of God
Question: “What does it mean to pray,?” The world we live in demands that, it is all about us, about what we want and desire supersedes all else. Unfortunately many ‘Christians’ fall into that trap of buying into this unbiblical mentality. I have and will continue … More “Thy will be done”
Ephesians 2:4-5 (KJV) But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) Here we have another But, in the bible demanding that we look at previous verses to get the proper … More But God
by: John Stonestreet & David Carlson Words matter. Definitions matter. Christians, of all people, should understand how much words and definitions, especially today, are being used to either affirm or deny reality, even shape our view of reality. George Orwell, of course, understood the power of words. In fact, he so masterfully captured the notion in his … More The (True) Pursuit of Happiness
Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us[b]for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. Predestination remains very controversial today. … More Children Through Christ
Hot Lead in Columbia Felled Pastor Quintana Dan Graves, MSL “Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his saints” (Psalm 116:15). On this day July 2, 1950, the evangelical pastor Martinez Quintana stepped outside a house to face an angry mob along with local policemen who were battering the door of a … More Today in Church History
Used as an invitation to individual unbelievers as a call to accept Jesus, this is another verse that is often misused in the church today. It is is a call to churches everywhere to not be like the church at Laodicea. Jesus says he is calling (knocking at the door) the problem is there are to … More A Warning to the Church
by Cameron Buettel / Monday, July 1, 2019 / Grace to You Ministries In the lead-up to the Truth Matters conference in October, we will be focusing our attention on the sufficiency, authority, and clarity of Scripture. Of our previous blog series, none better embodies that emphasis than Frequently Abused Verses. The following entry from that … More How Easy Is Salvation?
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