Devotional Thought for Today – 09/14/2022

CONTENTMENT AND JOY PHILIPPIANS 2 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: The apostle proceeds in this chapter where he left off in the last, further exhortations to several duties, to be like-minded, and lowly-minded, which he presses from the example of Christ (v. 1-11), to be diligent and serious in the Christian course (v. 12, 13), and to … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/14/2022

Pray for the Persecuted Church – September 2022

Our free, bimonthly magazine, Barnabas Aid, includes news and in-depth features on the persecuted church, along with updates on how Barnabas is helping our suffering family around the world. The magazine contains a pullout daily Prayer Diary, filled with key information and needs, which you can use to guide you in your prayers for persecuted … More Pray for the Persecuted Church – September 2022

Devotional Thought for Today – 09/07/2022

COLOSSIANS 2 Today I read two reports, BARNA STUDY: Non-Denominational Pastors Far Outpace Other Groups Regarding Biblical Worldview and BARNA SURVEY: ONLY 4% OF EXECUTIVE PASTORS HAVE BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW+ WHY THIS IS that greatly disturbed me, and should likewise every true Christian. Our text for today from the AMP Bible reads: See to it that … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/07/2022

Devotional Thought for Today – 09/06/2022

2 TIMOTHY 1 Chapter CONTEXT from John Gills’s Commentary: In this chapter, after the inscription and salutation, the apostle expresses his great affection for Timothy, and highly commends him; exhorts him to various things relating to his office, as a preacher of the Gospel; and concludes by taking notice of the kindness shown him by … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/06/2022

Revive Us Again: LEARNING FROM THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING

ABSTRACT: As a young pastor, Jonathan Edwards yearned for revival — and in time, God was pleased to bring revival, first in 1734, and then into the 1740s as the Great Awakening spread through the Western world. Edwards watched hundreds of formerly apathetic neighbors become earnest seekers of God; he saw evening revelries become gatherings for … More Revive Us Again: LEARNING FROM THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING

Declining Church Giving Facts & Solution

NEWS PROVIDED BY/ empty tomb, inc. / Aug. 30, 2022 CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug. 30, 2022 /Christian Newswire/ — Fact:  Church member giving declined in 2019, the year before the COVID pandemic took off, according to data published in empty tomb’s latest edition, The State of Church Giving through 2019: Serve God with Money At-Scale or Serve … More Declining Church Giving Facts & Solution