Bible study, discipleship, Great Commission, Jesus, Matthew, obedience
I’ve been co-teaching a three-semester Systematic Theology class at my church for the last 18 months. (And it has been a BLAST! If you’re in the area, I highly recommend joining us the next time we teach it.) Our class is coming to an end in a couple of...
friendship, God, Hebrews, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Matthew, pain, Paul, prayer, Psalms, relationships, Romans, suffering, trials
This morning I read Romans 15, and I became fixated on one verse in particular. Verse 30 says, “I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.” Paul is wrapping up a long...
believe, Bible, Ephesians, Father, God, Jesus, Matthew, obedience, Romans
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” – Jesus As I read Matthew 7 this morning, this verse caught my eye. Actually, the heading above this...
Bible, Church, discipleship, Exodus, God, Great Commission, growing, Jesus, John, Matthew, meaning of life, ministry, obedience
“What is the purpose of the Church?” The question gave me pause. I didn’t have a memorized answer I could just spout off when I read those words a couple of months ago. I guess that’s because I hadn’t really taken the time to consider the...
believe, Bible, Jesus, Matthew, speaking, Uncategorized
I had the privilege of speaking at a Mothers of Preschoolers meeting Wednesday morning. I got to speak on the conversation between Jesus and His disciples from Matthew 16 in which Jesus asks two questions: 1) Who do people say the Son of Man is? 2) Who do you say I...
believe, Church, discipleship, Ephesians, evangelism, God, Gospel, grace, Jesus, Luke, Matthew, salvation
I started reading a Bonhoeffer book last week. He wrote it in the 1930’s, but it reads as if he wrote it yesterday. Is the price that we are paying today with the collapse of organized churches anything else but an inevitable consequence of grace acquired too...
