http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTuj_QcrE6E Francis Chan, former teaching pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, CA and author of the best-selling book Crazy Love, discusses four aspects concerning the mission of the church. 1. The Church is a family that loves one another.2. The Church is determined to get the message of the good news of Jesus... Continue Reading →
Christian Wisdom Involves Weekly Accountability And Prayer
I encourage you to have an accountability check-up with a friend, relative, or pastor that you know well. Here are specific questions that you can ask one another as you meet at Starbucks, work, church, etc. 1. How had God blessed you this week? What went right? What problem consumed your thoughts? What went wrong?... Continue Reading →
What Is The Judgment Of God For Sin?
"If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God (Heb. 10:26-27)." The text is not declaring that if you sin once after receiving the knowledge of the truth,... Continue Reading →
Warning Signs from God
"For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries (Heb. 10:26-27)." Warning signs. We see them every day. On the road. How many of you had... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Theology Books
Here are the top 5 books that I suggest reading for next year. 5. Competent to Counsel by Jay Adams - Adams is a prolific writer and founder of nouthetic counseling, which seeks to base counseling on biblical principles rather than mainstream psychology. It has helped pastors, students, laypersons, and professionals bring about change in... Continue Reading →
Knowing God is a Personal Relationship
"Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth; for... Continue Reading →
What Does Genuine Repentance Look Like?
"From that time on, Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven has come near (Matt. 3:2)." Imagine that you have a warm, juicy, raw piece of steak on the table getting ready to be placed on the grill to eat. In order to protect it from being eaten, you put a... Continue Reading →
The Suffering Savior
"In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered (Heb. 2:9)." A famous evangelist told the following incident: "I have a friend who in a time of business recession lost his job,... Continue Reading →
The Whole Gospel to the Whole World
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are... Continue Reading →
POWERFUL PRAYER
Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples. And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed by your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive... Continue Reading →
Conform to Jesus 