Monthly Archive: July, 2016

Biblical Portrait of the 1st Century Church (part 1)…

Must be careful here not to over-idealize the early Church; clearly the letters of the New Testament reveal many weaknesses and sins and immaturity among the earliest Christians! But there is much profit… Continue reading

Biblical Foundations 28: Elevating Others 3

We continue, by God’s grace, to look at the foundation of this local church–what is the LORD doing in us and through us? Why does He have us attending here? The last two… Continue reading

What God Has Been Teaching Me Lately XLIX (49)…

Greetings My Friends~ As a simple pilgrim following Jesus through the rainforests and deserts of this earthly life, I would like to humbly share some of what God has been bubbling up in… Continue reading

What I Hope For When I Preach 2…

For part 1, please click HERE. Love this quote: Preaching is not “merely a cerebral handling of the Word of God, this is not a dry intellectualism, this is not merely an academic… Continue reading

Biblical Foundations 27: Elevating Others 2

By the grace of God we will continue to dig deeply into the Bible to discover the foundation of this local church—why does the LORD have us attending here? What is He doing… Continue reading

Sweet Quotes That Help Me Grow Closer To Jesus 2

“I am sure God chose me before I was born, or else He never would have chosen me afterwards” – Charles Spurgeon . “Wonder of wonders: [Jesus] came below to raise me above,… Continue reading

Biblical Foundations 26: Elevating Others 1

As we continue for the 26th post to look at the foundation of this local church, we will begin to look at elevating others, specifically non-Christians. We have spent much time looking at elevating… Continue reading

Biblical Foundations 25: God’s Character 13: Responses to Jesus 5

As we continue looking to the Bible to discover the foundation of this local church, as we continue to look to the Bible to know the LORD, four of the last five Sundays… Continue reading

What God Has Been Teaching Me Lately XLVIII (48)…

Greetings My Friends~ As a simple pilgrim following Jesus through the rainforests and deserts of this earthly life, I would like to humbly share some of what God has been bubbling up in… Continue reading