Listen to these theologians, past and present, as they explain both the necessity and the beauty of the resurrection…
If I were to drive to our church building tomorrow morning and walk into the worship center at 10am, I would have to say, “we are not here.” It’s been very difficult to not be able to physically gather the last several weeks for worship. Not gathering on Resurrection Sunday to worship is unthinkable…
God is both sovereign and good.
The sovereignty of God is the “biblical teaching that God possesses all power and is ruler of all things (Ps. 135:6; Dan 4:34-35). God rules and works according to His eternal purpose, even through events that seem to contradict His rule” (Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1523).
God alone is good…
By now, all of us have begun to feel the effects of this pandemic that has ravaged our world. While some of us may have been directly affected by the virus itself, and others have been affected indirectly, none of us has escaped it’s reach. Some feel the ache of this health crises in their body, others in their mind and emotions; some feel it in their checking account, and still others feel it in their heart and soul…
This week’s post in our Gospel Jump-Start series comes from John Stott’s book, The Cross of Christ. As we approach Good Friday, Stott’s work is just what we need to focus our attention toward Christ’s work on our behalf.
In my short, nearly three decades of living, I have never witnessed a time of such drastic change as the times we are currently in. I have heard more seasoned saints than myself make similar statements as well. Day after day things continue to develop and change because of COVID-19. Travel bans, athletic events cancelled, schools closed, stay at home orders, stock market dropping, businesses closing…
“Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
and look at yourself and what really matters?”
“Did you dust off that Bible at home?”
These words, penned by country singer, Alan Jackson In his post-9/11 song “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)”, point to the way that uncertain times often cause us to seek out the certainty that comes from faith.
On most Mondays we will have a “Gospel Jump-start” post. The purpose of these posts will be to give you a quick gospel truth to encourage you as you start your week. Webster defines jump-start as imparting fresh or renewed energy to something. Over the years many have encouraged Christians to preach the gospel to themselves often. Martin Luther said we need to hear it often because we forget it often…
As I write, news outlets are reporting that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 (the disease resulting from an infection of the coronavirus unleashed on the world just a few weeks ago) has now broken the half a million barrier worldwide. Over twenty-four thousand people have died from this virus already, and most public health experts are expecting that number to grow exponentially.
“He has a fever and there is a high probability that it could be the beginning of an illness that will prove fatal.” These were the words of our team leader as we encountered a sick four-year-old boy in a remote Nepali village. A little over two years ago I was there on a short-term mission trip. Our mission was twofold, give away water filters and tell people about Jesus, the living water. At the time of our trip, the statistics were that 44,000 children under the age of 5 die every year in Nepal due to unclean water. Knowing this information only raised our concern for the young boy.