Passion Produces Tears My wife was giving birth to our first child and things didn’t go as planned. Emma got stuck and both my daughter and my wife were in trouble. It was a frightening time for all of us. But one of the things I remember most about those hours of uncertainty was seeing [...]
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Pray The Church To Life: Atmosphere
“O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your [...]
A Praying Church
My prayer life is anemic. This may surprise you. As an elder of the church, many might assume that my prayer life is robust. It is not. It is a land filled with distractions, sinfulness and apathy. In other words, I suck at prayer. I am guessing that your prayer life could use some work [...]
History of Redemption: Blog Post 47
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. – Jude 24-25 [...]
Summary of Paul’s Letters in the Establishment of Churches
Each of Paul’s letters served to establish, that is to mature or strengthen, each of the specific congregations he was writing to. While there are certainly levels of overlap, there are some distinct and helpful aspects of church establishment seen in Paul’s letters when considered chronologically. My hope is that reading the following summary of [...]
History of Redemption: Blog Post 46
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be [...]
History of Redemption: Blog Post 45
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. [...]
History of Redemption: Blog Post 44
They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful. – Revelation 17:14 ESV. This is the 44th week that I have written this blog post. Some weeks it has been [...]
History of Redemption: Blog Post 43
Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. [...]
History of Redemption: Blog Post 42
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. – 1 Thessalonians 4:16 ESV Jesus Christ will return to earth. We know this to be true because He has promised us this: “I will come [...]