A Plea to the Church in Transition
“How do we find a new Pastor?” Pastoral transitions are a delicate thing. As churches navigate these waters, the guiding principle should always be seeking God’s will and the spiritual well-being of the congregation.
The Godly Man: Psalm 1:1-2
It is significant that this book of blessed meditations, often set to music and sung, begins with a contrast between the two men who make up the whole of humanity. While there is an infinite variety in the human race, the contrasts set forth here are the only ones that matter in the end.
Life Changing Worship: Under the Microscope
When we pour out our praises to God, we often think solely about our giving of worship to Him. However, there is a reflexive aspect of worship where our true self is under the microscope. As we magnify God, it also magnifies the condition of our soul.
Puritan Preaching: The Puritan View of the Preacher and His Pulpit
Pulpits today are often shallow, imprecise, and anti-doctrinal. They lack biblically saturated and affection-lifting truths and do little more than encourage people to “think more positively.”
Ephesians: Greeting The Saints In Ephesus
The apostle Paul is greeting the saints in Ephesus in these first two verses reminding them that they are saints, redeemed by Christ. He speaks of their faithfulness in the short time they have been believers, and reminds them in his opening words of the grace and peace that they have with God, which is through the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross.
Faith Cometh: First Mention Basics Of Faith Pt.1
There is a principle of hermeneutics (the science of Scripture interpretation) that states the first time a subject is mentioned in the Bible, all its foundational principles are present. How valid this is in all cases we are not prepared to argue, but it seems to hold well in the subject of faith.
God’s Song
The effects of song and music, namely that of psalms and hymns, are mysterious to me, but they are not to God. This is why He Himself has given us inspired songs to sing, and it is why He has commanded that we should do so.
How To Become A Missionary
My challenge for interested or aspiring missionaries is to do here and now what you want to do then and there. Missionaries are essentially full-time church members who are given to evangelism, discipleship, and serving the body.
Stand and Behold!
We tend to believe, as modern humans do, that we are not affected by the things around us, that we can always retreat into our minds. But, as Tolstoy noted with piercing insight in describing Stepan, we absorb much more than we think we do from the world around us.
Faith Cometh: What Faith Is Not Pt.2
Faith is often preached as a tool to obtain blessings from God. It is a gimmick which, when used correctly, can produce an abundance of worldly possessions. Prosperity and success are indicative of nothing. They certainly do not testify of faith.