In many instances, people have come to Christ for salvation and their problems got much worse. Some have been killed because they trusted in Christ. So the gospel is definitely not about “how to have your best life now!” But probably the most frequent place where the devil attacks the ...
[9]Modified from Cathy Miller, “Ten Questions to Ask Before you Complain to Church Leaders” (Moody Magazine, Issue 96, 1996), 80. See also, Ken Sande, (#AmazonAdLink)The Peacemaker(Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997). [10]Cf. Bob Russell,(#AmazonAdLink)When God Builds a Church(West Monroe,...
Paul had been a missionary in Ephesus for nearly 2 years and got numerous people to start following Jesus. Now, the city of Ephesus is colossal and is a city of worship for the majority of the Greek and Roman Gods. Later, Paul is imprisoned and that’s when he spends his time writing...
and it still happens in pulpits today. I heard of one man who had a very good education and yet was given a church where the people were – in his estimation – kind of backward. So he got into the habit of making long and profound prayers to impress...
Because there was no one else around to kill the thing, it fell to me. I’m learning as I travel, that I’ve got to suck it up and just do some things I never thought I would ever have to do. This was one of those times. I grabbed my Chaco sandal, thankfully it’s nice an...
BEGINNING QUESTIONS: What are your thoughts about this scripture/sermon? What are you looking forward to as we begin this journey through Acts? What might the Spirit be speaking to you as you begin this journey through the book of Acts?
A woman who is about to be married or who has just got married. In the NT the church... 5660 bridegroom 5660 bridegroom A man who is to be married or who has just got married. In the NT Jesus Christ is... 5677 divorce, amongst believers 5677 divor...
There is so much more. We have but briefly covered some of the "mysteries" which Paul taught. But contained therein are the answers to so many questions that mainstream Christianity struggles with. For instance, how is it that God could have hated (loved less by comparison) Esau and loved...
So we have seen a little twist or surprise in Ephesians 4:16 when we go back to look at where Paul got this idea from. He tells us to take up the shield of faith, but we learn by going back to the Old Testament that the shield is actually God Himself, and He protects us, when...
A soldier that did this would end up getting a lot of blows to the head. And a soldier that gets hit on the head a lot—even though he may live because he’s got his helmet on—he’s not going to be much use in battle, and very soon, he will lose his hearing, his sight, ...