Thank you for a pastor that seeks You with a whole heart. The pastor’s singular desire, Lord, is to serve and please You. So, Father, show the pastor the way. Give the pastor Your vision. Grant Your clarity. Make the complex simple. And then give the pastor boldness to step out i...
I recently wrotea post offering 10 prayers for your unsaved child and other unsaved loved ones. It has been one of my most popular posts to date. And it makes my heart happy to consider that so many want to lift their children in prayer,praying the Scriptureson their behalf… speaking Go...
In the wake of the tragic Texas church shooting, Texas pastorJordan Haynie Wire shares a message: Meaningful prayer necessitates meaningful action.
I held the town’s first Christmas Eve service with a pageant in the golf club’s bar and restaurant just weeks later. It would have all been idyllic except for the fact there were members in the community who didn’t want the Presbyterians to be building a church because it should not...
I want to determine what’s best for them. I want to prevent them from ever being hurt. I want to be their provider and protector. And I want to be the one to set anyone straight who messes with my kids. Can you relate on any level? I think most moms can. We love these people...
“he’s there to do good. he’s there to do the lord's work,” says linklater ( legion , the big short ). the actor bristles at the notion that the priest may come off as sinister. “in those old scriptures, the people who were prophets were always hated or feared or distrusted,...
Advent Bible Studies - Advent Scriptures Advent Reflections from the Old and New Testament. Ideas for parents, teachers, students, educators, leaders, families, children, and individuals. Material for church, school, home. Sermons, classes, prayer meetings, personal growth....
Advent/Messianic Scriptures Daniel Rebuild & Renew: Post-Exilic Books Gospels Christmas Incarnation(Mt, Lk) Sermon on the Mount(Mt 5-7) Mark Luke's Gospel John's Gospel 7 Last Words of Christ Parables Jesus and the Kingdom Resurrection ...
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU:Christ purchased our freedom [redeeming us] from the curse (doom) of the Law [and its condemnation] by [Himself] becoming a curse for us, for it is written [in the Scriptures], Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree (is crucified); To the end that through [...
Texts that scholars, pastors, Bible-thumpers and regular confused folx have been arguing over for centuries My take (and the take of some of the scholars that I’ve read): the framing of this text within this idea of “the world that is coming” = not a literal prediction about the ...