As the platform puts it: “We are a collective that centers and is rooted in Black communities, but we recognize we have a shared struggle with all oppressed people; collective liberation will be a product of all of our work.” If you haven’t read Vision for Black Lives yet, I highly...
Part of that diligence includes studying the word of God and applying it to the way we think and live our lives. God intends for us to grow in grace and in our knowledge about Jesus Christ. Therefore, we ought not to be lethargic in our study of His word. Rather, we should be ...
Blackburn BA GDM 15 www.more-free-online-sermons.com We still talk much about sharing Christ with the lost, but are we actually doing it as a church and as individuals? Of course, I realize, as you realize, it is never easy sharing Christ. In fact, statistics tell us that this is ...
In deeply troubled times, the Bible speaks to every issue we face, both personally and on a national level. And while our lives and times may change, the Word of God never does. It is alive and sufficient to meet our every need as Pastor Jack Graham reminds us in today’s message, ...
We all know that God shows favor, or grace in the general sense, to all the wicked on earth. He makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends His rain on the unjust as well as on the just. But to trust in this general favor shown to the wicked while on trial...
And if we are willing to give up our status maybe we’ll be willing to encounter Christ in the other. When anyone around us got too self-righteous, my mother would mutter, “He’s going to be really surprised at who is with him in heaven.” She was not a theologian, but I think...
so we speak to their “felt need,” yet we do so Biblically throughout. We seek to make them think about their loneliness and want to come back to church. That’s a good start. That’s the way to begin. But simply coming to church will not save anyone. There must be a deeper wo...
And knowing what we know about Elizabeth—that she kept all the laws of the Lord blamelessly—she would not have spoken a blessing on Mary if there was even a small doubt about her being pregnant by divine means. The Catholic Church calls Mary “the mother of God.” This is blasphemous...
and some members of the church remain in conflict on this issue. I think it is time we all put away those conflicts and got on with the mission of doing God’s work here and now without continuing angst. My thinking has been informed by personal experience as well as the writing of Fr...
After that, Blakeley shared that God knew you weren’t strong enough to handle this, which is why Jesus is always with us to carry us when we have nothing left. And on Palm Sunday we talked about how time does not heal all wounds. When the situation is here to stay, we can ask, ...