Sometimes you choose to do a series. Sometimes a series chooses you! Following on Choosing A Mate and Choosing Your Friends, today we are discussing what we should look for in a local church. Since this is “drop off day” for Austin Peay students, I thought it would be a good time for all of… Read More »
Work, Play, and Worship
B.J. Justice called me a few weeks ago (*see footnote) and relayed a quote he heard on the radio. The speaker was giving a lesson when he said we “worship work, work at play, and play at worship.” I think that is a pretty telling statement. It’s easy to get our priorities out of order. … Read More »
Trampled By Steps (A Tulip’s Lament)
In 1618 in the town of Dordt, men came together to claim they had grown a tulip which would rule the Protestant world. Of course, Dordt is located in the country of Holland which is world famous for the sought after flower1. This all seems pretty rosy until you realize this Tulip led people away… Read More »
Hearing With Faith vs. Faith Without Hearing
“Let me ask you only this: ‘Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith’”-Galatians 3:2 Have you ever thought it strange that “Hear” was the first of the “Five Steps” taught to so many newcomers to Christ? I always found it was odd. My thought was, “Well, of… Read More »
Study Material For John’s Apocalypse (articles and sermons)
Here is a series of bulletin articles and sermons on the book of Revelation. My prayer is that it is coherent and puts across a common-sense, consistent approach to the book. It is not as though I have a special capacity for understanding the book. However, once I became a minister, it became glaringly obvious… Read More »
White Knuckle Christianity
“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”-Ephesians 5:1-2 Have you ever gripped something so tightly, the blood ran away from your knuckles? I have ridden a few roller coasters and was surprised to… Read More »
Sex And Life In Their Rightful Place
[Editor’s note: I am aware women who have had an abortion and men who supported (even coerced) them into taking that action may read this article. God loves you and there is forgiveness in the name of Jesus. Please forgive any words you may find hurtful.-JS] The word “life” is more fully a part of… Read More »
What Does The Church Teach? Nothing
“devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.”-I Timothy 4:13 A woman named Lena posted this question on my YouTube channel1 this week, “What churches teach the importance of Baptist [sic] in salvation?” From the context, you can tell she meant baptism. It’s a good question but one based on a… Read More »
Rightly Handling The Word Of Truth; Part V
My Boy Scout leader was a World War II veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient named Billy Meharg. He would tell us a long story and then say, “I’ve said all that, to say this.” Allow me to borrow the idea. To get to today’s article, the groundwork of the Bible story had to be… Read More »
Rightly Handling The Word Of Truth; Part IV
In today’s article, we wrap up our introductory look into the story of the Bible and where major events fit in a timeline of world history. As we switch to the New Testament (NT) we narrow our window of years. The Old Testament was written during a period of a thousand years. The Holy Spirit… Read More »
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