People in the Raleigh area occasionally email me and ask if they can meet with our church. Of course, anyone is welcomed to meet with us. Sometimes, they ask me, “What’s it like? What should I expect?”
Well, I recently met Jon. We had lunch together, and last Sunday he met with us. I asked him [...]
Last Sunday, I taught from Matthew 19:13-30. This passage is predominently about the rich man who comes to Jesus and asks, “What good deed must I do to have eternal life?” The man’s question demonstrates that he misunderstands how someone enters the kingdom of God, and that he misunderstands the focus of those in the [...]
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8)
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. (Romans 13:8)
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom… (Colossians 3:16)
So…I’m not sure if anyone else struggles with this or if it’s just me, but i was just doing some thinking. This past week and a half I confess that my time with the Lord has been very limited. As I was thinking on that I started to justify in my mind why that has [...]
Last Sunday, I taught from Matthew 19:1-12. In this passage, the Pharisees raise a question about divorce. Jesus answers by quoting two passages from Genesis (1:27 and 2:24). Then Jesus adds that the two people (husband and wife) become one flesh and should not be separated.
Scripture only describes three entities as multiple and yet one [...]
Sunday, I taught from Matthew 18:21-35. It is the parable of the unmerciful servant who owed his master “elevnty bajillion dollars” and was forgiven every last penny of that debt. His response is to go to another servant and choke him in order to get that servant to pay back the at least [...]
Yesterday in service, a brother taught out from Matthew 18:21-35, and it dealt with forgiveness; learning to forgive others knowing the forgiveness that we have received from our wonderful Father. Well…it was a very sobering message and the Lord was really breaking me over some things yesterday. One of the things He reminded me of [...]