In Luke 9:57-62, Jesus encountered 3 people who either wanted to follow Him or He asked them to follow Him. For all 3 people, in order to follow Jesus, they had to change. For one, it was his ideology of what it meant to follow Jesus. For another, it was his comfort and timing in... Continue Reading →
10 Things I Love About My Church Family
After completing my series on the church, I began to think of my own church family and began to ponder the many reasons why I love being a part of Renaissance Bible Church. So, I thought I would write them down. They are not in order. They are simply from my heart. I absolutely love... Continue Reading →
The Church and It’s Mission/Purpose – Part 6 of 6
In my last part in my series on the church I want to discuss something that I think is at the core of Scripture and the heart of God. God's will is to be the will of His church. Period. There is no doubt about that. Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, and numerous other texts explicitly... Continue Reading →
The Church and Social Issues – part 5 of 6
While this series has taken me longer to write than I first thought, this topic has come at just the right time. With all the hype going on with the gay-marriage voting in North Carolina, and President Obama’s statement soon after, I find that this post could not have better timing. At the end of... Continue Reading →
Relationship Between Faith & Works
I got this video from a Facebook friend. It speaks to the very heart of a Sunday afternoon Bible study we had at with our church just a few weeks ago. I thought it was worth sharing. A good book that deals with this subject is, "The Gospel According To Jesus" by John MacArthur.
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