Inward Transformation to the Outward Expression of Life
There may be no greater time for parents to both teach and illustrate grace to their children than at Christmas time. Grace is the very reason for the holiday in the first place. We set aside a special time each year to celebrate the coming of Jesus as a baby in a manger. John writes... Continue Reading →
Today marks a one year anniversary that will haunt certain folks in our county for years to come. It marks the day that a string of tornadoes struck portions of central North Carolina, leaving destroyed homes and devastated families in their wake. One such twister struck the north end of our county, leaving many homes ravaged and... Continue Reading →
I have this class this semester at Southeastern that I am really enjoying. It is called Theology and Culture. We are studying how a Christian should view the surrounding culture. We have looked at several key theologians through the years who have dealt with this very issue, such as Augustine, Francis Schaeffer, Abraham Kuyper, and... Continue Reading →
Christmas has most definitely been hijacked. We hear that a lot every year about this time. And with that declaration we begin to hear how Christians are 'fighting back.' We hear of boycotts and extra emphasis on saying "Merry Christmas" to everyone that dares to utter the words "Happy Holidays" first. We hear about court... Continue Reading →
You ever hear something so simplistic and obvious, yet it just resonates with you as some new revelation? Well, it happens to me all the time, it seems.The other day in class my Theology professor shared how one famous preacher provided application to every one of his sermons. This has proven helpful for me as... Continue Reading →
We must seek to understand the gospel before we can properly understand or pursue Christian living. So often we get this backward. We are satisfied with having only a surface understanding of the gospel and seeking to understand how to live daily as a Christian becomes a more important and practical endeavor. The problem is,... Continue Reading →
I continue to grow in my deep love for biblical theology on a daily basis. When I viewed this sermon by Tim Keller I knew I had to share it. How is Christ seen in the Old Testament, and as for Keller's task in this video, how is he and his redemption seen in the... Continue Reading →
Watch this video.Jody Jennings showed this video before he preached for campus church this past Sunday morning at NGU. I was captivated by it. I wanted to post it for a couple of reasons.1. It is SPOT ON regarding the Gospel message. In a time when much of the Gospel is being lost and/or blurred,... Continue Reading →
Last night in my evangelism class we discussed the need for certain paradigms in the church to change. My professor, Dr. Alvin Reid, has dealt with this in his book, Evangelism Handbook. Last night he showed us a chart that included some of the changes that would need to take place, for instance, to cause... Continue Reading →
"Reformission is ultimate about being like Jesus, through his empowering grace. One of the underlying keys to reformission is knowing That neither freedom of Christ nor our freedom in Christ is intended to permit us to dance as close to sin as possible without crossing the line. But both are intended to permit us to... Continue Reading →
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