In my spare time, I have recently begun to compose a membership packet for the church. Obviously, this has caused me to starting thinking deeply about the entire concept of church membership, so I decided to initiate the membership packet by answering the question of whether or not church membership is biblical (which is what …
While diving into a study of worship from the book of Psalms, I have revisited Lewis' book, Reflections on the Psalms. Though I may not agree with some of the thoughts that Lewis suggests throughout the book, much of it is highly valuable. Having just preached Psalm 1, I consider these words of Lewis worth sharing and …
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Charles Spurgeon, the great prince of preachers, once said, “All places are places of worship to a Christian. Wherever he is, he ought to be in a worshiping frame of mind.” The Bible supports Spurgeon’s words. Throughout the Old Testament, we see worship being done particularly upon altars with sacrifices being made to God. From …
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Abraham Study Guide (Week 15) SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION The man bowed his head and worshiped the LORD and said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master. As for me, the LORD has led me in the …
This week, we will finish our almost four month long study of the life of Abraham in Genesis. Before completely jumping into the next sermon series, I thought it might be beneficial for me to reflect upon some lessons that the LORD taught me through studying Abraham’s life. 1. Abraham’s physical life represents our spiritual …
Abraham Study Guide (Week 14) SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION The field and the cave that is in it were made over to Abraham as property for a burying place by the Hittites. (Genesis 23:20) For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. (Hebrews 11:10) …
Before beginning our study through the first part of Genesis, I will give reason and explanation for the subtitle. Hopefully, seeing the first book of the Bible as an introduction to the Bible should not require much clarification; however, viewing it as an introduction to theology just might be another story. The first eleven chapters, …
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Note: I preached this sermon a second time as a part of a continuous study through the Gospel of Mark. I would highly suggest that you read that version here. This text, which is the concluding verses of Mark 4, gives the account of Jesus miraculously calming a storm upon the sea. If you have …
Abraham Study Guide (Week 13) SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together. (Genesis 22:8) He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that …
Abraham Study Guide (Week 12) SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised. (Genesis 21:1) Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and …
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