Pastor Matt discusses freedom of religion, conscience and enterprise in YOU THINK YOU’RE FREE? (03/27/12). Pastor Matt is also reading through the Constitution: READING THROUGH THE CONSTITUTION–ARTICLE I, SECTION 4. I’m enjoying this series. David…
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 63:1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in…
The Gospel Changes Everything. But if the Gospel changes everything, why do we reach for “doing” rather than “believing”? People love, love, love their religion. Religion makes us feel good. When we participate in religion,…
Sadly, orphan care is necessary. More than 100,000 orphans are waiting to be adopted in the U.S. right now. Yes, many circumstances are beyond the child’s control but more to the point, many circumstances are…
Note: In short, read the book Humility: True Greatness by CJ Mahaney for a popular yet fuller treatment of Humility. This is a short treatment of why I believe church membership is a biblical practice.…
If none of this makes much sense, hang with me through this series. Hopefully, it will make sense soon. Dispensational Pre-Tribulation, Pre-Millennialism Historic Pre-millennialism A-millennialism Post-Millennialism Four major views exist regarding Eschatology, each within the…
This kind of thinking is no gospel. Where is the good news? This writer says, “If your love is distracted by someone else then you are not worthy. If your love is not given completely,…
God has not called my family to pursue adoption, but God has called us to adoption. Let me explain… My brother and his family pursued adoption because God led them to pursue it. As a…
John Piper once said, “Could it be that we are so bent on having immediate, measurable results that we have defined the gospel and evangelism in a way that enables people to understand and respond…
Paul writes in his second letter to the church at Corinth, “But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all…