• Posted in Bible, Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, Discipleship, Mission, Sanctification, Service
After a recent sermon I knew of a major change it needed even before I left the stage. Usually it takes at least a few hours, sometimes a couple days, but when I preached on God's view of work from Ephesians 4:28, I knew I needed to address in a more helpful way those who were unemployed or under-employed.
• Posted in Bible, History of Redemption, Old Testament, Theology
Finding "the living Christ" in the New Testament presents no difficulty. Close your eyes and open it up and point, and you'll find Christ. But finding Jesus in the Old Testament holds a greater challenge.
• Posted in Bible, Fellowship, Godly speech, Gospel, Life in the Church, Relationships, Sanctification, Sermons, Unity
Sunday's sermon from Ephesians 4:25 was about the need to be godly truth-tellers if we are to build strong relationships in the church. This is part of "putting off" sinful behavior and "putting on" godly behavior.
• Posted in Bible, Fellowship, Marriage, Parenting, Women’s Ministry
This spring (2013) many of us went away for an overnight retreat in Wilmington, NC....It was truly a blessing for all who attended.
• Posted in Bible, Discipleship, Life in the Church, Mission, Sermons, Service, Vision, Worship
Yesterday Phil preached on reasons we give our finances to the church. To put it as snappy as Sam Houston did: "When I got baptized, my wallet got baptized, too." One of the sections of the sermon gave a rationale for why Christians should (at least) tithe.
• Posted in Bible, Devotions, Discipleship, Gospel, Sanctification, Suffering
Ten Big realities about God and about us that we all need to hear every morning.
• Posted in Bible, Gospel, SG, Worship
The SGM blog posted "What in the World is Holy Week"? by Walt Alexander, one of our fellow elders at the Knoxville SG church. It has some great helps for preparing our hearts for Easter. Note that we'll be having a Good Friday service to remind us to slow down and behold the cross.
• Posted in Bible, Discipleship, Life in the Church, Mission, Sanctification
Jeremy Walker at the Reformation 21 blog recently wrote a post with recommended books and resources for Christians in the workplace. There is a variety of old and new, long and short, so pick one that fits what you're looking for.
• Posted in Bible, Discipleship, Evangelism, Vision
Barna created a poll to evaluate how "Bible-minded" different cities were. The questions had to do with reading the Bible within the last seven days and believing in the accuracy of it. A "yes" to these answers meant a person was Bible-minded. Turns out that the Raleigh-Durham area is the 22nd most Bible-minded city they evaluated.
• Posted in Bible, Discipleship, Sanctification
Martin Luther gives us the biblical answer to the question, "When will I be perfect?" He says, not yet!