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Category Archives: Discipleship
Jesus as a Friend?
In the 15th chapter of the gospel of John, Jesus makes a point of explaining to His remaining 11 apostles that He will now call them “friends” rather than “servants.” He says to them: Greater love has no one than … Continue reading
Church Attendance Through the Ages
I’m a pastor, and so the goal of writing a blog post that gives anybody an excuse to attend church less is pretty far down on my “to do” list. However, with that said, I would like for us to … Continue reading
Posted in Church Attendance, Discipleship, Salvation, Sunday School, Worship
Tagged church attendance in the old testament, did adam and eve go to church?, do I have to go to church?, does church still matter?, the Christian and church attendance, the defintion of the church age, why should I go to church?, worship in Christ's millennial reign, worship in eternity, worship in the kingdom age
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Filling in the Gaps of My Learning
I grew up in a small, rural, conservative Southern Baptist Convention church. I believed in Jesus as my Savior at a young age, was baptized, and joined the church. I went to Sunday School just about every Sunday and stayed … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Bible Study, Children, Church, Disappointment, Discipleship, Doubt, Faith, Parenting, Persecution, Perseverance, Personal, Prayer Requests, Problems, Scripture, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, The Bible, Trials, Trusting In God, Youth
Tagged Bible, children's ministry, children's Sunday School classes, christianity, Faith, god, jesus, what we don't teach in our churches, what we don't teach to our children, what we don't tell people about God, youth ministry
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Is Every Christian a Saint?
Christianity offers a whole list of strange words that all end with the letters “t-i-o-n.” We have: “justification,” “regeneration,” “glorification,” “propitiation,” “imputation,” “predestination,” and “transfiguration.” One little boy, whose parents made him go to church every Sunday, got into trouble … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Discipleship, Holiness, Personal Holiness, Prophecy, Resurrection, Salvation, Sanctification
Tagged Bible, Catholic church wrong on sainthood, christianity, definition of sanctification, Faith, is every Christian a saint?, jesus, Sanctification, three aspects of sanctification
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God Loves the Word “Through”
Have you ever noticed that God loves the word “through”? Take Isaiah 43:2, for example, where He says to Israel: When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Complaining, Courage, Disappointment, Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God's Guidance, God's Provision, Needs, Patience, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Teaching, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting, Worry
Tagged christianity, Faith, god, God takes us through it, Isaiah 43:2, through the fire, through the rivers, through the valley of the shadow of death, through the waters, will God deliver me?
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The Judgment Seat of Christ
It has been said that Satan gives his rewards up front, while God gives His on the back end. This raises the question, “How does God give His rewards?” The answer is: the judgment seat of Christ. The judgment seat … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Character, Christ's Return, Coming Judgment, Commitment, Discipleship, Doing Good, Eternal Security, Eternity, Faithfulness, God's Work, Grace, Heaven, Perseverance, Resurrection, Reward, Salvation, Sanctification, Service, The Judgment Seat of Christ, Witnessing
Tagged Bible, christianity, Faith, god, God rewarding His servants, jesus, the bema, the bema at Pnyx Hill, the crown of glory, the crown of life, the crown of rejoicing, the crown of righteousness, the imperishable crown, The Judgment Seat of Christ
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When God Doesn’t Make a Way
My previous post was entitled “God Can Make a Way” and was based upon the story found in Acts 12:1-19. That post focused upon how God made a way of escape for Peter as Peter sat in a Roman prison … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Angels, Belief, Bible Study, Death, Disappointment, Discipleship, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, God's Omnipotence, God's Omniscience, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, Human Life, Justice, Patience, Persecution, Perseverance, Personal, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Preaching, Problems, Scripture, Suffering, The Bible, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting
Tagged acts, Bible, Faith, G. Campbell Morgan, Herod Agrippa I, J. Vernon McGee, peter, Prayer, the death of James, Warren Wiersbe, when God doesn't make a way
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