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Category Archives: The Gospel
Behind the Times
A devout old Christian was visited by his grandson who was on Spring Break from college. “How are you doing, Gramps?” asked the grandson. “Fine, just fine,” said the old man. “How is school going?” the old man asked. Are … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Bible Study, Capital Punishment, Children, Current Events, Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Doctrine, Faithfulness, God's Word, Government, Heaven, Hell, Homosexuality, Salvation, Scripture, The Bible, The Death Penalty, The Gospel, Trusting In God, Wisdom, Youth
Tagged a Christian behind the times, believing the Bible, conversation between a grandfather and his grandson, sticking with what the Bible says
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Popcorn Poppers and Irons
Some of us are old enough to remember eating popcorn made from a popcorn popper rather than a microwave. We’re also old enough to remember when people not only owned irons but actually used them. The following story stems from … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Church, Communication, Current Events, Discernment, Evangelism, God's Work, Ministry, Music, Personal, Preaching, Sunday School, The Gospel, Worship
Tagged recent changes in churches, rules at Bob Jones university, the modernization of the church, the problem of outdated rules, What were the early churches like?
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Something Must Have Happened Here
In the early 1800s, an adventurous trapper decided to see for himself what America’s western frontier looked like. Day and night he rode, seeing new sites daily, always trekking westward. Finally he came upon the Grand Canyon, which of course … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Christ's Second Coming, Christ's Birth, Christ's Death, Christ's Miracles, Christ's Resurrection, Christ's Return, Christmas, Evangelism, Salvation, The Gospel, Witnessing
Tagged Mark 16:15, number of people who haven't heard the gospel, sharing the gospel at Christmas, story about the trapper who saw the grand canyon, the great commission
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What Ever Happened to the Original Church of Jerusalem?
(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #16) The church of Jerusalem, the megachurch that was the world’s first church (Acts 8:1; 11:22), was never intended to be the planet’s only church. God’s plan was always for those believers to … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Evangelism, God's Work, Ministry, Missions, Pastors, Persecution, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", The Gospel, Witnessing
Tagged Herod killing James, Herod putting Peter in prison, house churches, Jerusalem being destroyed in A.D. 70, Rome's siege of Jerusalem, the churches of the New Testament, the end of the church of Jerusalem, the famine that struck Jerusalem, the house churches of the Bible, the Jewish revolt in A.D. 66, the prophet Agabus, these who have turned the world upside down, What happened to the church of Jerusalem?
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The Most Shocking Convert Ever
(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #15) Imagine Osama Bin Laden becoming a Christian and asking to speak in Christian churches. Imagine Adolph Hitler converting to Judaism and asking to speak in Jewish synagogues. Imagine the Grand Wizard of … Continue reading
Posted in Brokenness, Change, Church, Conviction, Evangelism, God's Work, Ministry, Missions, Persecution, Salvation, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", Service, The Gospel, Witnessing
Tagged It is hard for you to kick against the goads, Paul's Damascus Road experience, Saul becomes Paul, Saul's conversion, Saul's persecution of Christians, the effect Stephen's death had upon Saul, What goads did Saul kick against?
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The World’s First Megachurch
(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #8) A megachurch is generally defined as being any Christian congregation that has a sustained weekly attendance of 2,000 people or more in its worship services. Using that as a definition, we find … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Bible Study, Christian Unity, Church, Church Attendance, Discipleship, Evangelism, God's Word, God's Work, Leadership, Ministry, Missions, Money, Needs, Pastors, Prayer, Preaching, Scripture, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", Service, Stewardship, Sunday School, The Bible, The Gospel, The Holy Spirit, Witnessing
Tagged definition of a megachurch, How big was the Jerusalem church?, the communal system of the Jerusalem church, the first church, the Jerusalem church, the world's first megachurch, things we can learn from the first church, What is a megachurch?, Where did the Jerusalem church meet?
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