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How do we know the calling of God for our lives? Pastor John helps bring clarity.
Who wants difficulty in their life?<br>I'm guessing I won't get many takers. I haven't met many who will volunteer for the things that might make them unhappy.<br>I knew this guy who prayed for conflict once. When I learned that guy was praying that God would allow some conflict between him and me, I gr
The only way to have joy is to say a full “Yes” to God. Which means saying “No” to the world.
I have never used the personal pronoun for God because God is not a person.
How do you fall in love with God? Well, how did we fall in love with food? What happened was our hearts became enslaved to food by obeying the food. When the potato chips called our name from the pantry and said, “Hey, come eat me,” we found ourselves listening and obeying...
Virtual services are inadequate — but I keep going.
Just because Cool is culturally pervasive doesn't mean it’s big.
“Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?” –Job 11:7 Many of us enjoy a good mystery novel, television show, or movie because we enjoy the suspense and intrigue this genre has to offer. It is my guess that most of us revel in trying to figure it …
Secular organizers started their own congregations. But to succeed, they need to do a better job of imitating religion.
All Christians desire to be in heaven, but often we’re unsure why we can have confidence of entering heaven.
Why should I want to serve God? What does it mean to serve God? Does serving God mean being God's slave?
While failing to attend church will not send a Christian to hell, it is not what God intended for His people.
Prayer and evangelism are both part of God's plan.
The creation story says that we are all created in God’s image and that what God creates is good. It also indicates that “it is not good to be alone” and that we are created for one another. This can relate both to marriage and to the church community.
Many times when I discuss Christianity, those of other faiths get tripped up in the idea of a triune God. However, if you think hard about God and what He entails, you may soon see that the trinity actually solves more problems than it creates.
What modern church doesn’t call itself a “community”? Yet for how many is it real? How many churches form disciples intimately connected enough to call themselves Christ’s “body”? How many churches form disciples who know the relational arts that create a robust unity? How many form disciples practiced in the ways of sacrificial love?