My Favorite Bible Reading Plans Read the Bible For Life Chronological Plan Read Bible in a year ESV style Discipleship Journal’s Bible Reading Program in a Year My Favorite Bible Studies (Inductive Style) Getting the most out of Bible study Philippians 1 Timothy 1 Peter 2 Timothy Psalms James Ephesians Titus 1 Corinthians Colossians These…
This past weekend we went through our mission, heart, and vision of Grad Group, our group of twentysomethings at Parkview Church. We talked about our core values and what we want to accomplish. We talked about how we see our group fitting into the overall mission of Parkview. We are asking God to to big…
What are your gifts? How do you know? How will you use them? This new tool is designed to give you an overview of what the spiritual gifts are and why they are important. You will also find questions to help you in your search for your gifts. Enjoy! Spiritual Gifts Descriptions For more on…
Here are a few of my favorite websites and links to good Bible reading plans: ESV Website that has a number of types of one year reading plans you can download and print: http://www.esv.org/resources/reading-plans-devotions/ Read the Bible for Life Chronological Reading Plan goes through the storyline of Scripture in one year: http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/readthebible/ (link to explanations of the system). http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/readthebible/downloads/RBL-reading-plan.pdf (Link to the plan you…
This past week we put on an event called EQUIP. This was for all of the leaders in our church to come together to get equipped for ministry this semester. We offered a variety of workshops. The one I led covered the types of prayer in the Psalms. I wanted to motivate and encourage everyone in their…
God sees believers as holy, righteous, and perfect. This is because our sin was placed on Jesus and he paid the penalty we deserved. When someone believes in Christ, God sees him or her as completely righteous. Why? Because when we believe in Jesus, we are united with him. This means that Jesus’ righteousness is…
You have heard that Jesus said he was a ransom for many… but what exactly does this mean that Jesus was our ransom? Most people think of kidnapping or the Mel Gibson movie or the movie Taken, but what does the biblical idea entail? This resource explains the Old Testament idea behind ransom, how it is used…
Idols of the heart are those pursuits that take precedence over God in our lives. They are the sin beneath the sin. They are things that we trust in more than God to meet our needs. This chart is a listing of these idols. Take some time to identify what you may be pursuing other…
Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross satisfied God’s justice. Because God is perfectly just, he must punish sin, otherwise he would not be true to his holy character. So instead of giving us the punishment we deserved, God sacrificed Jesus on the cross to bear the penalty of death in order to see justice done. And so God is…
This past week we attempted to answer the question, “why the cross?” Why was it necessary? Why did Jesus die? What was God demonstrating? The short answer is that the cross demonstrates the glory and character of God, that he is both just and merciful. It is where the love of God and the justice…
