I have completed my ordination paper.  The task was to take the E-Free Church of America’s statement of faith and back up its statements with Scripture.  I was also charged with writing about my positions on issues such as the age of the earth, the atonement, the end times, and various social issues. What I…

All, here are my notes from a class I am teaching on Salvation on the doctrine of Regeneration, how God changes our hearts!  Enjoy. Regeneration

Here are my notes from  my talk on the Doctrine of Election.  I go through the verses and arguments for unconditional and conditional election.  I also give reasons why I think election is unconditional. Election

Here are my teaching notes explaining the two sides. God’s Plan and Human Choices

Respectable Sins are those sins that we may overlook or that have become so commonplace that we don’t even realize they are there; such as ungodliness, unthankfulness, and pride.   Jerry Bridges has coined this term and written a great book about it called Respectable Sins.  In this book, Bridges goes through these in a…

This weekend we gathered to watch the Secret Church Simulcast.  It was a good reminder for us to be lifting up our brothers and sisters around the world who are persecuted for Christ.  We spent time praying for them.  To remember them, we also listened to David Platt open the Scriptures to us just like he does…

The Importance of the local church The local church has been saved by the blood of Jesus and made holy unto him! Ephesians 5:25–27 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,…

An excellent study on the Proverbs 31 woman by my friend Melissa McDonald.  You can check out her blog and other resources at radiantministriestoday.com To Live Valiantly (pdf) You can also download this on the Featured Studies page of my website… along with one on Mark, Fruit of the Spirit, The Minor Prophets, and The Kingdom.  …

New section!!!   A list of new resources that I have posted about Spiritual Gifts.  The Bible makes it clear that God has given each believer one or more special Spirit empowered abilities to build up the people of God so that they may accomplish the mission of making disciples of all nations!  These resources…

Welcome and Announcements Song:  Spring of Life  THEME ONE:  Repentance and Rededication: Habakkuk 2:20(ESV) “But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.” Hosea 14:1(ESV) 1 Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. Micah 7:8–9(ESV) Rejoice not over me,…