Radical.net and Secret Church

Sshhhhh… just wanted to pass along an awesome “secret” website called radical.net.  I especially recommend the resources tab and click on Secret Church.  When you go there you will find a ton of videos, notes, and audio of the past topics.  We have taken groups through this material for many years now and it is…

Good Questions from David Platt

In his book, Follow Me, David Platt asks a series of good questions for making goals in different areas of your spiritual life.  The questions are below and cover a wide variety of areas where we can grow.  Helpful stuff! How will I fill my mind with truth? How will I read God’s Word? How…

Bible Reading for the New Year!

It is that time of year again for making new goals.  Reading the Bible each day can do wonders for your spiritual life.  Here are a couple of my favorite Bible reading plans to get your new year kick started! Read the Bible For Life Chronological Plan Read Bible in a year ESV style Discipleship…

Scripture Memory and Meditation Tools

Here is a list of some of my favorite tools for Scripture memory and meditation. Meditation Resources Methods for Meditation SORT a process of Meditation Reflect and Respond Process for Meditation How to Meditate Psalms of the Day Meditation Mapping Scripture Memory Resources Benefits of Scripture Memory Procedure for Scripture Memory Helpful Hints for Scripture…

Bible Reading and Bible Study Ideas

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…

Grad Group Mission and Vision

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…

Spiritual Gifts

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…

Bible Reading Resources

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…

Prayer Resources

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…

We Are Perfect in God’s Sight!

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…