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,…
Faith that God will do great things requires a spirit of reliance. The disciples had the wrong kind of faith. They were depending on their power and abilities. But God wants us to seek him in all things…trusting in him to show up in mighty ways when we are at the end of our ropes.…
Zechariah is full of references to the character of God and abundant in prophecies of the Messiah. Much of these Messianic prophecies are about how he will come, gather his people, defeat his enemies, and set up the New Jerusalem (Rev 21-22). Yet there is a bit of a twist in these prophecies, Jeremiah also…
Greetings! Here are the notes from my talk on Easter. I covered justification in the New Testament and how it relates to Micah. I also related the message of Micah to the gospel message on Easter. Enjoy! Micah Talk Notes
