Wealth or Riches? When we are young and filled with ideas of how our lives will be most of us see ourselves as being wealthy and having lots of money. Then, reality sets in and most, not all, but a significant portion of us realize we are not going to be fabulously wealthy and flying around the world in our private jet. We must accept this as fact. Some of us learn along the way about the riches that already fill our lives, others take the long road and, still…
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What the Bible Actually Teaches About Small Groups by RICK WARREN for Charisma News Do you know where you can see the greatest model of unlimited, spontaneous expansion of a local congregation? Just read the book of Acts! The church of Jerusalem gives us the greatest model ever on the explosive growth of the church. In fact, the church’s growth described in Acts is nothing short of a miracle. At the beginning of Acts 1, there are 120 believers. By the time we get to Acts 4, the number of…
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Is It Wrong to Draw Moral Lessons from OT Figures? by Jim Savastio for The Gospel Coalition I’ll never forget a particular sermon during my Bible college days. The young preacher (and fellow student) had just finished opening up a narrative portion of the Old Testament when he paused and said, in his distinct Australian accent, “So what?” (I must admit, I was originally struck just by how he pronounced those words.) This narrative is saying something to us. It applies to us. Though he didn’t quote Paul in 1 Corinthians…
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How To Forgive? As has been stated on several occasions to this point there is, in fact, a manual for life and it is called the Holy Bible. This is “book” explains to those willing to hear how make good choices and how to treat one another. Forgiveness is a center piece of the model for life described within the pages of the Bible. Making amends is a center piece in walking through the Steps of AA. Feeling the pain of others, as our destructive lives rolled over the people…
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3 Scriptural Warnings for the Biblically Illiterate in These End Times by GARY CURTIS for Charisma News I’ve been intrigued recently at the number of times the New Testament epistles speak of people being “ignorant.” The apostles’ intent was not malicious nor mean spirited. The Greek word used is agnoeo‘ and simply means “not knowing.” One might say that these people were “uninformed,” “unlearned,” or “uninitiated.” In each reference, they were “biblically illiterate” of the subject or issue. Biblical illiteracy is a critical problem in our “post-Christian” era. Our modern world…
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Study Reveals Huge Number of Christians Are Not Reading the Bible Regularly By Will Maule for Faith Wire GNN Note – Leaving the instructions laying on the floor makes for a bad build. ****** A new study has revealed that a startling number of Christians very rarely delve into the word of God. The study, undertaken by Lifeway Research, found that just a third of Americans who attend a Protestant church regularly (32%) say they read the Bible personally every day. Roughly a quarter (27%) said they read it a few times…
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INSPIRATION OF SCRIPTURE TO THE CHRISTIAN LIFE Podcast by Dave Jenkins for Servants of Grace On this new segment of the Servants of Grace Podcast, Dave Jenkins looks at what verbal plenary inspiration is, why it matters, and how should lead to greater confidence in the Bible, and daily Bible reading. What you’ll hear in this episode What verbal plenary inspiration means. Why verbal plenary inspiration matters. Why a correct view of God will lead us to a correct view of His Word. How verbal plenary inspiration should…
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Why Don’t Miracles Happen Today Like They Did in the Bible? Video by Ask Dr Brown Video Source
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Did You Hear? How often we listen without hearing, look without seeing and live without life. This is the challenge, for me, that Paul spoke of in Romans 7: 14-15; 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. 15 For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. This is an everyday struggle for sinners, of which we all are. The best I can…
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A Guide to Prevailing in the Battle of Prayer by Bryan Litfin for The Gospel Coalition The Gospel Coalitions’ note: Taking the advice of C. S. Lewis, we want to help our readers “keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds,” which, as he argued, “can be done only by reading old books.” Continuing our Rediscovering Forgotten Classics series we want to survey some forgotten Christian classics that remain relevant and serve the church today. Prayer is an old-fashioned Christian virtue that we retain today because we know we should. “I’ll…
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