"The truth, even though I cannot feel it right now is that I am the chosen child of God, precious in God's eyes, called the beloved from all eternity and held safe in an everlasting embrace...." Henri Nouwen.
Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers
Pentecost is the day we celebrate the Hoy Spirit coming and dwelling with us.
The Church is always one generation away from extinction...
The last chapter of Romans is thick with insights into the importance of the church community.
What are you willing to fight for?
Loving our neighbor means not using our liberty to harm them. Listen in on Romans 15...
We liv in two kingdoms- on that is coming, and one that is fading. Sometimes they overlap, and often times they don't. How are Christians to live in this tension?
Beginning with Romans ch. 12 and continuing through chapter 16, Paul gives us the 'now what' part of his magnum opus. What are the consequences for our lives as Christians, given all the gospel truth in the previous 11 chapters.
Peter Scarborough shares six elements of revival:
1) Confess and Repent: 1 John 1:9; Acts 3:19
2) Forgive: Mark 11:25-26
3) Seek His Face: Hunger, Prayer and Fasting
4) Obedience: John 14:26
5) Testify: Luke 12:8
6) Unity in Love: John 13:34-35
God's ways are not our ways. His mercy is powerful, and his ways are inscrutable.
DId God's promises fail Israel? Can his word and ways be trusted? Has he rejected his OT people? These are questions Paul is answering in Romans 9-11. Listen in as we discuss the the faithful- by grace- remnant, and what a hardened heart looks like.
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news!