Please turn with me to Matthew 5:43-48. We began a few weeks ago with the first section of the Sermon on the Mount, known as the Beatitudes, which describe the traits of a true, born again Christian. Jesus begins his very first sermon by defining what a Christian is. Notice – he doesn’t say, a […]
2 Cor 4 – Do Not Lose Heart (Sending off our first missionary couple)
This is the commissioning service for Brother D and Sister S, who will be leaving as missionaries to China tomorrow. I’ve known D since he was a student in college when he had the email address, [email protected]. I don’t think I have to explain what kind of person D was because that email address says […]
SBC Annual Meeting 2012: David Platt’s Sermon
Several things stick out for me as I reflect back on my trip to the SBC 2012 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. First, I enjoyed hanging out with PJ Tibayan of Crossview Church and Kevin Nguyen of Cornerstone Bible Community Church. They are great brothers in the Lord with godly wives. Second, it was meaningful […]
Leadership: To inspire others, it’s how you do it that counts
By Dov Seidman of CNN. Our world has rapidly gone from being connected to interconnected to interdependent. When the world is tied together this intimately, everyone’s values and behavior matter more than ever, because our actions affect more people than ever and in ways they never have. Such was the case when one banker exposed […]
Danger of the Celebrity Preacher and Decentralized Preaching
Article by Al Barth. In North America, we have an unhealthy fascination with celebrity preachers. Building a church (or a movement) around a celebrity pastor/preacher has inherent dangers and gives rise to certain problems. Let me list a few: 1. Celebrity pastors/preachers de facto become unaccountable even if they voluntarily submit themselves to a group […]
Matt 5:9-16 – Blessed Are the Peacemakers (pt4 of 4)
Why do we not live as salt and light? Why do we put the lamp under a bowl and not shine? The most obvious reason is that we have not been spending quality time with Jesus. He is the light of the world. Stay close to Jesus and your light will be rekindled. Abide in […]