by coordinator | Jan 19, 2014 | 1 Thess, NT, Sermons
At Thessalonica, in particular, the persecution was very severe and so his stay was cut short. Let’s read Acts 17:1-4 [READ]. Thessalonica was the most important city in Macedonia. It was a city like Washington, D.C. or New York. Like he often did, when Paul first...
by coordinator | Jan 19, 2014 | 1 Thess, NT, Sermons
Text: 1 Thess 5:1-11 It’s weird for me to be back up here after sitting in the pew last week. I was just starting to get used to simply listening and being blessed by the Word. Again, I thank Brother Matthew for preaching last week, and I can assure you, as God is my...
by ray | Jan 7, 2014 | Luke, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
For those who will join me in reading 3, 5, 10 chapters or more of Scripture this year, I want to give you a lens that I think will help you stay motivated and give you a good framework so that you don’t get lost in the details, esp. as you read the Old Testament....
by ray | Jan 7, 2014 | Luke, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
Besides the time commitment, another big reservation you may have is, okay, suppose I read 10 chapters a day in 30 minutes, I won’t understand anything I read. This is a legitimate concern. If you are like me, you’re used to reading 10 verses a day instead of 10...
by ray | Jan 7, 2014 | Luke, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
Text: Luke 24:13-32 Happy New Year! At the beginning of the year, many churches come up with a vision statement. A vision, a focus, a goal for 2014. In some ways, it’s kind of a like doing resolutions. Many people come up with resolutions, things they want to do...
by coordinator | Dec 30, 2013 | 2 Cor, Colossians, Ephesians, Galatians, Matthew, NT, Philippians, Reflections, Sermons
I wasn’t aware of the severity of spiritual battle until this year. I began this year with those sermons about the figless fig tree in Matthew and I had to ask myself, have I born any fruit? In my 20 years of walking with Jesus, do I know him as well as I do a friend...
