Deep Faith in a Shallow World:
We have inherited a faith formed by a Jewish man and a band of his friends, which became a global movement with three centers (Rome, Constantinople, and North Africa) in its first 500 years.…
A. Patristic views: Ambrose & Augustine.
1. Ambrose.
Even though they agreed on many things they differed on this point. Ambrose view was that of “metabolic realism” Here the two key elements, the bread and the wine really change into …
I.The Creation of a Tradition
A.The New Measures and B. The Legacy of Finney and the New Measures
Typically, its easier to gain influence with students in a church organization. This is because youth pastors can infuse more time and energy with teens given their schedule and your ability to provide services that connects with them. For this …
(1) The Question of Priority
Whom/what is the most important to me? Why?
About what do I think a lot?
About what do I get intense? Why?
(2) The Question of Significance
At what points am I concerned about …
What does the Bible say about sin?
Today I want to talk to you about missions. Missions is simply one evangelism to an unreached group. One missionary said it this way, evangelism is simply one beggar, telling another beggar where to find bread. Its literally telling someone …
Let me ask you a question: How do you measure your worth?
Some people relate that question to this one: How do you measure success? I often have. How are you going to mark what your success level is? The …
Lesslie Newbigin writes, “the mission of the church is the radioactive fallout of an explosion of joy” (The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989, 127). Lesslie’s image illustrates that mission is the spontaneous outcome of …