The Reflection
There were tears in his eyes as he said goodby. Paul knew that hardships, conflict, and troublesome people awaited him. Yet Paul knew God would use those in Timothy’s life. Paul was proud of Timothy. Today he was …
A. Preliminary definitions: icons and iconoclasm. An icon is a two-dimensional image, not 3-D (a picture, not a statue) The Second Council of Nicaea refined this definition to allow for bas-relief (Low relief).(2) An iconoclast is one who destroys “icons,” …
The Church on the Frontier
Jesus Gave His Life Willingly.
John 19:30 “gave up his spirit”
Luke 23:46 (ESV) 46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last …
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 …
“We should always keep in mind that God loves everybody, and we need to treat others the way Jesus would treat them. We need to encourage them to be who God created them to be.” ~ John Maxwell
The Love …
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 …
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 …