Recently a visitor to Berean let me know that they would not attend a church that had a 90 minute worship service. Wow! Consider what a statement like that is saying. “God, I don’t have 90 minutes for you.” Think about everything the typical America... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
In Proverbs 21, the opening verse and the closing verse of the chapter both point to the same truth that isn’t readily acknowledged by many Christians, which is the fact that God is clearly in charge. God is in charge of the affairs of man. He is... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Parents do you know what is in the movie you are letting your teenagers attend at the theater?I have not seen this movie so I rely on websites like Pluggedin.com to give me a perspective I might not have. After hearing that the moview was clean I... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This letter was printed on June 29, 2011 in the Fayetteville Observer in response to the SBC decision to elect a black pastor to the No. 2 position in the convention.After 165 of history, the Southern Baptist Convention is long past due in its... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This sermon deals with the controversal interpretations of Hebrews 6:4-8. It attempts to examine all four of the major interpretatives perspectives and explain why some work better than others and what seems best in light of the Words of our Lord in... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
2 Corinthians 3:17Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.Is what Paul writes about in the above verse true in your church? Do members of the church have the right and privilege to disagree on matters of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Having just read an article on “Reading the Bible in Prayer and Communion with God” by John Piper in the ESV Study Bible in the Articles and Resources Section (p. 2570-2), I thought I would try and share a few thoughts with you. 1. I don’t ever want... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This morning I hope to talk about three things in a way that relate one to another and should serve to reinforce an important point. First, by now most Christians have heard of the Prayer of Jabez book from 1 Chronicles 4:10. From one verse, ripped... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The next time you are in a Walmart pick up a 1611 KJV Bible in the book section of the store. Walmart and many other stores are selling replicas of the original Authorized Version in celebration of its 400th Anniversary Year. These Bibles are digital [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
