Jesus and His disciples have moved on from Sychar, the woman at the well and the great awakening that occurred in the city. Now, they arrive in Galilee where Jesus saves a boy from physical death. But his sickness leads to something greater - the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What are the effects of reformation within the church?Rob Ventura explains in this video that before a church undergoes reformation, altar calls, the sinner's prayer, the rock band, and the sermonette are all common aspects of the service. After a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In these final verses in Nehemiah, at the end of the Old Testament history, we are brought to the cleansing of home life, and what home life was producing (Nehemiah 13:22-31). Nehemiah discovered that many of the marriages in Judah were producing...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Jimmy Ferebee and I recently discussed the things we read over the past week as we are reading through the Bible. This discussion is about 20 minutes. Our hope is to give some practical insights for families for the reading from the past week in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What does true repentance look like?Paul Carrington explains in this video that true repentance looks like a man who has been undone. He’s been broken down, he sees his own poverty. Repentant people realize that there is nothing in their hands...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
How can we teach our children about repentance?Joel Beeke explains in this video that when a child says that they're sorry for doing something and there is no fruit to repentance, you as a parent should encourage your children to not merely say...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In this series, “Joined and Knit Together,” we are casting vision and setting expectations for life at Hope Baptist Church. I would like to address the virtue and the power of an ordinary Christian life. God has given particular ways...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
How does reformation happen today?Rob Ventura explains in this video that when we say, “Semper Reformanda” we are not looking for something that we haven’t discovered yet. Rather, we are going back to the Bible. This is a key thing for us to keep...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What does repentance look like in the life of a Christian?Rob Ventura explains in this video that repentance is the continual disposition of the Christian. We see our sin and it saddens us. We are grateful that we can even repent because we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Jesus life was shaped exclusively by the will of His Father, as we see in His interaction with the woman at the well. Not only is the conversation with the Samaritan woman the longest single running dialog in the gospels with an individual, she is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]