Jonathan Edwards, in his sermon "The Perpetuity of the Sabbath" makes his case for God's requirement of sabbath keeping; and, in the statement below, gives one of the reasons we ought to observe the sabbath: By a strict observance of the sabbath,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Doctrine is fundamental to the Christian faith and essential for the family. The NCFIC is now releasing two new product sets on one of the most sound confessions of the Christian faith — the Second London Baptist Confession of 1689 (SLBC)....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We always want our times of corporate prayer together to be a mixture of praise toward God, thanksgiving, confession of sin, and prayer for one another. But we also want to see that some of our time is taken up in offering prayers for others...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
God is so kind to His elect children that He ordains all things for their benefit and for His glory - even their sufferings. The presence of your afflictions are not according to chance. The timing of your afflictions are all part of God’s...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“If you want your child to grow up in the church and love the church - love the church. Don’t send them off to Sunday School or children’s church. Show them how you love to worship God.” – John Piper, Raising Children...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Iain Murray, in his very helpful book Revival and Revivalism, shows what genuine awakenings look like. He offers these seven signs: 1. The revival has made its appearance in various places, without any extraordinary means to produce it... 2. As...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Here is a clip from J. I. Packer's introduction to Thomas Boston's book The Art of Manfishing: In this, men like Boston have an important lesson to teach us today. Since mass evangelism on neutral ground, led by a freelance who specializes in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
No. We believe that the mass exodus of youth is the result of disobedience. Apostasy always follows disobedience. There is a long list of things that we believe has caused the youth crisis including the preaching of a false gospel, homes out of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishing posted a helpful blog on how we work through times of uncertainty. He proposes seven questions: 1. What if this isn’t the end but a new beginning?2. What if the answer to my prayer is just over...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
