For over 2000 years Christians have been expecting Jesus Christ to come back in the clouds and call His Church home to Heaven. We call this sudden removal from planet earth – the Rapture. It is not a Bible word but rather a word we have...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
3) I must feed the Spirit. When we feed the flesh we will think and respond in the flesh. When we feed the Spirit we will respond spiritually. I feed the Spirit by reading the Word of God, by studying the Word of God, by listening to tea [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
We often teach and preach about the importance of ‘Walking in the Spirit’ but what exactly does that look like? Specifically, what should change in my life if I am walking in the Spirit? How do I do it and how do I know if I am walking in the [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
When the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) finally "came to himself" he headed back home. His father was of course looking for him "afar off" and ran to meet him and celebrated his return. I find it most interesting that the Prodigal needed to come [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Cedar Hill has grown consistently over the last 9 years at a rate of about 10% per year. We have seen the congregation grow from around 30 to about 130. 1. There are many people both here at Cedar Hill and around the world that are regularly praying [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
New Poll: What's the Average Length of Sermon Prep?Thom Rainer more from this author »President, LifeWay Christian ResourcesTags: Preparation, Time, Sermon, Prep, Average(add tag)Scripture: Suggest ScriptureDate Publishe [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
When a choir sings, members not only synchronize their voices and breath, but new research shows their hearts beat at a similar pace as well.Research by Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg found the pulse of choir membersincreases an [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
An interesting article worth reading - especially in relation to more contemporary churches where singing hymns is going out of styl e:htt p://c hurch forme n.com /how- were- off-t he-ma rk/wh y-men -have -stop ped-s ingin g-in- churc h/ [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]