Psalm 24:3-4: 3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? 4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god. The mountain of God, at first glance, seems unclimbable. I read that the only one that can stand orContinue reading “Climb that Mountain”
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Easter Is Just Around The Corner
With Easter just 2 weeks away, it is now the ripe time of the year to invite a friend, relative, or a neighbor to church. You know it is one of those times where you can probably have a positive response to a church invite. I have always wondered why. If Easter and ChristmasContinue reading “Easter Is Just Around The Corner”
Guilty Feelings
When you feel guilty about not going to church, what does that say about the God you claim? Does He make you feel guilty or is it that you are guilty. I don’t believe that God plays with our hearts in that manner. He is greater than all our sin (Romans 5:20, The law wasContinue reading “Guilty Feelings”
Annual Church Membership, really
This post comes from Thom Rainer’s Blog: There are some pretty strong opinions on church membership. I have heard some say that church membership should come with extremely high expectations. I have heard some indicate that membership should have little or no expectations. And I have even heard some state that membership in an institutionalContinue reading “Annual Church Membership, really”
The Gospel for Children
Making Sure Children Actually Hear the Gospel and Not Just a Bunch of Bible Stories Today I am posting an parenting article from Ed Stetzer: Enjoy! We must not only teach children the stories of Scripture. We must teach them the Story of Scripture. Ed Stetzer Children have a faith that is ready to go.Continue reading “The Gospel for Children”
imarriage seminar
Beginning on Wednesday, Feb 25, 2015, Lucy & I will be leading couples through a new marriage seminar entitled imarriage. I am excited to teach this all important study by Andy Stanley. Here is a small description: Standing at the altar, we all had a picture of what our marriage would look like. TheContinue reading “imarriage seminar”
Churches less evangelistic today than ever before
This post comes from Thom Rainer: By almost any metric, the churches in our nation are much less evangelistic today than they were in the recent past. In my own denomination, we are reaching non-Christians only half as effectively as we were 50 years ago (we measure membership to annual baptisms). The trend is disturbing.Continue reading “Churches less evangelistic today than ever before”
Advancing the Gospel
Yesterday, I preached a second sermon of a 10 sermon series through the book of Philippians entitled “Advancing The Gospel.” As I was preparing the sermon last week, I came across an interesting article by a man I highly respect, Ed Stetzer from Lifeway. You can click HERE to view the article. The article wasContinue reading “Advancing the Gospel”
Nine Concerns about Church Members Who Withhold Their Financial Gifts
Here is an excellent post by Thom Rainer author of Simple Church: Nine Concerns about Church Members Who Withhold Their Financial Gifts. Stay in the Light, 1 John 1:7, Pastor Larry
Pastors eager to find preaching’s place in modern church
I am posting a very good article about today’s preaching and young adults. I have been amazed at the zeal that young adults of today have to follow hard after God. We have had an influx of young adults, families, and collage age attending church, here at FBC Del Rio. So, sometimes when I hearContinue reading “Pastors eager to find preaching’s place in modern church”
In The Light, 1 John 1:7 