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The Sunday Widow

One of the greatest challenges for pastors’ wives is Sunday. It’s the one day when their husband needs to care for everyone (in a sense) except for his own family. Some laymens’ wives, whose husbands are involved in some sort of ministry, have a semblance of what this feels like. But for pastors’ wives, they [...]

Where Is Your Faith?

One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out, 23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in [...]

Family Worship (Part 3)

Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” 21 But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and [...]

Questions on Love Vs. Idolatry

What are some ways that we, as single people, can idolize marriage?  How can this actually lead to lesser joy instead of more joy?  How does your identity in Christ actually give you peace and joy in the midst of your current circumstances regarding life stage?  In what ways do you think a single person [...]

Family Worship (Part 2): Loving Vs. Idolatry

Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” 21 But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and [...]

Family Worship (Part 1)

Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” 21 But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and [...]

The Church at the Center (Part 1)

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, [...]

Questions for the Gospel at the Center

1.  How did you become a Christian (please take some time to have some people share their testimonies)?  Which word best describes your life since knowing Christ: entralling, joyous, freeing, transforming, ups-and-downs, frustrating, joyless, wearisome, all of the above?  Why? 2.  Why did Jesus have to suffer and die for our sins?  Spend some time [...]

The Gospel at the Center

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 Introduction If I may, I’d like to share with you [...]

Hospitality All the Time

I think everyone could grow in their understanding and appreciation for hospitality.  This blog gives 4 points in what I believe constitutes biblical hospitality.  I hope everyone in our church grows in this: 1) Hospitality isn’t based on having the “right” house. 2) Hospitality isn’t always convenient. 3) Hospitality isn’t always comfortable. 4) Hospitality is [...]

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