The office of elder has deep roots extending back beyond the New Testament Church (1Timothy 3; Titus 1) to the time of Moses and Israel’s wilderness wanderings. God Himself intends these men to help Moses bear the burden of leadership, to be the Spirit’s earthly hands leading God’s people to the Land of Canaan.
Read More"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another." (John 13:34)
Read More"Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy o those who merely happen to be walking about."
Read MoreHow do you find a point a point of contact with those with whom you seem to believe nothing in common?
Read MoreBeneath the surface of our culture, a war rages with deep roots. It’s as if the French Revolution and the American Revolution are happening all at once and in the same country.
Read MoreIn Christ, the only way to save your life is to lose it.
Read MoreHow can we learn to love well?
Read MoreIt is easier to lament a lack of zeal than to find its source....
Read MoreHate defines a good man just as much as love...
Read MoreHave you ever considered that asking might be the best way of telling the gospel?
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be a man?
Read MoreWe are not getting any younger, none of us are...
Read MoreHe knows the way that I take, when He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold....
Read MoreThe Christian LIfe: Total Trust, Total Intimacy, Total Confidence.
Read MoreHow Christmas tells the story of everything!
Read MoreAll across this world every day, approximately 150,000 people pass from time into eternity.
Read MoreIn our devotional, this morning, I want to furnish you with a brief roadmap to the book of Isaiah. I hope it will give you a sense of perspective during our evening studies on the Lord's Day.
Read MoreOn my way through Twitter this morning, I happened upon a Charles Spurgeon quote, “God will never cease to help us until we cease to need.”
Read MoreAs I type this week’s devotional, Baxter, my wee Rat Terrier has just plonked himself down beside my foot. He likes to be near me. On my part, His furry pressure on my calf lends a reassuring warmth to the room.
Read MoreIt gives me very great pleasure this weekend to introduce to you a young friend of mind, John Prabhakar. We will welcome John to our pulpit this Sunday Evening. John is a gifted preacher and intends to head with his wife, Kelley Beth, back to his home city of Bangalore to begin a church planting works in the heart of that bustling city.
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