by admin | May 15, 2015 | Featured, Grace, Hope, Music, Persecution
by Arnfield Cudal – (Kamran is a Pakistani pastor who I met in Thailand. This is his story.) I am Kamran from Kasur, Pakistan. I was born into a Christian family and at age fifteen I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. Pakistan is an Islamic...
by admin | Dec 16, 2013 | Bible Exegesis/Exposition, Discipleship, Hope
by Leon Johnson – Let’s consider John 14:1-11. In the TV game Jeopardy, you guess letters until you can guess the word or phrase, they give you a hint to get you started. One of those hints is “before and after.” Verse 1 of Chapter 14 is like that. ...
by admin | Dec 9, 2013 | Death, Grace, Hope, Suffering
by Mark McGinniss and Rod Decker – These articles (Rod’s and Mark’s) were birthed from a conversation they had in Rod’s study as they shared their journey of suffering. When Rod was diagnosed with aggressive cancer, Mark stopped by his study and mentioned that Rod...
by admin | Dec 4, 2013 | Gospel, Grace, Hope, Salvation
by Andy Woods – Lordship Salvation is the idea that an unbeliever must commit all areas of his life to Christ as a condition for being saved. Another way of articulating Lordship Salvation is, “if Jesus is not Lord of all then He is not Lord at all.”...
by admin | Nov 15, 2013 | Bible, Hope, Spiritual Formation
by Robert Wren – As I sit down to write this, I do so as someone who has been changed by my interaction with the Word of God. This has not been a once-for-all type of change, but rather an ongoing change that is constantly affected and reinforced each time that I...
by Daniel Thomas | Nov 12, 2013 | Hope, Salvation, Spiritual Formation, Theology
by Daniel Goepfrich – Recently at Oak Tree Church I taught on Ephesians 1:7-12, emphasizing the freedom we gain through Christ’s salvation. However, in this passage there is an important phrase that I did not have time to address. Paul wrote: In him...
