by Daniel Thomas | Oct 29, 2013 | Discipleship, Spiritual Formation, Theology
by Joseph Parle – Several passages in the Bible teach the importance of living in order to reflect the glory of God (Isa. 43:7; Mat. 5:16; 1 Cor. 6:20, 10:31; 2 Cor. 4:15; 1 Pet. 2:12, 4:16; et al.). As the Westminster Confession has so aptly stated “the chief end of...
by Matt Hagemeier | Oct 28, 2013 | Discipleship, Spiritual Gifts
by Daniel Goepfrich – We live in a world that celebrates specialists. It seems that nearly every industry has an infinite number of areas with people who specialize in just that area. Now that doesn’t mean they can do nothing else. It means that they have chosen to...
by admin | Oct 27, 2013 | Church and Ministry, Church Planting, Discipleship, Education, Leadership, Success
by Christopher Cone – It is amazing how feverishly we sometimes pursue things that aren’t real. Imagine a church growth conference for pastors in which there is more attention given to a Stanford economist than to the words of the Bible (really happened). Imagine a...
by Daniel Thomas | Oct 23, 2013 | Discipleship, Grace, Salvation, Spiritual Formation, Theology
by Charlie Bing – Lordship Salvation has a very confused view of the gospel that results in very confused Christians who hold to it. A detailed case is made against the Lordship view of the condition for eternal salvation. Why Lordship Faith Misses The Mark For...
by Daniel Thomas | Oct 23, 2013 | Discipleship, Spiritual Formation, Theology
by Daniel Goepfrich – There are a lot of remarks people make that can discourage or frustrate me. “We’re leaving the church.” “I got a detention.” “The doctor just called, and it’s not good.” One that really gets me is when a Christian says: “Yeah, well, I’m just not...
by admin | Oct 21, 2013 | Discipleship, History, Spiritual Formation
by Gary Gilley – When the average person speaks of spiritual formation they assume that it is a modern or trendy synonym for discipleship. Throughout church history, in obedience to the Lords command found in the Great Commission (Matt 28:19-20), the church has...
