The Synopsis and the Scenes
It’s hard to process current events if you forget the larger plotline of human history.
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Thoughts
A Message from Pastor Matt
Dear church member, It has been 12 weeks since we last gathered in person. We decided to stop meeting because of what the Bible teaches. Proverbs tells us to listen to good advice, so we took recommendations from the medical community seriously. Jesus commands us to love our neighbors as ourselves, so we took drastic
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Isaiah 3:17 Commentary
Preachers will often cut out valuable parts of their sermon to stay focused on the main idea of the passage and keep it within a reasonable length. Recently, while preaching a sermon on Isaiah 3:1-4:1, I had to cut some explanation regarding a troubling verse. I thought it might be helpful to post it here.
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Mark 16:9-20 Commentary
On Easter Sunday, we finished our study on the Book of Mark, going over Mark 16:1-8. But, if you look at this passage in your Bible, you’ll notice that verse 8 isn’t the end of the book. What about verses 9 – 20? After prayerful consideration, I’ve decided not to preach those verses. Bible scholars
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10 Tips for Getting to Church on Sunday Morning (On Time)
Read this and other practical posts on my blog: Modern Church Ideas (modernchurchideas.blogspot.com). Getting together regularly with a group of fellow Christians is so important to following Christ. To not meet with them is to ignore most of what the New Testament tells us to do. My family has understood that, and we’ve always made
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Blessed?
Many people like to use the hashtags #blessed or #soblessed when something good happens. I have no problem with that; however, a quick browse of those tags on Twitter reveals some alarming and even blasphemous comments. I will no longer assume that a person saying “I’m blessed” is necessarily Christian. I think there is a