A Parade Magazine article this past Sunday(12.21.2008) dealt with Spirituality and Health. There were interesting observations made in the article. Here they are: 1. People who attend religious services tend to be healthier than those who do not. 2. Weekly churchgoers have a lower risk of death than those who never set foot inside a… Continue reading Reasons To Go To Church
Month: January 2009
Quoted: Ulrich Zwingli on Testing
We will test everything by the touchstone of the Gospel and the fire of Paul. Where we find anything that is in conformity with the Gospel, we will preserve it; where we find something that does not conform to it, we will put it out… because one must obey God rather than man.” Zwingli, Ulrich.… Continue reading Quoted: Ulrich Zwingli on Testing
The Five Top Reasons Churches Don’t Grow
Bill Tenny Brittian writes: “When I get called in as a consultant to work with stuck, plateaued, or declining churches I have a couple of things I look for right off the bat. In the vast majority of the cases I discover that their inability to grow, let alone sustain, their membership is caused by… Continue reading The Five Top Reasons Churches Don’t Grow
Quoted: L.O. Baird on Gifts
May no gift be too small to give, nor too simple to receive, which is wrapped in thoughtfulness, and tied in love.
Biblical Hermeneutics
By Ron Wofford I. Introduction A. This course is designed to give the student a brief, yet basic and intelligent method of interpreting the Bible. B. The scientific term for this discipline is hermeneutics. 1. It is sometimes listed as Hermeneutica Sacra. 2. This is done to distinguish it from the interpretation of secular materials.… Continue reading Biblical Hermeneutics
The Unwelcome Guest
Romans 7:15-25 (Sermon about sin…) A stranger living on the inside… secretly stealing away valuables and slipping quietly back into hiding. Sounds like that hidden sin in the life of the believer. The stranger that creeps in under cover of darkness and begins pillaging and scavenging the life… first joy, then peace, then prayer, then… Continue reading The Unwelcome Guest
Quoted: John Huss on Truth
Seek the truth Listen to the truth Teach the truth Love the truth Abide by the truth And defend the truth Unto death. JOHN HUSS (C. 1370-1415)
Quoted: Wayne Huntley on God’s Word
“Some people say, God said it, I believe it, and that settles it.” “No…… God said it. That settles it! and I believe it.”
Quoted: E.L. Holley on the Deity of Christ
As recalled by John Carroll… “One of the most memorable statements I ever heard Brother Holley make was this one, a sentence that seemed to burn itself into the core of my soul… He drew himself up to full height, his little chin went to quivering, and he said:” You can’t preach anything deeper than… Continue reading Quoted: E.L. Holley on the Deity of Christ
Quoted: Pastor W. Ray Johnson on The Bible
9 times out of 9 the Bible is right!