If you missed Saturday’s Theology Study with Andy Hamilton leading us – you missed something really helpful. It’s hard to remember a study where I have been more challenged at the core of what matters and more helped than I have been the past two sessions. If you have been a part I encourage you…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
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C.S. Lewis reminds us of a sobering and staggering reality. God help us to live like we grasp this truth. This morning you will worship along side of people – everyone are in one of these categories. This morning you will drive by, interact with, see or think of people – all of whom are…
In the exodus, one mighty act followed another. The story goes like this: Combine the most powerful king in the known world, slaves who stood no chance of successful insurrection because all they knew was slavery, and oppression that was getting worse. You now have the perfect ingredients for God’s decisive act of deliverance. It…
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Pastor Saeed Sentenced to 8 Years Posted: 28 Jan 2013 08:46 AM PST Pastor Saeed Abedini, previously mentioned on our blog, was put on trial last Monday in Tehran, Iran. Handling his case is Judge Abbas Pir-Abbassi, infamous for harsh rulings and sentences, and thereby deemed a “hanging judge.” The American Center for Law and…
Praise and prayer for Rancho Juárez January 2013 What started 2 years ago as a Macedonian call to Rancho Juárez has now grown, by the mercy of the Lord, into a small church. Since then 3 of our pastors, Victor, Victoriano, and Medardo, have taken turns; each weekend one of them takes a missionary team…
This is the best thing I have read recently on the horrors or abortion and racial injustice. Last night as we gathered at Springs of Grace for prayer and watched the video of 3801 Lancaster there seemed to be a genuine move of God among our church body to be a part of a spiritual…
A good friend of mine sent me the following statements which summarize “THE BUTLER WAY” of doing things in regards to their basketball program. As I read them I thought they went way beyond good coaching tips for a team but were great advice for a family, a church, or a life! The Butler Way…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 16,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 4 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report.
PARENTS & SPRINGS OF GRACE CHURCH FAMILY – Please work hard to teach these truths to your children and to all of the children God gives us to love. Today, as I was finishing up preparation for tomorrow’s message, I read this sermon by John Piper from 2010. Somehow I had missed it before but…