"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6

Pray for Romania

Romania Stats •Population – 20,947,000 •Percentage of Evangelicals – 6.3% •Total Number of People Groups – 29 •Number of Unreached People Groups – 6 •Language Spoken – Romanian •Major Religion – Christianity •Human Development Rank – 63 Under the rule of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, in 1859 the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia united, secured…

Accepted in the Beloved – Ephesians 1:16

I was blessed by these words from Charles Spurgeon today. They glory in the same truths that the Lord has been speaking to our church family during this series of messages on the cross. The cross calls us to be worshippers – not performers who try to “pay back” worshippers – not laborers who try to earn…

True Woman Conference – A Challenge to Women

Some of the ladies of Springs of Grace will be attending the True Woman Conference in Ft. Worth, TX, October 14th-16th. Below is a link to their website. Pray about going. Following the link is a tremendous call to women from Pastor John Piper. May the Lord continue to raise up true women – in…

Pray for The Eastern Baluch of Pakistan

The Eastern Baluch of Pakistan Stats •Population of the Baluch – 3,616,699 •Percentage of Evangelicals – 0.0% (0.0% Christian Adherent) •Language Spoken – Baluchi, Eastern •Major Religion – Islam (Sunni) •Country Human Development Rank – 139 •Country Persecution Index – 13 •Global Evangelical Status – Level 1, Less than 2% Evangelical. Some evangelical resources available,…

At the Building, With the Church

A friend of mine posted this on his blog last week. One of our church family forwarded it to me Saturday night and said, “It was a sweet reminder for me that tomorrow morning we are not meeting at the church but with the church.” Hope this encourages you too. At the Building, With the…

Are You A Legalist? Maybe…

Are You A Legalist? Maybe… Written by Stephen Altrogge Let me tell you something about legalism: it’s a miserable sin. There are certain sins that I call “happy sins”, because even though they’re wrong, they at least give you some form of pleasure. But legalism isn’t a happy sin. It sucks the life out of…

Is your doctor a believer?

Is Your Doctor a Believer? God effects everything greatly! Is your doctor a believer? If not, a new study suggests that the care he is giving you may be inferior to that of believing doctors. The study appears in the Journal of Medical Ethics, and in it Dr. Clive Seale surveys more than 3,700 British…

Pray For…Oman

Pray For…Oman Stats •Population – 3,418,085 •Percentage of Evangelicals – .30% •Total Number of People Groups – 31 •Number of Unreached People Groups – 31 •Language Spoken – Arabic •Major Religion – Muslim •Human Development Rank – 56 •Persecution Index – 28 Oman was signed in a series of friendship treaties with Britain in the…

Refiners Fire or Consuming Fire

Just finished a tremendous study this summer of the minor prophets with a group of 20-35 college age (or twenty something) guys and girls. Tonight we saw that we should fear jumping out of the refining fire through which God is purifying us. To do so is to deny the greatness of the expert refiner…

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