I urge you to read this and then pray. Pray for our city – where we know 10 year old girls are offered for $20 (http://hope918.com/2011/12/09/ten-years-old/) – and 15 year olds are lured and trapped in the sex trade. Pray for Birmingham – pray for our nation – pray for our world – pray for…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
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I was challenged by this short article on Charles Spurgeon and the prayer life of his church. Read it and then come out and prayer with us at 6:00 pm Sunday nights as we gather to sing a few songs, hear a couple of testimonies of God’s work in other believers’ lives and then gather…
Thought this was really good: Twelve Things I Doubt Pastors Will Hear in Heaven I’d really hate to waste my life on things that aren’t significant. Occasionally it is good to step back and wonder about the types of the things you probably will not hear in heaven. So I imagine a scenario where someone that the…
I found Charles Spurgeon’s words below to be a good reminder of the truths God taught us through Sunday morning’s message from 1 Corinthians 10:14. The message will be online soon and I hope it will be an encouragement to those who weren’t able to gather with us. 1 Corinthians 10;22 reminds us to flee…
With help from the ESV Study Bible, here’s an attempted harmony/chronology of the words and actions of Jesus in the final week of his pre-resurrection life. ——————————————————————————– Jesus continues his daily teaching in the Temple Luke 21:37-38 And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on…
Passion Week: Texts that describe what happened on Tuesday With help from the ESV Study Bible, here’s an attempted harmony/chronology of the words and actions of Jesus in the final week of his pre-resurrection life. ——————————————————————————– Jesus’ disciples see the withered fig tree on their return to Jerusalem from Bethany Matthew 21:20-22 When the disciples…
Passion Week – Texts that describe what happened on Monday With help from the ESV Study Bible, here’s an attempted harmony/chronology of the words and actions of Jesus on Monday in the final week of his pre-resurrection life. On Monday morning Jesus and the Twelve leave Bethany to return to Jerusalem, and along the way…
Passion Week Schedule Sunday, April 1st : Block Party at Rose Bowl from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.; Bring the whole family for hot dogs, games, and fellowship with our neighbors Monday: Prayer Time in the Sanctuary from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Tuesday: Prayer Time in the Sanctuary from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m…
Please take the time to read this and THINK and PRAY and ask God for grace and wisdom and faith to act. You can read it on their blog with all the pictures here: http://thephilpotfamily.blogspot.com/2012/03/dear-trayvons-mom.html March 26, 2012 Dear Trayvon’s Mom I noticed a friend had shared this, and I thought I’d repost it here…
Here’s the Fox News story on Joel Shrum that I spoke of this morning. It seems he ran like the winners run! Now he has the prize – Christ-likeness in the presence of Christ. Al Qaeda-linked group claims it killed American teacher in Yemen for Christian proselytizing Published March 18, 2012 SANAA, Yemen – A…