We all have that person in our life that we have tried to win to Christ. But for some reason, they have refused to believe even after so many years of fervent evangelism. Whether it is a friend, parent, or child, our hearts agonize over those whom we love, and we continue to hope and … More God Saves the Hopeless Cases
* This post is for my fellow pastors who are faithfully preaching during the COVID19 pandemic. At the time of writing, our local church has not physically met for worship for 7 weeks. Obviously, this would not be the case under normal circumstances. The spread of the Corona virus has caused many churches and other … More The Challenges of Live Stream Preaching
Here are some commentaries I work through (some in more thorough ways than others) as I preach through 1 Timothy. At the end, I’ll bullet point a few things that I’m learning. Keep in mind that, at this time, I would have only finished chapter 1. Mounce, William D. Pastoral Epistles. World Biblical Commentary, … More Things I’m Reading for Preaching (May 2019)
Here is the second point to the sermon I preached last March on Acts 13:1–3. This section covers Acts 13:2 and provides the description of the Spirit-led missions-minded church. The Missions-Minded Church is a Spirit-Led Church (v. 2). The following verse provides for us a description of the Spirit’s work among the church in Antioch. … More The Spirit-Led Church (Acts 13:2)
Last week I attended the Shepherds’ Conference at Grace Community Church. Year after year the bookstore draws a lot of attention. As part of today’s recap of Shepherds’ Conference 2018 I’d like to share the books I received (or bought) from Shepherds’ that I’ll be reading and why I’ll be reading them. Abner Chou’s, “The … More Shepherds’ Conference 2018 Part 1: Books
The Contenders 