Month: June 2017
Cole Bodkin ~ A Better Place: The Embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven
June 19, 2017
God’s strategy, his task for his church is to be such a beacon of light and love that others are drawn towards it like bugs to a bright light at night.
Staying on Your Life’s Mission by Matt Hook
June 17, 2017
If we love Christ, we will love and care about what he cares about.
Christian Community: Why I Can’t Give Up on Church
June 15, 2017
There are some things that I know I should believe with my head, but I struggle because I don’t experience them in my heart.
Carolyn Moore ~ Let Your Longings Work for You
June 14, 2017
But what if our longings are not for things we can consume, but for something else entirely — something deeper, more legitimate, like Heaven, or the Kingdom to come or for deeper, more intimate communion with God?
The Risk of Following Closely
Yet, for our faith to be real, for it to be authentic, we must risk moving out of the shadows. So the question is, how close to the fire will we get?
Andy Stoddard ~ The Value of Godly Grief
June 12, 2017
Today, or any day, when you feel convicted of sin, don’t stay there. Don’t beat yourself up. That’s the grief that leads to death.
The Difference Between Evangelism and Conversion by Kim Reisman
It is better to stop worrying about the results of our evangelizing and instead worry about whether we have truly made the gospel known in our relationships with others.
James Petticrew ~ Passion for Pentecost
June 10, 2017
But without the empowering presence of God’s Holy Spirit, according to Wesley, all we have is a dead religiosity.
Rob Haynes ~ Pentecost: What Does This Mean?
June 8, 2017
They were baptized, they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, they were discipled, and they shared meals and fellowship.
When the Holy Spirit Reaches Us through Others
June 7, 2017
Integrity as a core value of authentic evangelism is not only about our integrity, but about the integrity of others as well and allows space for the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.