I was listening to people recently talk about all of the warnings they were hearing about financial disaster and hard times coming to America. They were discussing how to prepare for survival: storing up food, obtaining guns, etc. I’ve heard and thought about these things often – I did the Y2K thing of preparing for the worst. But these days I just…
Loving God, Loving Others, Making Disciples
Loving God, Loving Others, Making Disciples
Posts by Three Point Bible Church (Page 31)
Psalm 1:1-3 tells us the blessedness of the one that immerses himself in the Word of God: Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked, Or stand in the way that sinners take, Or sit in the company of mockers, But whose delight is in the law of the LORD, And who meditates on his law day…
In John 6:63-64, Jesus tells His followers, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But there are some of you who do not believe.” He had just said some “difficult” things and some of the people were grumbling about it. Some even decided at that point…
This weekend I had the privilege of performing a marriage service for the daughter of one of our good friends. I guess we’ve all been to good weddings and not-so-good weddings. As far as weddings went, this one was great. We were in a beautiful setting with just close family. The decorations were beautiful and elegant and not overdone, and of course…
We are a culture of convenience, of personalization, of individualism. We try to order our lives to perfectly suit our every preference. Unfortunately, this even extends to our commitment to the local church. In looking deeper at the scripture in Hebrews 10:24-25, the passage does urge us not to skip church. Many pastors, including myself, have used this passage as an encouragement…
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42 Another mark of the first church was fellowship. In Acts 2, Luke describes the fellowship of those first Christians like this: All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as…
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42 Another important earmark of the early church was prayer. Communication with our Heavenly Father is what fueled their ministry and gave power to their witness. As Christ followers, we need to gird ourselves up in prayer to effectively live out our…
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42 Jesus came and brought the kingdom of God to His followers. He then gave His life so that we could be part of that kingdom, that we could live in the presence of God forever. When Jesus was resurrected, He gave…
And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives. Jude 1:22-23 Being an effective Christ-follower saves people from God’s judgment. We show the grace and mercy we received through our compassion and…
We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. Romans 3:22 I saw yesterday that Time has put out their list of the 100 most influential people for 2017. You may not be surprised, but I wasn’t on the list. What was surprising is some…