Does God exist? Here are six straight-forward reasons to believe that God is really there.
By Marilyn Adamson
Pastors Blog
By JON A. SHIELDS
As any churchgoer who tuned in to watch the recent NBA finals contest between the Lakers and Celtics already knows, the term redemption is probably now heard more often in NBA sports broadcasts than in homilies. A Google search under “redemption” and “NBA” generates approximately 2 million hits—more hits than “redemption” and “Christianity.” The term can also be found in more than 2,600 stories on ESPN.com.
Psalm 65:1-8 (NIV)—Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled. O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come. When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions. Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple. You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas, who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength, who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations. Those living far away fear your wonders; where morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy.
Who do you stop to pay tribute to on Memorial Day? There is one particular man that I have spent time remembering over the years. That man is my Uncle Lee—formally known as Captain Linus G.K. Chock, US Army.
I have one particular, special memory of my Uncle Lee. In the summer of 1964—when I was all of 8-years-old, my Uncle Lee came to visit our family when we lived in Kansas City, MO. Somewhere in my possession is an old Brownie photograph—anyone here remember a Brownie camera?—that my Uncle Lee took of me in my blue jeans and tee-shirt and Kansas City A’s baseball cap posing like I had just made some sort of heroic, Willie Mays kind of catch.
Phil Johnson is one of my favorite bloggers. His Pyromaniacs blog hits home in my heart again and again. Read what he says about the NEW style of preaching the gospel. On which side do you stand?
Click here: Pyromaniacs.
Jennifer Knapp’s “Justification” for Homosexuality.
Gary Demar offers what I believe to be a Biblical refutation of Jennifer Knapp’s “Justification” for Homosexuality. Would you disagree with his representation of the Word of God?
What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. -2 Timothy 1:13-14 (NIV)
What is sound teaching? Is it important to identify those “religions” that claim to follow Jesus but define him as less than God or as only one way to the father? How important is it for a pastor to warn his flock of what is being taught by others who claim to be Christian? Does it matter that a certain religion teaches that Jesus was only a created being and not God? Is that true Christianity? Is it OK to pray to and worship Mary, the mother of Jesus? Is there more than one mediator between us and God? Does the Bible teach that Mary sits in heaven today, influencing the decisions of Jesus and the Father?
Transformation in progress:
- New Paint on the exterior of the building – from Smurf Purple to Schoolhouse yellow.
- Permanent installation of the power point projector and hanging the new projection screen.
- Relocating furniture in the staff room to make it more user friendly – a break room that invites the child care teacher to rest and regroup and recover.
- Changing the layout of the main office to accommodate one more desk.
- Holding the big rummage sale where we can meet new people in the area.
God is good!
“While we must always remember that it is our responsibility to proclaim salvation, we must never forget that it is God who saves. It is God who brings men and women under the sound of the gospel, and it is God who brings them to faith in Christ. Our evangelistic work is the instrument that He uses for this purpose, but the power that saves is not in the instrument: it is in the hand of the One who uses the instrument. We must not at any stage forget that. For if we forget that it is God’s prerogative to give results when the gospel is preached, we shall start to think that it is our responsibility to secure them. And if we forget that only Good can give faith, we shall start to think that the making of converts depends, in the last analysis, not on God, but on us, and that the decisive factor is the way in which we evangelize” (Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God [Downers Grove: IVP, 1961], p. 27).