A Home Church Ministry
These posts deal specifically with understanding the nature of God and the teachings of Christ (Theology & Doctrine). Consider these the bricks with which the Church is to become the “pillar of Truth”.
Greed has gone largely unaddressed in Western Christianity because it has such a powerful grip on our culture and it can sometimes be difficult to identify, but we have protected greed by veiling it in heavy cloaks of subjectivity so that no one can confront it without being condemned as “judgmental” and “divisive”. Indeed, this …
Matthew 12:36–37 (CSB) — 36 I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” Why does God care about what comes out of our mouths? In light …
1 Corinthians 12:12–20 (CSB) — 12 For just as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body—so also is Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and we were all given …
INTRODUCTION: Vision for Christian Life Opening Prayer: Ephesians 3:16–19 (CSB) — 16 I pray that he may grant [us], according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power in [our] inner being through his Spirit, 17 and that Christ may dwell in [our] hearts through faith. I pray that [we], being rooted …
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Deuteronomy 18:9–14 (CSB) — “When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable customs of those nations. 10 No one among you is to sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire, practice divination, tell fortunes, interpret omens, practice sorcery, 11 cast spells, consult a medium or …
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God is offended by the kind of religion that makes room for both "the world" and "Christ"; he does not accept the prayers of those who continue in iniquity. Instead, God gives us greater grace in Christ so that we can cleanse our hands, purify our hearts, and humbly draw near to him through Christ.
CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD Genesis 1:27 (CSB) So God created man in his own image; he created him in the image of God; he created them male and female. True Biblical womanhood begins with understanding how the feminine expression of human nature displays the glory and image of God. The first and greatest …
Proverbs 22:15 (CSB) Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth; a rod of discipline will separate it from him. This kind of discipline is counter-intuitive to human nature, and I think most parents naturally detest the idea of spanking their beloved child – indeed I think we should not naturally like to discipline …
The heartbeat of every Christian is the desire to know Christ and enjoy the communion of the Holy Spirit in the presence of God. Let us pursue that burning desire together with all that we are. The following devotions come from: Ancient Christian Devotional: A Year of Weekly Readings: Lectionary Cycle A (p. 247) DEVOTION …
Like every Christian family with young children who are inevitably going to be exposed to the culture of Halloween, my family has been thinking through and working out how we are going to help our 4 year old daughter walk through this season with a sound mind in such a way that protects her from …
A Dedicated Faith 