Posts with the tag “staff-and-elders”

I had a friend named John many years ago, we used to hang out quite a bit. He knew I was a Christian, and I knew he wasn’t. He would often be around when I was talking to family members or friends abo...  Read More

This morning I cleaned the sinks in our guest bath. The flange and stoppers at the sink bottom are both brass. Some years back I discovered a powdered cleaner that really helped clean these, called Ba...  Read More

In this exchange between Jesus and Peter, we see a profound truth about the nature of saving faith: knowing who Jesus truly is comes by divine revelation, not human intuition. Peter recognized Jesus a...  Read More

When I was a kid, there was a while that I was the youngest of a handful of cousins. As a result, I didn’t get my way very often, and my word didn’t hold a lot of weight. If I wanted to play a game or...  Read More

There sure are a lot of doors in scripture. Like the door on Noah’s Ark, for letting animals in and keeping flood waters out. A door on Abraham’s tent, through which Sarah heard about her future son. ...  Read More

As a young man, one of my hobbies was Christian apologetics – studying arguments for what we believe. This word apologetics is pulled straight from this passage in 1 Peter. When Peter calls his reader...  Read More

When Paul wrote these words to the believers in Galatia, he wasn’t giving them a nice suggestion or a sentimental slogan. He was giving them the very heartbeat of the Christian life. In a world search...  Read More

Each of us has the exciting privilege of sharing the Gospel with the lost.  The word “Gospel” means good news.  As Christ followers, we are to share the “good news” about Jesus Christ.  “For I am not ...  Read More

This past holiday season I had the occasion to watch Home Alone again. In one scene, young Kevin asks an older gentleman, “Aren’t you too old to be afraid?” The man quietly responds, “You can be too o...  Read More

Are you short like Zaccheus? Jericho was packed with people who wanted to see Jesus. Zaccheus was there and wanted to see who Jesus was. He knew he’d have to be in the front row of the crowd to see Je...  Read More

In this passage, a demon-possessed man confronts Jesus, knowing very well who He is. See verse 7 – “Jesus, Son of the Most High God.” Once the man is healed, Jesus tells him to go home to his friends ...  Read More

This verse reminded me of the disciple Judas. Jesus chose Judas to be one of his disciples, knowing that Judas would be the one to betray Him. But He still chose him. He kept him close to Him the whol...  Read More

I first heard this verse on a youth mission trip to Brooklyn, New York. We chanted this verse to prepare ourselves before street evangelism. There, I heard my call clearly as a laborer, and have appli...  Read More

This familiar passage is a great place to begin our 21 days of prayer and fasting for the lost and our “Each One, Win One” campaign for 2026. These are some of the last words that Jesus spoke to his d...  Read More

We are about to embark on a great adventure!  For the next 21 days we will be praying and fasting together, with a special focus on interceding for the non-Christians God has sovereignly placed in our...  Read More

Prayer Devotionals will be sent out daily for the upcoming 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting beginning Monday, January 5. Please come back soon for daily devotionals......  Read More