Worth the Cost

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: 1 Peter 4-5   Yesterday, we were challenged by Dr. David Gibbs III from Acts 4. These early church heroes endured amazing hardship in order to spread the amazing gospel of Jesus Christ. Their perspective was eternally focused, and certainly not fixated on the temporal.   You probably have never heard…

A Proper Perspective

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ecclesiastes 7-8 Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule:Zachariah 1-7 Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule:Acts 15-16   I have been spending much time in the preaching this year reminding us of the importance of an eternal perspective to our everyday living. It is not uncommon to find people who treat serious matters lightly while holding…

Childlike Faith

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 131-133   The more a believer matures spiritually, the more childlike his faith will become. Growing to trust God involves assuming many of the qualities of a young child who looks to his parents with an unquestioning acceptance and unwavering reliance. This is not to say that believers should be…

Viewpoint Makes the Difference

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ezra 1-5   From the viewpoint of ordinary human beings, life appears governed by power and wealth, by international relationships built on confusing alliances of greed and self-interest, and by policies that come and go without enduring purpose. It probably seemed so to those who lived around the Mediterranean Sea and…

Check Your Motivation

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Deuteronomy 5-9   Although we are often struck by the enormity and complexity of the truths contained in Scripture, God’s Word from time to time crystallizes vast concepts into brief, pithy statements. What Jesus called “the first and greatest commandment” is one of these. “And thou shalt love the LORD thy…