“if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14, ESV) Here in Jewett, we have recently been experiencing a time of Spiritual Awakening. … Read more
The local church is God’s evangelism plan. The local church is God’s evangelism program.
-Mark Dever, 9 Marks of a Healthy Church
Paul gives some wise advice to the church in Ephesus from his experiences in ministry as he is saying his last goodbye before heading to Jerusalem that all believers can profit from. Read the Scripture below and see how you are imitating Paul’s example in ministry to the Ephesians. Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders Now from Miletus he sent … Read more
In my devotional this morning I was inspired by the content that Oswald Chambers put forth. He addresses an issue that is not discussed as much as it should be in the Christian world today. Chambers addressed the topic of how to get more connected with God. I paraphrased a few of my thoughts while reading … Read more
2 John 1:7-13 ESV (Bold Added) [7] For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. [8] Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win … Read more
Why don’t we evangelize? What is the gospel? Who should evangelize? What is evangelism? Why should we evangelize? Mark Dever’s book, The Gospel And Personal Evangelism, seeks to answer all of these basic questions about evangelism for the common Christian. In today’s Christian culture, evangelism has fallen by the wayside in terms of priority … Read more
Well the Lord is moving in Nixon, TX! We are having a great time and it is awesome to see all that God is doing in the hearts of His people. On Monday we went to the town of Gonzales to do a little visitation which was good. We were able to encourage those who … Read more
Well, as most of you probably know Kristen and I committed to preach a Spring Break Revival this year at a lovely Church in Nixon, TX. We left Saturday morning to travel to Nixon and get settled in with our prayer warriors Nita and Sandra. After a few hours and a few stops we arrived … Read more
So I am sitting here at Starbucks and I just finished reading the Millennials by Thom and Jess Rainer and let me tell you, this is a good read. In this book, the Rainers work through research and interviews to bring the predominant views of the largest generation in America to date. As I read through this book, … Read more
I was recently in a Bible study where the question below came up and I found that there is some confusion on the subject. So I decided to do a little research and found myself immersed in good stuff that I thought I would share. “What is regeneration?” With regeneration being a common theme in … Read more