The Family Integrated Early Church The New Testament Church was established as a family integrated church; following an age integrated, multi-generational pattern in their worship. How would have the early church heard the epistles they received from Paul and the other Apostles? Listen in as our pastor takes us inside the congregations at Philippi and…
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Family Integrated: a Biblical Approach to Worship
Family Integrated Worship When the younger is learning from the older; when the older is being encouraged by the younger; when knowledge, wisdom, strength, and experience are flowing in all directions across multiple age groups; when the lips and ears of many generations are in harmony as one voice and one mind, then we have…
From Persecution to Evangelism
Persecution to Evangelism The early church had been enjoying a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and multitudes were professing their faith in Jesus Christ. Blessings upon blessings and much rejoicing was taking place, and the church was continuing steadfastly in their commitment to Christ. But things soon changed by the time we get to…
A Prayer of Praise
Paul’s Prayer of Praise In Ephesians Chapter 1, and throughout his epistle to the church at Ephesus, Paul expresses his praise and thanksgiving through prayer. Paul was a praying man, no doubt, and he never failed to let others know that he was praying for them, that he had prayed for them, and the specifics…
Acts 13 – A Microcosm
Acts 13 – Microcosm In Acts 13, we have an account of the ministry in the church at Antioch, including Paul and Barnabas and their call of the Holy Spirit. These men seemed to have had a broad spectrum of backgrounds, which is a good indication of the mixture of individuals in the church itself….
Worthy to Suffer Shame
Worthy to Suffer Shame And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. ~Acts 5:41 How can we develop such an attitude as to view suffering for the sake of Christ as something worthy, something valuable; a blessing even?
Living a Resurrected Life
A Resurrected Life Our belief in and expectation of the resurrection should be a guiding force in our lives. Paul wanted to know the power of the resurrection, and he wanted to experience that power in his Christian walk. Think about it. As children of God, we have been bought with the blood of Jesus…
Some Basic Truths from John
Some Basic Truths From time to time, its needful to go back and be reminded of, or re-establish ourselves in the truths that form the foundation of our doctrine. These truths are critical to a better understanding of our relationship with God, the work of Christ, the life to come, and many other basic doctrines….
We Ought to Obey God
We Ought to Obey God Under threat from the authorities to stop preaching in the name of Jesus Christ, the Apostles exclaimed “we ought to obey God rather than men”. Each of us would like to think we would have the courage to say the same. But what about more practical matters? What about the…
Abortion and Love and Mercy
There is much debate in the world, to say the least, over the issue of abortion. There should be no debate within the Christian community as to when life begins, or whether abortion is a sin or not. But in our debate with others on this issue, do we forget about mercy, forgiveness, grace, and…
