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Seeking the Lost
This morning we’re looking at seeking the lost… Many times, we in the church become comfortable with being a part of a safe community, the community of believers that, as it were, are called out from the world. November 11, 2012 Luke 19:1–10, Seeking the Lost Charles Johnson, ABCUSA International Ministries Area Director for Africa,…
Read MoreCalled to Be Saints
What a week it’s been. Hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey and New York in ways that eerily resembled the movie The Day After Tomorrow. We’ve all seen the images of suffering, devastation, grief, and anguish. I was speaking with a man at the Church Fair yesterday who told me he was here because his business…
Read MoreWhere is God When Suffering Strikes?
Late one night this past April, I was standing, in the rain by the side of an unfamiliar road in Bulgaria. I was waiting for a car coming up the hill to pass me so I could run across the street to the warmth of the hotel on the other side. 18 of us from…
Read MoreManaging Stress
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5 Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. 6 Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your…
Read MoreWeek 6 Philippians: Managing Stress
The final chapter of Philippians includes one more call to rejoice regardless of the challenges both inside and outside the church (verses 4-7); an encouragement to practice the thinking and virtues that Paul has demonstrated in their midst (verses 8-9); and concludes with Paul’s gratitude and thanksgiving for the church’s relationship with him (verses 10-20).…
Read MoreThe Power of Purpose and Passion
“If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the…
Read MoreWeek 5 Philippians: The Power of Purpose and Passion
It’s hard for us to sacrifice, persevere, or suffer for something of little value. Purpose without passion lacks energy and fire. Passion without purpose lacks focus and direction. We can learn from Paul how to overcome frustration through the power of purpose and passion. Download the material for Week Five here – The Power of…
Read MorePartners in Ministry
Last Sunday afternoon a friend from BBC stopped by our house with some homemade cookies right as the kettle was boiling for me to have a cup of tea – it was a lovely treat. Monday afternoon visited with three BBC folks who were at Cape Cod Hospital then that night Jill and I had…
Read MoreWeek 4 Philippians: Partners in Ministry
Paul is one of the best known individuals in the New Testament. He worked with many people in different places to share the gospel and plant churches. Some of these individuals we know and have heard of, like Timothy for example, but many of them, like Epaphroditus (e-pafʹroh-dīʹtuhs), are far less familiar to us. Paul’s…
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