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Meet the Speakers: Rhyne Putman
On May 21, Dr. Putman will be joining us at FBA for a churchwide Sunday school class on worldview before preaching the Sunday service that morning....
What Does it Mean to Pray the Bible?
Don Whitney is putting on a workshop in our area about his book Praying the Bible, and the church has invited us to bring a group....
Meet the Speakers: Fred Sanders
Today, we're sitting down to talk with Dr. Fred Sanders....
Meet the Speakers: Madison Pierce
Today, we're sitting down to talk with Dr. Madison Pierce....
Meet the Speakers: Brandon Smith
Today, we're sitting down to talk with Dr. Brandon Smith. ...
Criticisms of Expository Preaching (Part Three)
This post will address two points that some give in opposition to expository preaching....
Is Expository Preaching Too Scholarly? (Part Two)
The Sunday morning sermon is not a Ph.D. seminar or a demonstration of the preacher’s intellectual capacity....
What is Expository Preaching? (Part One)
An expository sermon should always have the biblical text guide the flow of the sermon. ...
Church is Not a Business
Far too often, we determine success according to a business model rather than a biblical model....
Why Expository Preaching?
Expository preaching forces the preacher to show Jesus on every page...
The Trinity for Newbies: One Theologian’s Guide to Knowing God
Believing in and knowing the Triune God is what makes Christianity, well, Christian. In other words, a Trinity-free Christianity isn’t Christianity...
The Spiritual Dangers of Consuming Church
Scripture should confront us in our consumerism...
Is the COVID-19 Vaccine the Mark of the Beast?
Revelation isn’t a coded text that God doesn’t want us to comprehend; it’s a book that God wants to use to illicit worship toward him....
A Resolution Worth Keeping
My resolution for 2020 is simple: let my speech be gracious so that it will be Christ who shines through me. ...
9 Books that Made Us Love Jesus More
As we approach the celebration of Christ's birth, here are nine books that made us love Jesus more....
All Glory Be to Christ (Even in a Shutdown)
This shutdown, however long it may last, should cause us to remember how essential the ministry of the local church is to us....
What is the Point of Prayer?
The purpose of prayer is expressing dependence, not on self, but on the only One who is capable of redeeming our brokenness....
Bearing Burdens
At the heart of bearing others burdens is a proper understanding of the gospel as the answer to our greatest self-inflicted burden, sin....
5 Ways to Revitalize Your Worship Services
I’ve heard it said that if you want to figure out a church’s theology, you can simply watch their worship service. Here are five simple ways to help revitalize your worship services....
The Tragedy of Cultural Christianity
Cultural Christianity attempts to boil down faith to a simple title of “Christian” when in reality being a believer in the finished work of Christ affects everything about your life....
The Time "But God" Literally Saved My Life
Learn to stop overlooking the small words of Scripture. Take it from me: they just might save your life....
What Happens When We Return from COVID-19?
The most important thing to remember during our hopeful return is that we’re not gathering for solely for ourselves....
How a Desire to Be a Good Parent Can Kill a Ministry
“The youth group is dying, so we’re leaving,” is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Panic sets in for parents when their kids complain about church. Despite good intentions, the results are often dreadful....
The Trinity for Newbies: One Theologian’s Guide to Knowing God
Believing in and knowing the Triune God is what makes Christianity, well, Christian. In other words, a Trinity-free Christianity isn’t Christianity...
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Revelation isn’t a coded text that God doesn’t want us to comprehend; it’s a book that God wants to use to illicit worship toward him....
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These books have encouraged me, and they have enriched my understanding of what God was doing so many years ago in foreign lands and through foreign people....
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I’ve heard it said that if you want to figure out a church’s theology, you can simply watch their worship service. Here are five simple ways to help revitalize your worship services....
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The Test of True Christian Community
Is it possible that being unable to gather might actually make our community stronger?...
Keep ReadingHow Should Christians Think About the 2020 Election?
The gospel is the most important thing, and that should guide us in the ballot box as much as it does in the pew....
Keep ReadingThe Time "But God" Literally Saved My Life
Learn to stop overlooking the small words of Scripture. Take it from me: they just might save your life....
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