The ministry of intercession is one of ardent praying on behalf of others. Scripture states that Jesus intercedes on behalf of all the church. In fact, his earnest aim is to pray for his people. A prior glimpse of his ministry of intercession is provided for us in John’s gospel, in what is sometimes referred […]
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The conversation quickly became more difficult. The young woman with tears running down her cheeks asked, “Where is the Lord in my suffering? Why is he silent?” If only she could see him, she said, even for a moment, that encounter would ease her pain. Many of us have had such longings. The longing of […]
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What is it going to take to get the reformed seminaries to better prepare the students for the pulpit and the pastorate?
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What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe-as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, […]
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Healthy Responses to Difficult Behavior
by Arthur Paul Boer
Excerpt from Arthur Paul Boer’s Never Call Them Jerks: Healthy Responses to Difficult Behavior
A man drove through an unfamiliar neighborhood that he considered shady. Its residents were of a different race and class than he. And sure enough, as soon as he drove down the first block (having […]
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“The Stirring”
It is hard to capture worship events in pictures, especially if you are involved in the worship times. The Stirring events are hard to describe because while they are worship events, they are also times of prayer and spiritual warfare through intercessory prayer for the region. These are pretty much setup pix. […]
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Who’s Leading Your Family?
Standing Firm – a Gathering of Men of Faith – Eph. 6:13
Who’s Leading Your Family?
We live in a culture that is bombarding us with messages promoting an agenda of moral relativism.
Human beings are like sponges; we tend to soak up what we’re immersed in, whether we want to or not. […]
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Life Chain in DuBois Sunday October 7, 2007
Did not hear a word spoken while taking these pictures
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1 Corinthians 11 - Concerning Women, and the Lord’s Supper
A. Instruction concerning women in the worship service.
1. (1) A call to follow the example of Paul.
Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.
a. Imitate me: Paul knew he was following Jesus, so he did not hesitate to tell the Corinthian Christians to imitate his walk […]
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Few commands of our Lord weigh more heavily on our Christian consciences. It is little wonder that we feel compelled to engage in some kind of discipleship program based upon the last words of our Lord to the eleven:
“And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in […]
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