Christ drew me to him with a loving-kindness, knowing what my heart needed, and I accepted him as my savior when I was 13 because I agreed deep in my heart that there was no way even a rule follower like me could possibly earn her way to a holy God.
The Eternal God & Redeeming Your Time
Redeeming Baby Board Books
If you have a baby in your home, you probably have a book like First 100 Animals, by Priddy Baby. These simple, naming picture books are great for children ages 0-18 months because they introduce new vocabulary and images of the created world to the littlest learners who are soaking up information like sponges.
God has created the most amazing world for us to enjoy! In Genesis we learn that just by speaking He filled the earth, sky and sea with creatures of all shapes and sizes. As we read books like these with our youngest children, we have the opportunity to teach them about our creative God saying things like, “Look! God made the BIG elephant and birds with red, blue and yellow feathers.” This is also a great time to introduce simple catechism questions that enforce the fundamental truths we believe as Christians. “Who made you? God.” “What else did God make? All things!” “Why did God make you and all things? For His own glory.”
The gospel is so rich and applicable to all parts of our life. Let’s pray that the Lord would open our eyes to creative ways to share the truth of His goodness throughout our day, even when we read simple board books to our babies.
-Andrea
A Psalm Of Repentance
A Psalm Of Fatherlessness
Spiritual Disciplines & Spiritual Gifts (4 Of 4)
Our rallying cry for 2021: we practice the spiritual disciplines and we practice the spiritual gifts!
Here, we’ll do a four part series to define and describe both. Here is Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. The last part today is a list of spiritual gifts and brief definitions.
Spiritual Disciplines & Spiritual Gifts (3 Of 4)
Our rallying cry for 2021: we practice the spiritual disciplines and we practice the spiritual gifts!
Here, we’ll do a four part series to define and describe both. You can find Part One here and Part Two here. Today’s Part Three is The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts in the New Testament Age by Wayne Grudem.
Why A Church-Wide Bible Reading Plan?
Think of your spiritual health in the same way you think of your physical health:
How would you physically feel if you only ate TWO balanced, healthy meals a week? And then filled the other ~18 meals with junk food from a gas station?
Now, why do we so often only consume TWO healthy spiritual meals (Corporate Gathering on Sunday morning and a Community Group gathering) and expect to be spiritually healthy?
Spiritual Disciplines & Spiritual Gifts (2 Of 4)
Our rallying cry for 2021: we practice the spiritual disciplines and we practice the spiritual gifts!
Here, we’ll do a four part series to define and describe both. You can find part one here. Part Two is a list of spiritual disciplines and brief comments on each one:
Spiritual Disciplines & Spiritual Gifts (1 Of 4)
No Christian coasts into Christlikeness. Godliness, according to this text, requires training. Some Bible translations render “train” as “exercise” (KJV) or “discipline” (NASB). Thus, the biblical and practical ways in daily life of living out this command to “train yourself for godliness” have often been termed “spiritual exercises” or “spiritual disciplines.” What was true in Paul’s day is still true: it is by means of the spiritual disciplines found in Scripture that we are to pursue godliness.