Helping people delight in God's Word
Truth is an essential difference between the new way we look at the world as believers and the old way we used to look at the world as unbelievers...
The first part in a series by Pastor Josh answering the question: What is the Church to do? ...
Favoritism is a serious sin. Why? One reason according to James is because when you show favoritism, 'you become judges with evil motives.' In other words, when you show favoritism you are setting yourself up in God's place as a judge. The Bible says there is only one Lawgiver and judge, but when you make decisions about people based on external factors alone, you are ...
Keep Reading We've seen James condemns favoritism in James 2. But what does favoritism look like? He illustrates. Picture this scene in your minds. The church has gathered together. They've come to worship. In enters a man who is obviously very wealthy. You know he's wealthy because he is wearing gold rings. Literally James calls him a gold-fingered man. So don't think wedding ri...
Keep Reading Ever had a rude awakening? I have nine children, so I have had plenty. Honestly, probably more of them, have been cute awakenings, actually. Like the time, I awoke to my two year old daughter singing, I may never march in the infantry, ride in the Calvary, shoot the artillery, but I am in the Lord's army. A rude, cute, awakenening. And, you know, even though I wasn't i...
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