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Reflecting Jesus in Christ’s Church
If, as most Christians profess, Jesus is indeed the only Head of the Church, it seems reasonable that Christ’s Church should reflect His personality in it’s ministries and structure. One way that Jesus is reflected in the ministry of faithful churches has been the recovery of a balanced Word & Deed holistic ministry. By balanced…
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The Least We Can Do
If Jesus could rise from the dead, we can at least rise from our bed, get off our couches and pews, and respond to the Lord’s resurrection life within us, joining Jesus in what he’s up to in the world. We call on others to join us—not in removing ourselves from planet Earth, but to…
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Sullivan Central’s Andrew Griffith Latest Local Brevard Signee
By Steve Wilmoth – TriCitiesSports.com With a head coach and three assistants with ties to the Northeast Tennessee area, Brevard College has made serious in-roads acquiring local talent for their 2010 football recruiting class. The latest is Sullivan Central wide receiver/defensive back, Andrew Griffith, who inked with the Tornados in ceremonies at school on Friday. Griffith…
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Unchurched Next Door
According to Thom Rainer, your unchurched neighbors are not all alike. At least that is what the research from Rainer Group indicates. In his book, The Unchurched Next Door, Rainer puts the unchurched in our lives into five distinct categories: U1 – Highly receptive to the Gospel. In fact this group includes some who may well…
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Keller on Being Salt & Light
Working through the Sermon on the Mount on Sunday mornings, a few weeks ago I preached from Matthew 5.13-16, the Salt & Light passage. What I explained to our congregation is that, after instrucitng us about what our attitude ought to be as citizens of the Kingdom, Jesus goes on to reveal the Influence he…
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The Gospel Saves From Morality
It sounds like a contradiction, doesn’t it? The Gospel saves you from morality. Can this be true? It is true. And it is an important truth. And understanding what John Piper is saying in this video can free people from the crushing weight of trying to be good. For others it will free them from self-righteousness, which…
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When I Look at the Cross
“When I look at the cross, I learn to say: ‘The Son of God loved me, and gave Himself for me’ (Galatians 2:20). I begin to believe with Paul that if God did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up to the cross for me, then He loves me so much He will…
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Why I Hate Sanctity of Life Sunday
In a post yeaterday I offered my musing about Sanctity of Life Sunday. In my reading I also stumbled upon something by Russell Moore, Dean and Vice President at Southern Seminary in Lousville, on his blog, Moore to the Point. I found his post: Why I Hate Sanctity of Life Sunday to be simple, insightful, and…
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Choose LIFE
Like many conservative Evangelical congregations around the country, our church recognized yesterday as Sanctity of Life Sunday. It seems only appropriate. We live in a culture that no longer values human life, except, perhaps, as a disposable comodity. This is evident by not only the continued tragedy of abortion but also the growing, or at…
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9 Church Diseases
According to Peter Wagner: Healthy churches build an immune system to resist disease. It is much more advisable to prevent an illness than to contract one and then have to cure it. The following are the most common diseases that infect churches. By recognizing some of the symptoms my hope is that we will turn to…
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Missing the Missional Mark
To read something I disagree with on the Internet is not an unusual thing. When what I disagree with comes from a source that I respect – highly respect – it makes me somewhat uncomfortable. When the source I respect seems to oppose what I hold, well that is just down-right disappointing. But that is the…
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Haitian Hope
The eyes of America are turned toward Haiti, and hearts are going out to that poorest country in the Western Hemishpere, too. Like many, it is with great interest I am watching the news and hearing of all the tangible aid that is going to the people who were tragically impacted by that 7.0 eathquake. I am glad to…
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Minutemen for Haiti
While hearts were breaking in Tennessee on Tuesday, because a football coach bailed and jumped onto a Trojan ship, lives were being shattered in Haiti. It is amazing how such news puts things in proper perspective. During this week friends and church members have asked if there is anything they can do to provide relief to…
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