Marty Duren recalls in one of his books the most extreme example of “saving seats” he had ever seen. A Pennsylvania churchgoer was shot to death in the auditorium in 2016 after refusing to move out of a “reserved” seat.
Church Membership Matters – It Is Biblical, Necessary, and A Blessing!
Sadly, when people hear about church membership these days, they usually respond with confusion, indifference, or angst. They either think, “is that biblical?”, “who cares”, or “I hate the idea”. Many these days treat membership as “easy come, easy go.”*
Vision Day 23 – How To Pray For Your Pastor
by Jeramie Rinne Pray that your pastor would fear God and not man. God’s glory is the goal and purpose of everything, “For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever” (Rom.
Vision Day 22 – No One Above Serving, No One Above Being Served
by Matt Carter & Josh Wredberg Religion is focused on what I’ve done, what I do, and what I have the capacity to do in the future. When that’s the case, every action I make is judged on the basis
Vision Day 17 – How To Pray Against Satan
There is, admittedly, a lot we don’t know or understand about prayer. How it is incorporated into the way a sovereign God providentially governs the universe remains largely a mystery. Why some prayers are answered swiftly, and others slowly, and
Vision Day 12 – Make Your Sundays Sweet
Take time to REALLY read this passage below in Hebrews 10. 19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the
Vision Day 7 – Love Your Enemies
VISION DAY 7 – LOVE YOUR ENEMIES by Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile Our world loves to talk about love. Love is a cheap word nowadays. Because love is so little understood, it is almost impossible to find. But “love” remains the
Vision Day 5 – Why Should I Go To Church? – by Tiffany Johnson (Vision Day 5)
It’s Saturday night. If you don’t usually attend a church service on the weekend, you may be thinking, Why even bother going to church this Sunday? I don’t know or like any of those people. What would I get out
Everyone Is Welcome at Church, But Not Every Behavior
The city of Corinth in the 1st century in many ways resembles the United States of America today. The culture, society, and people had become selfish and conceited. Their city and culture had become preoccupied with sexual sin. This sin
Prayer Concerns and Updates From Pastor Brad Kirby
I believe in the importance and power of prayer. Prayer is indeed powerful, because of the powerful God we pray to. I believe in corporate prayer. There is real value in God’s people coordinating and collectively agreeing in prayer for