19 Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on...
Where did my church go? When we ask, "where did my So. Baptist church go?" We also have to ask historically, which one are we talking about? When we ask this question we typically have a specific time in mind and it’s usually skewed to a...
Are you struggling with thinking You need to be better, that you're not good enough and each day you set out to try to be better than the next, only to fail? It's probably because you need to learn the difference between being mostly poor...
There isn't a more encouraging passage of Scripture that influences and instructs and challenges the church to embrace who she is than Matthew 5. Before you break down Matthew 5 you have to have the backstory first. You have to see the gospel within it...
Is your idea of love a gospel love? Are we living it? Colossians 1: 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have...
Neighborhood is our mission especially when our neighbors are poor. Reaching our neighbor is not an option. The Bible couldn't be more clear with what our mission is on this. Several years ago I started writing about integrating missions into small groups, A Group For Me....
Listen here Obedience in religion is very different than obedience in Christianity. What is your reason for Obeying God? How you answer this question will determine whether you can live in joy or live in frustration. How do you know if you are living religious obedience or...