The false teachers “rushed for profit” into Balaam’s error, which was was selling out or exploiting God’s people for financial gain.
The Way Of Cain (Jude 1:11)
Let’s revisit the story of Cain. It contains a warning – the way of Cain – but in the telling you will see that God also reveals the way of Life.
The Apples In Our Eyes
Followers of Jesus – the church, collectively – ought to be so close to everybody that there is no one who is not in the “apple” of the eye of a follower of Jesus. It’s not a perfect analogy – the Bible portrays God’s people as being in God’s eye – but it seems fair that God’s image bearers who are far from Him should be in the eyes of His image bearers who are near to Him and filled with His spirit and truth.
The Apple Of God's Eye
David asked to be the “apple of God’s eye” (Psalm 17:8)[1] – literally the "little man of the eye,” the tiny reflection of yourself that you can see in other people’s pupils because you are being watched so closely by that person. This is a beautiful image of how God sees it. What are the implications for how we see others?
The Wilderness Displays Our Worship (Jude 1:5-10)
What Do You Desire? ( Jude1:3-4)
Jude 1-2: Called, Loved, Kept
Peter And Jesus (John 21)
Walking The Emmaus Road
What we learn about Jesus - and life - in the account on the road to Emmaus.
The Passion, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus, the Christ
Easter Sunday - The Lord is risen!
When God Is Silent (Silent Saturday)
Crucifixion Friday is hard'; Resurrection Sunday is glorious. What do we do with the difficult (and sometimes very long) day in-between?
Following God: Sanctity Of Human Life
We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image (Genesis 1:27). Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life” (Psalm139).
We Are The Church
Our bodies tell a story. Specifically, they tell a theological story.
Following God: Marriage, Sex and Sexuality (Part 1)
Following God: A Body Of Ministry
Following God: What Is The Church?
We believe that the Church is Christ’s symbolic body in the earth, and that it should reveal His character, His message, and His love to the world. We believe that the Church is to go into all the world, preach the gospel, and make disciples. This will lead people to have fellowship with God and community with others.
Following God: Our Eternal Destination (Heaven and Hell)
There is a lot that could be said about where we go when we die, and cultural notions haven’t helped to keep our view of Scripture clear. From Milton’s Paradise Lost to Dante’s Inferno, from Chick Tracks to What Dreams May Come, people have ideas that waver somewhere between relatively solid and totally made up. This is my attempt to focus on the Bible, understood in its context.
Following God: Sin and Salvation
Like God covered up the shame and nakedness of Adam and Eve, Jesus covers up our shame, our spiritual nakedness, by offering Himself as the means to triumph over the power and destructiveness of sin. This is the only way we can be saved: through Jesus Christ.
Following God: The Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells believers (1 Corinthians 6:19-20), confirming their salvation (Romans 8:14-16) and enabling them to bear godly fruit (Galatians 5:22). We believe that the Holy Spirit convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8). He is the source of all power and all acceptable worship and service. The Holy Spirit also empowers believers to have a bold and effective witness (i.e Luke 12:12), so He manifests His gifts in their daily lives for the edification of the church and as a testimony to the world. He never removes Himself from the Church; He is always testifying of Christ; He is always seeking to focus believers on Jesus, not on themselves, their gifts, or their experiences.