“Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established” (Proverbs 16:3). I have recently committed this verse to memory. I am often quick to get to work, but I am very slow to commit things to the Lord. It is easy to get busy in very good things but not seek the … Continue reading Commit Your Work to the LORD
The following is a lightly edited outline from the sermon in the morning worship gathering at Pioneer Bible Church on February 6, 2022. Ephesians - Saints: Set Apart In Calling and Practice Week Four: Peace in the Letter to the Ephesians (Read 2:11-22) Peace Defined: Peace in position – War with God and His people … Continue reading Peace in Ephesians
Our church family is currently studying Ephesians in our morning worship gathering. We have been overviewing the book to give us a good foundation. One of the means that I have used to lead this overview is to study the main topics of the letter. Something helpful I have learned from Charles Simeon Trust workshops … Continue reading Grace Disciplines Us
Series: Ephesians – Saints: Set Apart to God in Calling and Practice Review: Week One: Overview of Ephesians Chapters 1-3 – Position in ChristChapters 4-6 – Practice in ChristConnected by Ephesians 4:1 Week Two: “Paul, the ambassador of King Jesus, writing to those who are set apart to God through trusting in Jesus Christ.” This … Continue reading Grace in the Letter to the Ephesians
This is another meditation from Psalm 23. The more I meditate on this Psalm, the more I see what a powerful tool it is to preach truth to myself. Today, I am confronting my doubts and fears head-on with Psalm 23:1. "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want" (Psalm 23:1) For something I … Continue reading Psalm 23:1 Meditation Pt. 2
As we settle in a new place and have experienced so many changes and unexpecteds, the Lord has drawn my heart again to Psalm 23. I love this Psalm. It has been a stay in so many turbulent times. It has been a reminder through the years that the Lord is my sufficiency no matter … Continue reading Psalm 23:1 Meditation
The following is an outline (plus some explanatory notes) for the Sunday sermon on January 23, 2022 at Pioneer Bible Church. Ephesians - Saints: Set Apart In Calling and Practice REVIEW: Overview of Ephesians Divided into Two Sections – Chapters 1-3 (Position) and Chapters 4-6 (Practice)Connected by Ephesians 4:1 (HINGE) This Week: Paul, Christ’s Ambassador, … Continue reading Paul, Christ’s Ambassador, writing to those set apart to God through faith in Christ Jesus (Eph 1:1-2)
This post is from my favorite writer and guest blogger, my wife, Elizabeth. This tells the story of her interaction with our oldest daughter. “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.” (2 Corinthians 4:17) There is was setting on the table, a bright red hard … Continue reading It’s Sweet!
The following is slightly adapted from the January 16, 2022 sermon at Pioneer Bible Church. This is the first in a series on Ephesians. Overview of Ephesians Divided into Two Sections – Chapters 1-3 and Chapters 4-6Connected by Ephesians 4:1 (HINGE) - “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a … Continue reading Ephesians – Saints: Set Apart in Calling and Practice
I was leaning down to pick up the shattered pieces of the window to our storage room. A big, jagged hole was in the glass pane, and a long crack ran along the entire window face. Small pieces of glass were everywhere. I was a little numb. My three year old son had tried to … Continue reading Shattered Window: A Gospel Picture
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