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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, & Holy Ghost. Amen

Eschatology: Its’ Start & Its’ End

Grace and Peace to you all. First and foremost thank you all for giving me this extra week to work on this one. In the past, I’ve actually already had some sort of clue as to what it is I’m talking about. This was my first lesson where I truly had no idea whatContinue reading “Eschatology: Its’ Start & Its’ End”

An Encouragement For Personal Evangelism: How to, Handling Failure

Grace and Peace to you all. This week we will be thinking and discussing the subject of Evangelism and how to handle its\’s failure. As I consider our topic I realized this wasn\’t so much a theological topic as it was a pastoral one. Thus, I wanted this to be more of anContinue reading “An Encouragement For Personal Evangelism: How to, Handling Failure”

What It Means To Be A Christian: A Devotion in Romans 5 & 6

Grace and peace to you all. There are probably 100 different ways to answer our question/topic for today. For our purposes, I have chosen the answer in this devotional manner to best emphasize all that God has done for us in making us Christians: The Christian is: Forgiven by God, Freed from sin, Continue reading “What It Means To Be A Christian: A Devotion in Romans 5 & 6”

How to Handle Stress & Anxiety as a Christian

Introduction: Thank you guys for having me; I definitely really appreciate it! A quick word about me and my teaching style: I\’ve been a Christian for about 9 years. I was saved through Brian \”Head\” Welch\’s testimony; he\’s the bass guitarist for Korn if that means anything to y\’all. And I\’ve taught offContinue reading “How to Handle Stress & Anxiety as a Christian”

The Purpose of the Local Church

Grace and peace to you all. This week\’s topic was suggested for us by Jordan and I thoroughly enjoyed researching and meditating on it. For our topic this week we will be discussing the purpose of the local church in two parts, those being: what is the local church; then what is yourContinue reading “The Purpose of the Local Church”

How to Read the Bible Devotionally Pt.Ⅱ

Now that we have sufficiently covered the Minimalist Method in part one let us now consider how to best maximize our time spent in God\’s word. For our purposes here we focus on Study Bibles and Journaling. First, consider the Study Bible: As the name suggests it is a Bible with various notesContinue reading “How to Read the Bible Devotionally Pt.Ⅱ”

How to Read the Bible Devotionally Pt.Ⅰ

Grace and peace to you all. As I mentioned in the previous blog I chose the topic of devotional Bible reading (you may also think of it as worshipful Bible reading) to officially begin our new Bible study. I believe it is appropriate for us to consider and discuss how to read theContinue reading “How to Read the Bible Devotionally Pt.Ⅰ”

Big Boy Theology: Motive and Means

Grace and peace to you all. This post will serve as sort of an introduction/housekeeping piece for our new Bible Study; we will not be doing any \”big boy\” theology just yet. Before I begin our housekeeping I wanted to briefly state that I truly am grateful and excited for this new BibleContinue reading “Big Boy Theology: Motive and Means”

Recommended Resources for the New Believer

Many of our young believers may struggle to read the Bible, attentively listen to the preaching of the word on Sunday service, or even attend Sunday service. This is an age of post-literacy within the world and, sadly, our churches. The absolute tragedy of this fact can not be understated; however, the Lord in HisContinue reading “Recommended Resources for the New Believer”