Spending temptations are everywhere. With the click of a “Buy” button, you can easily get all your favorite music on iTunes and simultaneously run up a bill of a hundred dollars. Ultimately we spend and borrow, and we begin to develop a method of spending that is self-destructive. Unwise financial decisions will cost you more than what you ever …
I searched for a chronological plan that would highlight key passages, and while there are many good ones out there, I chose to develop our own at North Side. While I think it is best to read the entirety of God’s Word, this plan is a good introductory plan for some of you or a good reminder of what you …
When I look at my work week, so much of how I do things came from time spent evaluating how I have done things. I have found so many wiser ways of doing things and that process has allowed me to be a part of more Kingdom-focused projects as a result. Don’t evaluate what you do. Evaluate how you do it.
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One of the most debated issues in Christianity concerning freedom is that of social drinking. Denominations differ. Backgrounds divide. Experiences direct. When most pastors communicate to students concerning the sins to abstain from in America, the list normally starts with premarital sex, drinking, and smoking. These are areas which the Bible actually does address, but few ministers ever mention the …
I have this desire to help educate people concerning what Jesus actually said while he was on earth. That brings us to the following quiz. Read the following statements without the help of a Bible and decide whether or not Jesus actually said them. The answers will be below. Let the dead bury their own dead. Anyone who says, “You fool!” …
I was a teenager when I felt called to the ministry. Right away, I was given opportunities to speak at different functions. I am so very thankful that most of those horrific “sermons” were not recorded. I had no training. No one had yet discipled me concerning how to proclaim God’s Word, yet I was given pulpits and microphones, and I …
This week’s church sign reads: We take the Bible seriously not literally. Well, at least they are honest with you upfront. That’s a plus.
This is what our playroom looks like on Wednesday nights. It is covered with college students whom we consider family getting into the Word together. Special time!
To truly let God shape your worldview, you must not only filter the teachings of your culture in order not to be conformed, but also you must be transformed by the renewing of your mind as you study the Word of God (Rom. 12:2). In God’s sovereignty, he inspired human authors to write the pertinent information concerning life, faith, the …
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