What is the Church and why is she here?
Pastor Peter nails it again. Read the original post here. While reading through Acts and its description of the early life of the Church (Acts 14:21-27), I was struck by the […]
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“Don’t be shallow!”
[Based on Acts 2:1-21, 1 Cor 12:3-13, John 20:19-23] To listen the sermon PRESS THE ORANGE BUTTON! Download the sermon on PDF here. Grace and peace to you from God […]
“Babies, stones, priests, etc.” 1 Peter 2:2-10
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation – if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. As […]
“Suffer gladly!” 1 Peter 2:11-25
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so […]
“Let us have the mind of Jesus!” Phi 2:5-11
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be […]
“Choose the way of life!” Deuteronomy 30:15-20
“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you today, by loving […]
“If you love me, keep my Commandments!” Mat 5:13-20
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be […]
Why The Search For A Church That Meets Your Needs Is Futile
Read the original article here. Any church leader who’s been in ministry for more than a few months has heard different variations of it: I’m looking for a church that meets […]
Christmas Eve message: You can trust Him.
I don’t know whether this really happened or someone just made it up. But it still is a useful thought to share with you tonight. There was a guy and […]
“You better wake up!” Romans 13:11-14
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The […]
Conference “Speak, Lord – 2016” “Law and Gospel”
[New!] “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening!” (1.Sam 3:10) Come and join us for a retreat weekend where we will explore the art of distinguishing Law and Gospel. Date: 28th […]
Want young people back in the pews? Stop trying to make church ‘cool.’
Read the original article here. Bass reverberates through the auditorium floor as a heavily bearded worship leader pauses to invite the congregation, bathed in the light of two giant screens, […]
“No lucky charms here” Rom 6:3-5
“Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, […]
SEVEN HABITS OF OUTWARDLY FOCUSED CHURCHES
“Stated simply, the most common factor in declining churches is an inward focus.” (Thomas S. Rainer) Read the original article here. It was not a dramatic moment in time. Instead […]
Made in Our Image: The Allure of ‘Moderate Muslims’
Good summary by Raymond Ibrahim unmasking Western arrogance. Read his article here. One of the greatest problems with the much cherished “moderate/radical” Muslim dichotomy is that it’s entirely based on Western assumptions […]
The Kingdom at Grace Lutheran Oshawa 