6 spiritual ingredients that foster Christian growth
Our desire should be to see new converts produce fruit, and there are certain spiritual ingredients that can foster growth. Here are some that will help new believers grow in grace
Our desire should be to see new converts produce fruit, and there are certain spiritual ingredients that can foster growth. Here are some that will help new believers grow in grace
It takes a concerted effort to scale any hill, but with Mars Hill it takes extra effect because it is particularly steep. However, climb it we must because that’s where many unsaved are gathered.
The way to dampen the dust in any sermon is to spray it with three things: Humor, anecdotes, and sermon-points.
I once saw a birthday card that began its greeting with “Everything I love in life is illegal, immoral, or fattening.” It was meant to be humorous, but it would be better as a catchy sermon title about the human heart’s attraction to sin.
Here are some practical things you can do to help ease a difficult situation:
I am always challenged as to how I spend my time. I don’t want to waste it. When I’m driving, I’m often tempted to play some old Beatles songs because they bring back great memories and make me feel good. But, instead of using pleasure as the criteria to spend my time, I tell Siri to pull up the Psalms and I listen to them as I drive.
This massive generation of millions is ready for harvest. Gen Z is ready to be taken out of the darkness of futility into the Kingdom of God.
If God is good, He must — like any good judge — see that justice is done. And that puts us in trouble.
Many are quick to paint Christians as evil because they know that we stand firmly on the biblical truth that homosexuality (along with adultery and fornication) is morally wrong. There was a time in America when we could say these things without any real repercussions. But times have radically changed.
Good works don’t cover our sins in the slightest. A multimillionaire giving $500 to a store may impress the media, but it doesn’t impress God.