The Necessity of the Local Church in a Comfortable World

The Necessity of the Local Church in a Comfortable World

Have busyness, the ease of online church, your own ease and comfort, or poor theology distracted you from paying attention to church? I’m talking about your church, your local church. Have these things pried you away from church, caused you to look for…

Evangelism Myths: What It Really Means to Share the Gospel

Evangelism Myths: What It Really Means to Share the Gospel

Evangelism, at its simplest, is the process of proclaiming the gospel to others. It is the first step in discipleship – meaning, that if we want to ‘make disciples of all the nations,’ we have to start somewhere. That first…

Guest Post: The Church: Broken, Sinful, Hypocritical, and Yet Blameless

Guest Post: The Church: Broken, Sinful, Hypocritical, and Yet Blameless

Note: Enjoy this guest post by Jacob Ward! The Broken Church “The church is filled with hypocrites! Organized religion is corrupt!” These words are common, not just from unbelievers, but even those who say they value the Word of God….

Redefining Success: The Shift to Process-Oriented Living

Redefining Success: The Shift to Process-Oriented Living

Process-oriented living is about redefining success. It’s a shift of mindset from sight to faith – from goals to processes. It’s a practical recognition of the sovereignty of God. We are all naturally goal-oriented. It’s easy to measure success by…

Boasting: A Survey of Romans 5:1-11

Boasting: A Survey of Romans 5:1-11

Author’s note: This blog post is part of an ongoing series about the book of Romans. To see other Romans resources, click here. The burden of Romans 1-4 was to unite Jews and Gentiles by showing that, just as they…