All Church Pizza Party (3/11/09)

What:
All Church Pizza Party

When:
Wednesday night March 11th

Time:
Serving commences at 6:00 p.m.

How Much:
$ 2.00 per person

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb

He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
And whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.
21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.
22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
But the correction of fools is folly.
23 The heart of the wise teaches his [...]

The Jews’ Argument (Romans 3:1-8)

JP: Our study this week (Wednesday 3/4/09) will be from Romans 3:1-8. I’ve prepared two resources for viewing and/or download:
The Jews’ Argument (Romans 3:1-8)
Messianic Prophecies

Tired of the feeble Gospel!

JP: Jay Adams on The Gospel:
Excerpts:
The fact that some of us are tired of hearing weak, feeble presentations of the gospel that sometimes come even from those we respect in other ways.
“Such as?”
Such as ‘Take Jesus into your heart.’ Show me anything comparable to that in Scripture!
“OK. What else?”
‘Let me share Jesus with you.’ Or [...]

I Quit!

JP: The phrase “quit you like men” from 1 Corinthians 16:13 is one of my favorite KJV-isms. There is nothing wrong with the KJV here, by the way; it’s just one of many examples of how the English language has changed since 1611. “Quit” today means basically “to give up”: Like “I quit smoking” or [...]

Aaron Blumer on polical involvement

JP: Aaron is the owner and publisher of Sharper Iron. He is a graduate of Central Seminary and the Pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Boyceville, WI. Visit the link for a great graphic (guy with head in the sand!).
Should We Abandon Politics?

The Church as a Hospital

Castlemaine Hospital Ward c. 1894
JP: Image above is from Mt. Alexander Hospital, Australia. Article cited discusses campus ministries and sexual sins. A worthwhile read.
The Church as a Hospital
Excerpt:
When a person is united to Christ by faith, that person is united to Christ in the power of his death and resurrection, which means for the [...]

Missionary biographies

JP: From Missions Mandate
Sites that offer missionary biographies or links to them: Missionary biographies

A worthy principle

JP: Article by Dan Miller. Dan Pastors Eden Baptist Church and is the son of Arlys and Sheldon Miller of Fourth Baptist Church.
The Joseph Principle
Conclusion:
But while Joseph mused, God spoke, and graciously redirected Joseph’s logical but errant thoughts. God instructed Joseph to proceed with the formalization of his marriage to Mary. She had not been [...]

Far-reaching, hope-giving, life-changing promises

JP: Good read by John Piper on Romans 8:32.
The Bible’s Everest
Excerpt:
The last 12 verses of Romans 8 (verses 28-39) are the biblical Himalayas, and Romans 8:32 is Mount Everest.
[God] did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
Stand in [...]