This past Christmas season, my family decided to get deeper into the Christmas celebration by celebrating the Advent. I did quite a bit of research about the candle lighting but I already knew about the Advent and what is was. For those who may not … Continue readingBook Review – The Expected One
In the first teaching on this series in the book of Ephesians, pastor David takes us through a brief summary overview of the whole book, touching lightly on each chapter in preparation of a deeper verse-by-verse study. … Continue readingEphesians – A Primer
This past weekend was the release of the biblically based movie Risen starring Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, and Cliff Curtis. It did moderately well at the box office but is it a movie that Christians want to go see? Pastor Washington weighs in with his review. … Continue readingRisen: A Review
Last year as a church, we finished the book of Daniel. It was a fascinating journey and glimpse into the future of the world and the character of the God of the universe. That took us a year and a half to get through. Well, it’s a new year and with the new year comes a new book. … Continue readingA New Year, A New Scriptural Journey
In my last post, I began by delineating the difference between a church and the church. By way of review, since the term “church” is used to mean a specific kind of assembly or—as Jesus alludes to in Matthew 16:18—a specific kind of people (i.e. … Continue readingDon’t Go To Church, Be The Church – Part II
Today, we begin a series on what it means to “be” the church. The very term has been abused, misused, and maligned to mean something that it is not. It conjures up in the minds of people very different definitions. This confusion has led to an ignorance of what the word really means. We’re going to strip this away, layer by layer, to get back to the basics to reclaim the honor of what it truly means and represents. … Continue readingDon’t Go to Church, Be the Church – Part I
J.C. Ryle said:
“We must be holy, because this is the only sound evidence that we have a saving faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.”
This is the importance of holiness in the life of the true Christian. Holiness is an attribute that we should cultivate so that we can reveal to the world the reality of God. This is the purpose of of holiness, to show forth God’s glory.
Continuing our series on holiness, we look at the importance of holiness looking specifically at emphasis that the scriptures places upon being holy. … Continue readingA Matter of Holiness – Part IV
Carlo Carretto said about holiness, “The world and the cross do not get along too well together, and comfort and holiness do not share the same room.”
This is true. In our walk with the Most High God, being comfortable should never enter the equation in terms of us being satisfied with our holiness. This is assuming that we know how to pursue holiness. In this segment today, we begin with some practical teaching on how we can be holy. … Continue readingA Matter of Holiness – Part III
For many people, their mother or father is unknown to them. Some search for years without any success. But Tammy Harris was not one of those people. Read her story and how it teaches us how to look at the family that we belong to, namely, God’s family. … Continue readingFamily of God
Oswald Chambers said that we make inquiry about our attitude towards holiness:
“Am I becoming more and more in love with God as a holy God, or with the conception of an amiable being who says, ‘Oh, well, sin doesn’t matter that much’?”
In Part II of A Matter of Holiness, we take a direct look at four reasons why we should be holy. … Continue readingA Matter of Holiness – Part II