Category: Reviews
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Notes on “Letters to the Church” by Francis Chan
On Sunday we reviewed Francis Chan’s Letters to the Church. Below is an outline of Biblical usage and some brief notes. Chan’s book, Letters to the Church, begins by asking if all we had was our reading of the Bible, how would we imagine church to function? His thesis is that “God designed the Church to…
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The Bible Series, Episode 9 Interaction
In May, we started watching the Bible Series again. This time with our church family at Grace. I wanted to share a few reflections on each episode. Episode 9 In this episode of the Bible Series, I am simply reminded of what Jesus did for us. We deserved everlasting death, but Christ substituted Himself in…
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What is Church Membership? Part 2
Over a six-month period in our Family Meetings at Grace, we will be following the outline of Thom Rainer’s I Am a Church Member. We want to discover, or rediscover, what it means to be a healthy part of a healthy local church because, in a wretched world, it’s easy to forget or lose sight…
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The Bible Series, Episode 8 Interaction
In May, we started watching the Bible Series again. This time with our church family at Grace. I wanted to share a few reflections on each episode. Episode 8 The key theme in this episode was money and the kingdom of God. It highlights just how much even Jesus had to deal with the concept…
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The Bible Series, Episode 7 Interaction
In May, we started watching the Bible Series again. This time with our church family at Grace. I wanted to share a few reflections on each episode. Episode 7 In this episode, we see the appearance of the Pharisees. The Pharisees were a religious group who were devoted to the Law. They treasured the Scriptures…
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The Bible Series, Episode 6 Interaction
In May, we started watching the Bible Series again. This time with our church family at Grace. I wanted to share a few reflections on each episode. Episode 6 There is much said about prophecy in this episode, particularly the prophecy that the Messiah would come and that His coming would be accompanied by a…
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What is Church Membership? Part 1
Over the next six months in our Family Meetings at Grace, we will be following the outline of Thom Rainer’s I Am a Church Member. We want to discover, or rediscover, what it means to be a healthy part of a healthy local church because, in a wretched world, it’s easy to forget or lose…
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The Bible Series, Episode 5 Interaction
In May, we started watching the Bible Series again. This time with our church family at Grace. I wanted to share a few reflections on each episode. Episode 5 God promises Abraham the land of Canaan. The Israelites are sold into slavery in Egypt. God delivers His people from slavery in Egypt and brings them…
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The Bible Series, Episode 4 Interaction
In May, we started watching the Bible Series again. This time with our church family at Grace. I wanted to share a few reflections on each episode. Episode 4 This episode was another good episode and mostly accurate to the biblical story, though, once again, there were a few minor details that were off. While…
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The Bible Series, Episode 3 Interaction
In May, we started watching the Bible Series again. This time with our church family at Grace. I wanted to share a few reflections on each episode. Episode 3 There were quite a few minor details that were off in this episode, but the theology was more accurate to the Bible than the previous two…