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  • Didache- The Two Ways

    Didache- The Two Ways

    Chapter 1 v. 1 The author(s) of the Didache begins by describing two ways, one of life and one of death. The wording, here, is of great importance. We look back to the Greek of the text to discern the exact pointing and to be sure that the English is a correct representation. The autograph…

  • Introduction to the Didache

    Introduction to the Didache

    Introduction I have known about the Didache (the Greek word meaning “teaching”) for some time, but have never really taken the time to consider it in depth. Recently, I have come to admire the Didache greatly. The Didache is a practical and liturgical document addressed from the apostles (the 12 apostles to the Jews) to…

  • No, Your Religion, or Irreligion, is Not Good Enough

    No, Your Religion, or Irreligion, is Not Good Enough

    There is a show on A&E called Hoarders, and the things that we witness on this television series are scary. A hoarder is someone who has a compulsive disorder to accumulate stuff and never throw anything away because there is a fear of detachment. The result is a house or property so full of stuff,…

  • Dear Young People,

    Dear Young People,

    I want to share with you exactly how God views the younger generations in this world. Cain and Abel were young men. Cain was responsible for his sin and Abel was recognized for giving God the best of what he had. Isaac, Abraham’s son, was a young man when God provided a ram as a…

  • The Correct Focus of Specialized Ministry

    The Correct Focus of Specialized Ministry

    Tonight, we are having an interest meeting for our new youth and family ministry. So, before we have some conversation about what we want to see and how we want to be able to serve teenagers and parents and kids, I want to read from the Scriptures and make some points about the goal of…

  • The Real Gift of Prophecy and the dangers of religions based on the word of a latter-day prophet

    The Real Gift of Prophecy and the dangers of religions based on the word of a latter-day prophet

    I remember being a youth and this girl in my youth group at church came up to me and said, “God wanted me to tell you…” I don’t remember what followed those words, but I do remember that it didn’t make any sense and nothing ever came from it. There are quite a few belief…

  • Six Wrong Teachings Jesus Addressed Explicitly

    Six Wrong Teachings Jesus Addressed Explicitly

    In the previous two sections of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus has first addressed His sermon to the intended audience- those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (v. 6) and those who will experience the trials that they will experience because of Christ (v. 11). He is talking particularly with His disciples. In the…

  • The Gospel Below All

    The Gospel Below All

    I feel like an outsider when I see the majority church. Really, my heart is grieved. Everyone is caught up in things that seem so meaningless. There is a war over the acceptance of women pastors/preachers and concerning social justice. The organized church is concerned more with the mere acceptance of people than with actually…

  • How Much Authority Does Satan Actually Have?

    How Much Authority Does Satan Actually Have?

    In the prelude to Jesus’ public preaching ministry, He has been led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit to be tempted by the devil. Tonight we will observe the third and final wilderness temptation. As we work through the text and consider Matthew’s (and Jesus’) use of the Old Testament, we will ask this…