Post Category: Life Together

This article by Jon Bloom was so helpful to me as I prepared to preach from Job 8-10 this past Sunday....

Church planting is an effective and biblical method of evangelism....

If someone asked you this question how would you respond? ...

After months of planning, I am pleased to announce that the elders have unanimously decided to send and appoint one of our pastors, Dave DeHaan, to plant a new church in the center of the city of Elgin. ...

I recently came across an intriguing statement about our task as Christians when it comes to speaking Biblical truth to our culture. John Swinton put it like this, “The Christian task is not to try to make the Bible relevant to society - quite the opposite. Christians are called to help society to recognize that it actually already lives within the strange world desc...

I am very excited about what God has for us in the ministry of the Word this summer season....Next Sunday, June 15, I am planning to dive-in to a five month sermon series through the Old Testament book of Job - my preacher's mouth is watering at how tantalizing a text Job 1 is proving to be for Father’s Day! ...

“All we have of freedom, all we use or know - this our fathers bought for us long and long ago.” These words by Rudyard Kipling remind us of the importance of Memorial Day. In the rush of life it’s easy to forget this truth. We need to remember that our freedom comes with a price....

Is it normal to wander into the kitchen and open the refrigerator multiple times while you are standing there? (I’m asking for a friend.) It’s a mindless, yet hopeful habit. Who knows? Maybe something new to eat will appear when that little light comes on again. In a similar manner, I tend to treat the Bible like a fridge. Sometimes I stare at the words, and...

News from Ukraine has gone from bad to worse over the last few months. Demonstrations against a corrupt government, internal divisions, intimidation on the part of Russia and separatist violence paint a very disturbing picture. But this is only part of the story. ...

Posted By Ray Ortlund On February 12, 2014 - Two things should be happening in every gospel-centered church every Sunday. One, the gospel should be preached. Two, the gospel should be experienced....