Have you ever started a New Year’s resolution only to only get two months in and then fall back into your old habits? Or maybe you thought about a New Year’s resolution but never even started? Well, as James K.A. Smith argues in his book, You Are What You Love, we are more than thinking […]
In a time when we always feel plugged in, our hearts and minds get cluttered. We try to pray, but get interrupted. We try to meditate on Scripture, but our concentration falters. Why is this? Could it be that our hearts are already inhabited by other things? To be an image bearer of God is […]
John Wesley, the 18th century leader of the Methodist movement, famously gave directions for congregational singing. These points were included in Methodist hymnals for many years thereafter. As quoted by Pastor Shane in his sermon this Sunday on Psalm 149, here are 7 relevant encouragements from Wesley for us today. Learn these tunes before you […]
One of the first topics we pray for at our Sunday evening service is the word ministry of our church. Why? We believe that the Scriptures are essential to everything we do. Our church is built upon Christ and His word. When God’s word is center, it communicates something about us: the power of salvation […]
Sunday evening church services aren’t exactly en vogue. They haven’t been for a few decades (at least). They certainly aren’t recommended by the church growth experts. For many, they’re seen as redundant, inconvenient, and unnecessary. We disagree. Sunday evening service is a great opportunity for the church. Here are 7 reasons why we have a […]
Throughout the New Testament we see how churches care for one another. One of the ways this care is displayed is through financial support (Rom. 15:25-26, 1 Cor. 16:1-3). By helping other like minded churches, we are easing their burdens and, as a result, helping them be devoted to declaring and displaying the gospel. Our […]
Wednesday at 7pm, we’ll be welcoming Derek Bass of Tyndale Seminary in Amsterdam to update us and share more about his ministry. Derek is one of our supported workers. Join us for a time of presentation and conversation as we get to know Derek more, learn more about the good work at Tyndale, and support […]
“In addition, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you, and that we may be delivered from the wicked and evil people, for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen and guard you from […]
Exodus is one of those books that many begin and few finish. It’s like a movie that shifts from action to drama halfway through. But to check out too early is to miss the point of the book as a whole. Exodus is about the power and presence of God. He is the main actor. […]
“Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel.” – Ephesians 6:19 Pastor Shane preached the second part of our Praying into the Mission series which was entitled, “A Prayer for Boldness.” Humility should be our posture […]