How Members Can Serve the Church on Sunday Morning

  When we come to church on Sunday mornings, how can we give more and get more from it? Should we simply come and sit or come and serve? The answer should be obvious. Michael McKinley of 9Marks recently posted some helpful comments from Colin Marshall on the subject. Before the service Read the passage in [...]

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A Simple Analogy

  Some time ago, I was asked, “How can I grow closer to God?” My answer involved presenting a simple analogy. The human body needs nourishment, air, and exercise to be balanced as it grows and thrives.  What’s true physically is also true spiritually – we need the same things to grow and thrive in [...]

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Worship and Work

  We come to church to worship God – there’s no question about that. But we also come to church to work. We come to work in the sense of serving others and helping them grow in maturity as disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. As it says in the book of Hebrews, “let us spur [...]

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Meeting one-on-one

  Colin Marshall has written an excellent article called “One-to-one prayer and Bible reading” at The Briefing. It’s a tremendous idea and very simple. I need to do this more. (Hat-tip to Justin Taylor at Between Two Worlds)

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A Healthy and Well-Balanced Church

  Last Sunday, I finished my sermon series called “Out of the Gate” at Immanuel. I wanted to spell out some basic and foundational themes as I start my ministry there and we start a new chapter in the history of the church. In Acts 2:41-47, we find the essential ingredients of a healthy and [...]

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Lingering

How can we build deep relationships with one another if we’re fixated on a “microwave” lifestyle? It’s extremely hard if not impossible. But we can take steps in that direction, writes Shawn Young. Her article “The Lost Art of Lingering” is well worth a few minutes to read and get us thinking. You can read [...]

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