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The title of this post is a play on a group called “Church in Hard Places.” This post isn’t about the group. But the post is about being in a church where there’s not a lot of sound preaching. I love the Word of God. It always hurt to see areas where there’s churches after […]
Church in Word-Starved Places
Today I am not preaching or teaching, though I regularly do one or the other. This is our first regular service, back to a single, combined service in over 2 years.
We finally have space for all of us!
Instead, I am helping in the tech “booth” with words, sound, and video, getting our volunteers up to speed.
I guess I am still teaching!
Daniel
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: If you are preaching and teaching, thank God for the opportunity. I’ll be preaching today at church. That led me to think of this point. I thank God for the opportunity to preach the Word of God to the congregation. I think […]
This Sunday at Church: If you are preaching and teaching, thank God for the opportunity
I confess that I rarely take notes (anymore) in church. After over two decades of listening and learning, I have retained more and more.
Yet, whenever something stands out or a new understanding jumps at me, I definitely write it down, as well as who may have said it or pointed it out.
Daniel
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Write down what you learn at church. I am surprised at how much I forget when I talk to people and don’t take notes. Thinking about this I thought about how much we can miss if we do not take notes […]
This Sunday at Church: Write down what you learn at church
For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Pray for Someone in a difficult Marriage. I have past posts on praying for different people in regards to the topic of marriage such as Pray for those who are engaged to be married, Pray for those who recently got married in your Church and even simply Talk to someone about what […]
This Sunday at Church: Pray for Someone in a difficult Marriage
Follow the call of wisdom and head to Proverbial Thought! Jesus said to many people, “Follow me.” When He said it to Matthew (Matthew 9:9), we read that Matthew pulled out his smart phone, opened his Facebook app, found “Jesus of Nazareth”, and clicked “Add Friend”. Then he switched to the Twitter app, found @JesusofNazarethMessiah, […]
What Kind of Follower Are You?
Just last night, I was thinking about our neighbors whom I pray for. When they moved in, the husband/dad would get drunk and scream and threaten his family. Last night, though, I heard how a daughter (3) can soften a heart, as he spoke tenderly and even told her he wants to be a better man for her.
I have not heard yelling for a while.
Let us pray for the unsaved.
Daniel
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for your non-Christian Neighbors. This is to balance a previous Sunday post “Thank the Lord if you have Christian Neighbors.” If they don’t know Christ then we should be concern for their spiritual well being, and want them to be saved. […]
This Sunday at Church: Pray for your non-Christian Neighbors
Let us pray for our brother’s family, and all those dealing with health concerns and their families.
Daniel
I try not to talk about my personal life on my blog but I thought I share this. I’ll be traveling to help things with my parents. My dad has been going through health issues. We don’t fully know everything going on. In the middle of this is a lot of ministry. Pray that […]
My Dad’s Health and asking for prayers
For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Let your wife know you thank God for her being a mother. In the past I have written “This Sunday at Church: Encourage a mom with any of these seven biblical truths.” We should be grateful to God for our mothers. For those who are married to […]
This Sunday at Church: Let your wife know you thank God for her being a Mother
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Thank the Lord if you have Christian Neighbors. Since moving I have been blown away at how friendly people in the neighborhood can be compared to where I use to live. It is so shocking to me that yesterday various neighbors reached […]
This Sunday at Church: Thank the Lord if you have Christian Neighbors
Our elders just held a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Friday, at which we served our deacons, Bible study leaders, and other volunteers (and their families) dinner, offered a short message of gratitude for ministering and some entertainment, gave away door prizes, and showed a movie.
The message this morning is finding encouragement in our faithful Savior (Matthew 12:15-21).
In other words, this weekend for our congregation has been a big thank you to our congregation.
Let’s live out gratitude daily, not just today or this weekend.
Daniel
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Thank someone who encourages you. Sometimes we can take people and things for granted. If we realize while reading this someone who encourage you at church I think it is worthwhile to thank them for encouraging you. I look back and realized […]
This Sunday at Church: Thank Someone who Encourages You
a simple man of God 