Hopefully making theology simpler to understand! (2 Corinthians 1:12)

My wife and I made sinful mistakes in the relationships we had before we met. We went super-traditional courtship-style ourselves. We have counseled a few couples together, and I have officiated many more weddings.

This is something I think of regularly, and thus pray for engaged couples. Please join us. This world and Satan will put so much pressure on then- and already has been!

Daniel

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for those who are engaged to be married. This past week we had a couple over for pre-marital counseling.  I consider it a privilege and serious responsibility with faciliating this as a pastor. But it got me thinking: What a privlege […]

This Sunday at Church: Pray for those who are engaged to be married

This is a regular conversation, especially at Youth Group. We just discussed how evolution has led us to think we can know better than our predecessors in everything, even the people who literally walked with Christ. There are many issues that are rarely dealt with in public or refused to be acknowledged. True science leans into questions.

Daniel

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Talk to someone about the Problems of Evolution. February 12th is actually Question Evolution Day which happen to fall on a Sunday! But talking to someone about the Problems of Evolution could also be done on any Sunday.  And given how the […]

This Sunday at Church: Talk to someone about the Problems of Evolution

As discussed before, we have sent one of our elders to pastor a small local church looking for a full-time pastor. I know of four churches whose pastors will be leaving soon, and, just in our town, six churches looking for a youth pastor or other leader. (Fortunately, we are a close-knit community of youth leaders. E help each other out.)

We need more men to step up to lead, getting educated and pastoring local flocks.

Daniel

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for churches you know looking for a Pastor. In 2021 I was guest speaking at a church that lost the two pastors that they had.  This church had a Chinese Senior Pastor and an associate pastor for the English ministry.  I […]

This Sunday at Church: Pray for churches you know looking for a Pastor

Our little congregation is blessed with a few elders who all preach (giving our Pastor Scott a Sunday off each month.) Our church tends to get guest music leaders!

I happen to be the guest preacher for a couple other smaller churches every so often, one of which we sent one of our elders to when their pastor of 35 years retired and they needed someone.

I don’t think many people realize the unique stress guest preaching can cause. The speaker can offer a one-off message (possibly even one preached before somewhere else), but the faithful preacher wants to know the hearers were blessed, that spiritual growth was offered, and that the home pastor is honored.

I was the fourth guest for our old elder after he took over that little country church. Apparently, the first three made that congregation very hesitant to have new people come in! They were either arrogant know-it-alls and/or spiritually abusive. Praise God I have been asked back seven more times already! (They even offered to have me step in to replace our guy when he needs to move on, especially as they hope to bring on a full-time pastor. He is currently paid as a missionary by our congregation.)

Of course, we also have to think about the hearers when a guest preaches. So let us pray for the guest, the congregation, and the pastor while he is gone!

Daniel

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for your church’s future guest speakers. Last few years it seems its been harder to find guest speakers for my local church. There’s many reasons for that.  I think many fellow alumni from the Seminary went to are also also busier […]

This Sunday at Church: Pray for your church’s future guest speakers

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Repenting of sins from the previous year. I think the Christian life means constantly repenting of our sins.  The battle against sin isn’t easy! When we think back of our last year we should think about our weakness and also go […]

This Sunday at Church: Repenting of sins from the previous year