The good folks at 9Marks recently posted an article by Michael Lawrence entitled "Who Should Pick The Music." One of my desires of blogging is not to comment so much on other blogs or articles, but to simply write what I am compelled to write. But, I believe this one does deserve … [Read more...]
Simon Kistemaker on Ekklesia
In his commentary on Acts, Simon Kistemaker states... “The church itself consisted of numerous congregations that met in individual homes. Each group came to be known as an Ekklesia in a local area.” “In Acts, fellowship in the church depends on personal faith in Jesus Christ, … [Read more...]
So This Is Christmas
In the John Lennon song “Happy Christmas (War Is Over)” he wrote: “So, this is Christmas And what have you done? Another year over And a new one just begun.” So this is Christmas, the celebration of the birth of our Messiah...the Divine in human flesh. Come to save His people … [Read more...]
Four Types Of Elders
Did you know that the New Testament portrays to us that there are four different types of Elders in the Body of Christ? Let’s take a look at each one and as we do, let us be aware of which ones we may be and which ones we are not. The word elder in the Greek is presbuteros and … [Read more...]