Church is a blessing. The church, a local group of redeemed sinners worshipping God together through loving Him and loving others, is a blessing to those who participate in it. As a church we ought to help our young adults and teens see and experience God’s blessing by helping them participate in the functions of …
Continue reading Raising Teens into Church Life pt. 4 – On Mission
What do parents need to parent well? What do children need from their parents? How parents answer the question, “What do I need?” helps them answer the question “What does my child need from me?” And the answer to the later, by default, must be the goal of their parenting. The answer to both these …
Your to-do list is a window into your heart. Behind every daily chore, Saturday schedule, family dinner is a motivation. What we value we prioritize. What we prioritize we do. No doubt God calls us to value and thus prioritize Him above all else. This is the essence of worship. But what about the rest …
Recently my family and I took a long trip down to the beach to spend the day with a couple friends and their families. We were rushed and running late (as always) and so we clicked the text they had sent us with the address and hit the road. We did not check the destination …
I lost my father a week ago on Monday, April 6th, 2020. It was my birthday. It was supposed to be the 6th day of his retirement. I hadn't seen him in almost 2 weeks due to COVID quarantine and the last time I talked to him he was weak and could barely understand me. …
We recently went over Christ’s letter to the church in Philadelphia (Rev 3:7-13) in YG. In it Christ has great encouragement to His church. First, He commends them for faithfully pursuing the doors He has put before them. Going through open doors is bible speak for taking opportunities to preach the gospel and witness to …
In each of us there is a personalized and malleable core belief system, this matrix of beliefs is called a worldview. Our worldview is the lens through which we see, interpret, and operate in the world around us. It, at the very basic level, dictates what we love and what we sacrifice for. This means that …
Familyhood 