For our group, we will be doing five sessions this Summer, focusing our study on Christmas. Please find below the materials for our study. I have provided “Additional” questions to ask. These questions will challenge you to cross reference your Bible AND extra-Biblical sources. Session 1 – June 22nd Prophecies Please select ONE of the below sets of passages. Session 2 – July 6th Holy Family Messengers Session 3 – July 20th Birth Narrative Session 4 – August 3rd Adoration of the Magi Session 5 – August 17th Escape to Egypt & ReturnRead More →

I was asked to preach this week at the North Hills Community Baptist Church as our Pastor was away for the weekend.  The topic selected was atonement and repentance.  Why is it that Christians, in our modern society, are still talking about sacrifice?  Why are we still talking about blood? Take a listen… Sermon content credit goes to Dr. Ergun Caner from whom I borrowed a great inspiration for this sermon.  Dr. Caner is the former President of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Brewton-Parker College in Georgia.Read More →

…but not both In America (and around the world really) we are being inundated with supposedly wise ideas and anecdotes that are sometimes true, but often times are not.  Case in point… “You have to learn to forgive yourself.” Now, on the surface this looks like a brilliant and poignant saying.  Of course it makes sense, right?  We are supposed to forgive others, or so says the Bible.  According to the same book we are to be given forgiveness by God if we ask…so it would only make sense that we should be able to forgive ourselves right? Wrong. All of the “forgive yourself” sayings:Read More →