Archive for the ‘Examine the Word’ Category
Monday, October 17th, 2011
I read any Bible translations that I can read. I am frequently asked for my comments on translations, so here are my thoughts on the New Century Version or NCV
The Bad
The translation is a gender neutral which totally removes it from use for some people (I am referring to the ...
Posted in Book Review, Examine the Word | No Comments »
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
I was out after church with a bunch of sports freaks. You know the type: loud, rowdy, teasing each other about the jerseys that they were wearing. I got to talking to another person that was there that, much like myself, was not really into sports. We made an interesting ...
Posted in Examine the Word, Satire, Thoughts on the Culture | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
A great debate has occurred in my church with some of the members, it was related to that oh great debate of Predestination! The conversation quickly moved onto the topic of sanctification. This is not usually misunderstood (or at least not debated hotly), but it was in this case. One ...
Posted in doctrine, Examine the Word | No Comments »
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Here in America we are too comfortable. Of course, we as a country have pressed hard for the American Dream, which was loosely defined as having money, at least enough to not have to worry about it, having cars, a house, and 2.5 kids (usually two kids and a dog). ...
Posted in Confronting the Culture, Examine the Word, Interacting with Youth, Ministry | 5 Comments »
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
We are all prodigals. We run from Christ, righteousness, and holiness. But in this message, unlike usual, I do not want to dwell on that. I want to focus on the response. In a way, this will be a review of a little book that I just received from John ...
Posted in Book Review, Examine the Word | No Comments »
Monday, August 9th, 2010
As I was examining some news stories the other day, I came upon a quote by Warren Buffett that I considered important enough to examine in detail. He started, "Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future." Just consider: if you find a person living ...
Posted in Examine the Word | No Comments »
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
This is a sermon that I delivered related to the last post on this blog. It moves more to the scripture talking about Elijah and how he confronted the culture. Next, I challenged the students to follow the Word of God.
[audio:http://www.ourwalkinchrist.com/dc.mp3|titles=A Debased Culture|artists=Tom OWIC]
Posted in Audio Blog, Confronting the Culture, Examine the Word | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
One of the things that bothers me the most is to see people who profess to be Christians, but fail horribly at living the life. The Bible is quite clear about the role of Christian Living. This sermon is about that topic coming from Ephesians 4. It was given to ...
Posted in Audio Blog, Confronting the Culture, Examine the Word | No Comments »
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
My favorite verse in the whole of scripture would have to be James 1:27. It says, "Pure and Undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world." There is a lot in ...
Posted in Audio Blog, Confronting the Culture, Examine the Word | No Comments »
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Here is a nice sermon that I delivered to students at the Baptist Collegiate Ministries at our local community college. This one is related to a message by Chip Ingram which I referenced in the article "Trained to Kill". Enjoy.
[audio:http://www.ourwalkinchrist.com/holiness.mp3|titles=Holiness in Entertainment|artists=Tom OWIC]
Posted in Audio Blog, Confronting the Culture, Examine the Word, Thoughts on the Culture | No Comments »