A few Saturday’s ago I felt a prompting. It wasn’t an audible voice, but something inside me said I needed to pray for a particular guy within our church family. Can you relate to feeling a prompt in your spirit — either to pray for someone, speak up at a certain moment, or just respond…
“Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” – Jude 3 ESV The book of Jude is small (only 25 verses) but powerful. He was the half-brother…
Hello Friends! This teaching is a follow-up from our Spring Newsletter about striking up conversations with people on the margins. In all of my disciple groups I encourage guys to be starting up conversations with those within the paths of their daily lives. It is fun to see the results! Here are some noteworthy highlights:…
The First Thanksgiving by Scott Bruun It’s fun to imagine what that first Thanksgiving must have been like. We know that it was a crisp fall day in 1621 – likely in early October. With bright red and orange leaves as a backdrop, and the smell of freshly roasted duck, geese, wild turkey and…
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:” – Deuteronomy 6:4 KJV The Shema (“Hear, O Israel…”) is the claim of Yahweh over and against the competing claims of the many other gods in the polytheistic environment of the day. It is a declaration and appeal for God’s people to live in loyalty…
The Apostles did in Luke 17:5. Look at the somewhat astonishing answer Jesus gave in verses 6-10! He starts out by saying that it is not the size of your faith but the substance of your faith. Jesus used an agrarian and husbandry illustration. Think how hard it would be to plow a field with…
Over the last several weeks Linda and I have been leading some of our groups of disciples in a study of Prophecy. Many people have asked my thoughts regarding signs that indicate we may be approaching the End-Times. We will explore 8 compelling reasons I believe we are in this article. Firstly, however, we must…
Dear Friends, I have written a few articles here on the home page on the subject of Christians’ participation in the public arena. We are praying that as we all exercise our right to vote, that we vote according to our Biblical conscience. Scroll to the bottom for other information. In Christ, Dale The Importance of…