Good church in Fort Knox, KY
Friends, I’m looking for a good church in Fort Knox, Kentucky, for a former attender who is moving down there for a job. Suggestions?
Evaluating Our Preaching
In a prominent IFB church with a pastor with a D.Min from well-known IFB school, the sermon begins. The pastor reads his text from Genesis 27 and within five minutes is warning against the danger of children having television sets in their rooms. In the evening service another text from Genesis is chosen and during the course of the message the pastor explains why husbands should be the primary operators of the family car. I hear this and I ask myself, “Do these men ever listen to themselves?”
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Sovereign Grace Music recommendations
I just purchased the 2 vol. Sovereign Grace Worship Songbook. I want our church to begin singing some of these songs. Does anyone have any recommendations as to which of the 258 are the most well-known. Kind of looking for the Sovereign Grace greatest hits. Thanks!
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The Apostle Paul - A quick thought on strong yet loving leadership
I’ve always sided with Barnabas in the “Barnabas vs. Paul” episode that takes place just before the 2nd missionary journey. Most will say “both were right.” Many will say “Paul was right.” I’ve taken the view over the years that Barnabas was right….or at least “more right.” I will admit that because my favorite NT character is Barnabas there have been times I’ve been tempted to think of the Aposlte Paul as someone who ministerd without a visible love for his brothers. However this morning as I looked over Radio Bible Class Daily Bread, I was jolted a bit by the statement we read in Rom 9:3.
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The New Ways of Doing Church
I will never forget that early spring day in 1996 when I attended a pastors’ conference to hear Dr. Warren Wiersbe. I had grown significantly as a Christian on Wiersbe’s teaching and writings, but this was my first opportunity to see him in person. I was like a kid catching a foul ball at a big league game when Wiersbe tapped me on the shoulder before the first session and blurted out, “What are you preaching on these days?”
The conference made a profound impression on me—but not just because Wiersbe was kind enough to talk to me and sign my copy of one of his books. His subject—“Piloting on a Sea of Change”—left an imprint in my mind and gave me a reference point to which I still return.
Wiersbe used Heb. 12:25-29 as his main text. “God is shaking things,” his inimitable voice spoke—complete with drawn-out syllables. I summarized as follows in my notes: “God shakes things so that things we think are important are taken away, and what is left is only what is truly important.”
The World is Changing
Indeed, God is shaking things. Issues in the life of the church that Wiersbe alluded to back then have grown to full bloom in the last 14 years. It is now common for congregations to offer “a new way of doing church.”
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Jesus could have...
I was thinking today about “Jesus could have…” songs. Along the lines of “He could have called ten thousand angels~ To destroy the world~ and set Him free.” Mtt. 26:53 I vaguely remember a song about how Jesus ‘could have told Pilate He wasn’t a king’ and other ‘what if’ speculations, culminating in a chorus of “But He went all the way to Calvary” or something like that.
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Your Advice Please: Digital Hymnals
Help!
Due to a convergence of events (moves out of the community, having to care for an elderly parent, etc.), our once many-layered music ministry is running thin. We may have some Sundays without an instrument, or at least a flexible one.
We usually have a blended service with a praise band and some traditional hymns. Does anyone have experience with a digital hymnal or any other geeky stuff that might help fill the void? Please advise — I need to learn.
Thanks@
Due to a convergence of events (moves out of the community, having to care for an elderly parent, etc.), our once many-layered music ministry is running thin. We may have some Sundays without an instrument, or at least a flexible one.
We usually have a blended service with a praise band and some traditional hymns. Does anyone have experience with a digital hymnal or any other geeky stuff that might help fill the void? Please advise — I need to learn.
Thanks@
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A New Way to "Do Theology"
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Calvary Baptist Seminary of Lansdale- “Here at Calvary Baptist Seminary, we are re-packaging our systematic theology courses in a way that adheres more closely to the biblical narrative, even while retaining a doctrinal focus. We want our systematic theology to draw its content from Scripture itself.
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Lessons from the Summer Quiet
Though Phoenix can get too hot, my family and I enjoy the summer months for several reasons. My wife Toni takes June and July off of piano teaching to spend some extra time with her husband (me) and our sons. During those two months I take the bulk of my vacation time so we can have some special times together. All of us are “crazy busy” during the majority of the school year. My sons are also involved in school, church, sports, music, etc. So when the end of school comes around, they are as needy of a break as Toni and I are.
Often on our trips, I get to preach at a sister church, and the rest of the family play instruments or sing. Then we try to enjoy some sights and fun times as a family. Because we live in the desert, we love the beach—especially when the temperature is around 60 and the ocean is cold. We’re the weird family picking up sea shells, making sand castles and sticking our feet in the Pacific when nobody—and I mean nobody—is on the sand.
Though traveling together can sometimes be stressful, these family times are a break and a blessing to me personally. I love these times. I’m trying to hold onto the memories. Before long the boys will be off making their own way. Second to my salvation and my wife, my sons will always be the most special gift God has granted to me. Before our marriage, my heart’s desire was three sons. Amazingly, God gave us three sons.
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