Sharing the Gospel
After Jesus had been resurrected and had appeared to his disciples for several weeks, he took them to the Mount…
Sharing Your Faith
“Everyone knows the Bible is filled with contradictions,” I asserted, smugly assuming that I had scored a point in the…
Sharing Your Faith – a Series
1. Sharing your faith. “Everyone knows the Bible is filled with contradictions,” I asserted, smugly assuming that I had scored…
Sharing Your Faith in a Post-Christian World
Many people today in our postmodern and post-Christian world have no desire to “get back to God.” They have no…
Sharing Your Faith… Through Friendship
Some of us have a hard time expressing ourselves. We’re not good with small talk. We’re not witty. Get us…
Sharing Your Faith… With a Muslim
“You’re an American?” The Syrian was astonished. He had not expected to encounter an American inside the mosque. I was…
Sharing Your Faith… With a New Ager
Does the cross give us a bridge across the chasm? Or is the chasm only an illusion created by our…
Sharing Your Faith… With Another Christian
Everyone needs an Aunt Helen. My Aunt Helen was a schoolteacher for many years along the stormy windblown coast of…
Sharing Your Faith… With the Unchurched
By some estimates, 55 to 78 million adults in the United States seem content without attending church (Lee Strobel, Inside…
She Made Home Happy
An important lesson from an unusual epitaph “Axsher. Now there’s a name for your baby,” I teased. Pausing before a…
Should Believers Be Baptized?
Is baptism essential to the Christian life? Should people be baptized again if they change churches or denominations? Is it…
Should Christians Celebrate Easter?
A few churches teach that Easter is a pagan holiday. They frown on the idea of celebrating the resurrection of…
Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
May Christians and their children participate in Halloween activities? To answer this question, we should first distinguish the secular observance…
Should Christians Keep the Law of Moses? – What About the Ten Commandments?
When Jesus was on earth, he kept the laws of Moses — but he also criticized them. Soon after he…
Should Intelligent Design Be Taught in the Science Classroom?
In the last few years the concept of Intelligent Design (ID) has really hit the news headlines. Articles in major…
Should You Look to the Stars?
Are you a “Capricorn” or a “Scorpio”? Should you avoid strangers today? Should you be contemplating marriage? Is this a…
Should You Plant a Church?
Randy Bloom, then Director of Church Multiplication Ministries for Grace Communion International, interviewed Ed Stetzer, President of LifeWay Research. An…
Should You Take the Bible Literally?
Has anyone ever looked at you, with a smirk on his face perhaps, and asked, “Do you take the Bible…
Show up — Declare — or Win?
How would Christ have us preach the gospel? Three broad approaches are in use today. Evangelism can be thought of…
Silence and Solitude
Introduction In today’s world a wide range of impulses bombards us. We have radios in our homes, in our offices,…
Silk Purses From Sows’ Ears
Some lessons from the “worst movie ever made” The home video and VCR boom of the early 1980s gave a…
Sinners in the Arms of a Loving God
“The world will probably be converted into…a vast ocean of fire, in which the wicked shall be overwhelmed…their heads, their…
Six Functions of the Church
Why do we meet together each week for worship and instruction? With a lot less bother, couldn’t we worship at…
Six Reasons to Obey God
If God saves us by grace, apart from the good works that we do (Titus 3:5), why should we obey…
Six Steps to Financial Security
If you’re like most people, having enough money for a decent and secure life is one of your major concerns….
Slugging It Out
I don’t usually like to lead you up the garden path, but I wonder if you could join me on…
Small Change Leads to Big Mission
Last week I watched with pride as my daughter shared with the congregation experiences from her seven-week mission trip to…
Small Groups or Cell Groups?
What is the difference between small groups and cell groups? Good question. The terms “small groups” and “cell groups” are…
Small Miracles
Early last summer, Gianni and Mirella Tarroni had much to look forward to. Gianni could retire in a few months….
Small Things
The splendor of King Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem was renowned. Skilled craftsmen used only the finest materials in construction. Cedar…
So How Did it Go?
A report from the Philippines We interviewed four young people who were about to embark on a short-term mission trip…
So Why Collide Hadrons? (And What Are They, Anyway?)
An interview with Dr. Keith Baker, professor at Yale University and an experimental particle and nuclear physicist. He is a…
So Why Go to Camp?
Because it’s fun, you make friends, and you learn a lot of really cool stuff. That’s why! Making new friends. Fishing in…
Sold…for Thirty Pieces of Silver
Skimming the pages of a book about Jesus recently, my eye fell on a caption: “The Messiah sold for thirty…
Solving Your Credit Problems
If you are a consumer in one of the world’s more affluent nations, there’s a good chance that you have…
Song of Songs: A Lover’s Paradise
The bond of love One of God’s greatest gifts to humanity is the special bond of love between a husband…
Sorting the Seed
Advancements in plant genetics and engineering has brought higher yields, control of plant disease and pest control, fuller taste and…
Soul and Spirit in Scripture
Christians sometimes wonder about the difference between the “soul” and the “spirit.” When discussing the “soul,” they wonder if it…
Special Report: What You Have Heard Is True!
About 30 years after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, it seems that a wealthy man named Theophilus became…
Speech Club – Toastmaster, Language Word Power, Tongue Twisters
Be a Successful Toastmaster Your responsibility is to get the speakers off to the best start possible. You must be…
Speech Club – Evaluation, Business, Tabletopics
Here’s How to Evaluate The whole purpose of the evaluator is to help the speaker. Talk directly to the person you…
Speech Club Introductory Articles
How to Use This Manual As soon as you receive this manual, read all the material up to and including…
Speech Club Manual
Table of Contents Introductory articles Lessons 1-4 Lessons 5-8 Lessons 9-12 Evalution, business and tabletopics Toastmaster and other roles Program…
Speech Club Speeches 1-4
1. This Is My Life Purpose Why would you talk about yourself, when one of the rules of being a…
Speech Club Speeches 5-8
5. Get the Facts Purpose Fact is reality. Fact is truth. Many people claim to have the truth, but few can substantiate…
Speech Club Speeches 9-12
9. Instruct Purpose This speech should have all the ingredients of a complete speech – purpose, clarity, color, facts and action…
Spiritual Discipline – A Lifestyle
Introduction In concluding this series on spiritual disciplines, it is our hope that this study series was helpful in your…
Spiritual Disciplines
This is the start of a series of 15 small group studies. Our loving God wants us to live a…
Spiritual Gifts and Church Growth
Christ gives each of us grace, in the form of spiritual gifts, as he determines to apportion it (Eph. 4:7)….
Spiritual Gifts Are Given for Service
We understand from Scripture some basic points about the spiritual gifts God gives his people: Every member has at least…
Spiritual Gifts for the Gospel
Look around — not only are the fields white and ready for harvest, there are already many laborers in the…
Spiritual Growth, Gifts, and Disciplines
Spiritual growth The primary means of spiritual growth are Bible study, prayer, participation in a local church, trials, and living…
Spiritual Warfare
Put on the full armor of God,” Paul writes in Ephesians 6:11, “so that you can take your stand against…
Spiritual Warfare and You
Six questions to ask Rita was confused. She had been a believer for over three years, and now a leading…
Stages of Grief
Not everyone goes through these “stages” in the same order. Sometimes one is skipped, or is repeated. Shock and numbness…
Standing Fast in Hope as Haiti’s Misery Continues
In 2010, the small, poverty-ridden Caribbean nation of Haiti was struck with a crippling earthquake, soon followed by a devastating…
Standing in Christ Alone
“OK, I can see that we’re saved by grace and not by works, but I’m still not clear on a…
Standing in the Light
I pray that we never lose the inner joy that by God’s grace the Christmas season can bring to us….
Standing in the Light
It was December of 1996 that the headquarters congregation of our denomination first sang hymns about the birth of Christ….