Jan 14 2014
Real God Real People
If God is real his people should be to. But our generation is complaining that the church is false. They see platform performances that resemble a show, men in flashy suits asking for money, and a church community that is out of touch with the real world. In this post I highlight some areas in which I believe the church needs to wake up and get real. It is a subject I am passionate about; in fact if you look at our website header above you will notice that ‘Real God Real People’ is the slogan of our church. And today I will touch on seven areas in which I believe we should be more real: worship, fellowship, ministry, evangelism, teaching, mercy and leadership. With each I will make a statement, give an illustration and follow both up with a scripture. Let me know at the end if you can relate to what I am saying. We will start with worship. More
May 31 2014
You’re a Jew – I’m a Samaritan
John 4:4-30, 40-42
‘Why are you telling her about Jesus? She’s has her own religion.’ People have sometimes said this when I have tried to discuss my beliefs with those of other faiths. Should Christians share their beliefs with people of other faiths? What would Jesus have said to someone of another religion? In the Gospel’s we mostly see him in discussion with Jews. But in modern times many of us live next to people of other religions. I think the account of Jesus and the Samaritan woman gives us a good idea of what Jesus would say and do. More